Editing Kickboxing (section)

=== Japanese Kickboxing ===
{{Infobox martial art
| image = K1 style kickboxing.jpg
| imagecaption = Oriental rules kickboxing
| name = Japanese Kickboxing
| focus = [[Strike (attack)|Striking]]
| hardness = [[Full-contact]]
| olympic = No
| country = [[Japan]], 1950s-1960s
| parenthood = [[Kyokushin Karate]], [[Muay Thai]], [[Boxing]]
| descendant arts = [[Shootboxing]]
| famous_pract = See below
}}
'''Oriental rules''' (also known as '''K-1 rules''' or '''unified rules''',<ref>{{Cite web|title=IKF UNIFIED RULES|url=http://www.ikfkickboxing.com/RulesUnified.htm|access-date=2020-08-16|website=www.ikfkickboxing.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Unified Rules of Professional Kickboxing – Association of Boxing Commissions|url=https://www.abcboxing.com/unified-rules-kickboxing/|access-date=2020-08-16|website=www.abcboxing.com}}</ref> and sometimes referred to as '''Japanese kickboxing''') was the first combat sport that adopted the name of "kickboxing" in 1966, later termed "Japanese kickboxing" as a [[retronym]].<ref name="ReferenceA" /> Since the 1990s, many of the largest kickboxing promotions such as [[K-1]], [[ONE Championship]], [[Glory (kickboxing)|Glory]] and [[Bellator Kickboxing]] adopted this ruleset.<ref name="Glory-2020" /><ref name="BW-2018" /><ref name="Fighter-2020" /><ref name="k-1 rules">{{cite web |title=K-1 INTERNATIONAL RULES |url=http://www.k-1.co.jp:80/en/what/rules.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111102003759/http://www.k-1.co.jp:80/en/what/rules.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2011-11-02 |website=K-1 Official Site |access-date=14 May 2021}}</ref> Oriental rules began to be developed by the Japanese boxing promoter [[Osamu Noguchi]] and Karate practitioner [[Tatsuo Yamada (karate)|Tatsuo Yamada]], and it was initially intended as a mix of Karate and Muay Thai,<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.extremamagazine.com/the-history-of-kickboxing/|title = The History of Kickboxing|date = 10 November 2020|access-date = 6 September 2021|archive-date = 4 March 2024|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240304080655/https://www.extremamagazine.com/the-history-of-kickboxing/|url-status = dead}}</ref> but it was later affected also by the [[#Dutch rules|Dutch rules]], which were first formalised in the Netherlands in the 1970s. The primary difference between Muay Thai and Oriental Kickboxing was the prohibition of elbow strikes and throws. In addition, the amount of clinch fighting is drastically decreased. These changes were aimed at reducing injuries and making bouts more accessible to TV viewers. Oriental rules bouts were traditionally fought over 5, 3-minute rounds but 3 round bouts have since become popular. The male kickboxers are bare-chested wearing shorts (although trousers and [[karate gi]]s have been worn) and protective gear including: mouth-guard, hand-wraps, shin-wraps, {{convert|10|oz|abbr=on}} gloves.

Notable fighters under K-1 rules include [[Semmy Schilt]], [[Badr Hari]], [[Ernesto Hoost]],  [[Albert Kraus]], [[Masato (kickboxer)|Masato]],  [[Peter Aerts]], [[Remy Bonjasky]], [[Giorgio Petrosyan]], [[Buakaw Banchamek|Buakaw]] and [[Andy Souwer]].

Rules:
* Fighters are allowed to strike their opponent with punches, kicks, including kicks below the waist, except for the groin, sweeps and [[Knee (strike)|knees]] (only to the body).
* Elbow strikes are forbidden.
* Very limited or no [[clinch fighting]] is allowed (in some competitions clinching is completely illegal,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pascua |first=Duane Lucas |date=2022-03-26 |title=ONE X results and highlights: Hiroki Akimoto wins the ONE bantamweight belt in a thrilling kickboxing bout |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/mma/news-one-x-news-hiroki-akimoto-beats-capitan-petchyindee-bantamweight-kickboxing-belt |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=www.sportskeeda.com |language=en-us |quote="The champion also lost a point in the 4th round for repeatedly using the clinch"}}</ref> in others only one single strike is allowed before the clinch has to be released,<ref name="wako rules">{{cite book |page= 150 |quote="It is prohibited [...]  To perform more than one knee attack, while holding the opponent's neck or shoulders with two hands. |url=https://wako.sport/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/WAKO-Rules-12.11.2020.pdf |title=WAKO Rules |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220320020705/https://wako.sport/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/WAKO-Rules-12.11.2020.pdf |archive-date=20 March 2022 }}</ref> in other promotions just a few seconds of clinch are allowed<ref name="k-1 rules" />).
* Throws and headbutts are not allowed.
* Bouts are 3 to 5 rounds (lasting 3 minutes each) with a 1-minute rest in between rounds.