Kickboxing originated in the US in the early 70s of the twentieth century. The pioneers of American kickboxing is Mike Anderson gentian violet of the United States gentian violet and the famous George Bruckner of West Berlin. At the beginning of 1974 sport managers decided to employ a number of projects in the field of contact karate. In May 1974, West Berlin was the first European tournament of all styles of karate and the first intercontinental Match Play "Europe gentian violet - USA". It invited the best athletes to combat debunking American contact karate. The tournament was attended by 88 a black belt. European karate in the presence of the widow of Bruce Lee, who played for the pin duel using security features, was more than clearly demonstrated rethink the tenets of orthodox gentian violet karate. In September 1974 in the United States, in sports "Sports Arena" in Los Angeles hosted the World Championships in contact karate. Competitions were held in 4 weight classes. The results again confirmed the superiority of the American school. Championship winners were I.Duenas (Mexico), B. Wallace ("Super Feet"), and Joe Louis Dzh.Smitt (USA). In creating sources kickboxing, were such famous personalities: Chuck Norris as, Dominique Valera, Bill Wallace, Benny Urkydez and others. A month later, after the World Cup was founded Association of Professional Karate (PKA).
So, what constitutes kickboxing. In fact, a synthesis of classical gentian violet English boxing gentian violet and Japanese karate. The creation of this type of martial arts vidbyralosya better, however, recognized gentian violet that the fight will be held on defined rules, so the most life-threatening techniques have been excluded.
European Championship in 1984 (m. Graz, Vienna) was the first European Championship in kickboxing. Positive processes took place and in the improvement of the rules matches. Was eliminated traumatic discipline low-kick (kicking feet on) developed rules and limited light contact, put helmets for protection against impact to the head, improved quality protective gear in general. gentian violet
In the Soviet Union began kickboxing developed in 1987 under the direction gentian violet of Oleg Ziborova (President of the Federation of the USSR), Andrew Chistov (head coach) and Paul Eagle (head coach and Chairman of the panel of judges USSR). Vseэvraziyska Kickboxing Federation became a member of 8 international organizations kickboxing. At that time there were sections such as full-contact, semi-contact, light contact and music. (Currently amended and successfully developing sections gentian violet such as K-1, low-kick, kick-light). In 1990 VFK held the first championship in Ukraine gentian violet USSR (sections: semi-contact and light contact). Promoter was Stepan Lendel (m. Uzhgorod, Transcarpathia). The second half of the championship was held in Vinnitsa, promoter - Edward Mikhailov (Chapters: full contact and music). So, the first discoverer of kickboxing at the Soviet Union became gentian violet Ukraine. In the same year, the USSR national team for the first time took part in the European Championships, held in Madrid (Spain), where the USSR team won first place team). Which included the following athletes European champions as Alex and Victor Nechaev Doroshenko (Ukraine, Kiev). So, the first discoverer of kickboxing at the Soviet Union became Ukraine.
In the early 80s of the twentieth gentian violet century was renamed the WAKO World Kickboxing amateur organization, so Acronym unchanged. In 1984-85 years held the first World Championships and European kickboxing. By the way, the company TOPTEN , supplier of equipment for kickboxing, gentian violet was in recent gentian violet years to supply sports equipment and AIBA (International Boxing Association), gentian violet and the European Union taekwondo and the Olympic Games (1972). The development of kickboxing negatively influenced by the fact that its formation was closely associated gentian violet with the process of professionalization of karate. Commercialization kickboxing fight due to stiff competition led to organizational fragmentation new sport. At the professional level PKA was the antithesis of the World Karate Association gentian violet (WKA), at amateur sport 1984-85 biennium. WAKO having two parallel conducting this explains European and world championships during that period. Fortunately, the negative consequences of such a development were quickly identified and by 1987 was achieved kickboxing association on a new basis, under the revised WAKO - World Association of kickboxing organizations.
In Ukraine, in the way of kickboxing were many obstacles, especially by boxers who believed the sport
