Editing Kickboxing (section)

=== Sanda ===
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[[File:Championnat national du 13 & 14 juin 2009.jpg|thumb|Sanda fighter attempts a [[double leg takedown]] on his opponent. Uniquely among kickboxing styles, Sanda allows fighters to perform [[Takedown (grappling)|takedowns]] and throws]]
'''Sanda''' or '''Sanshou''' (also known as '''Chinese boxing''' and '''Chinese kickboxing''') is a form of kickboxing originally developed by the [[People's Liberation Army|Chinese military]] based upon the study and practices of traditional [[Kung fu]] and modern combat fighting techniques; it combines traditional kickboxing, which include close range and rapid successive [[Punch (strike)|punches]] and [[kicks]], with [[wrestling]], [[Takedown (grappling)|takedown]]s, throws, sweeps, kick catches, and in some competitions, even elbow and [[Knee (strike)|knee]] strikes. The male fighters are bare-chested wearing shorts and protective gear including: mouth-guard, hand-wraps, {{convert|10|oz|abbr=on}} boxing gloves and groin-guard. The female kickboxers will wear a sports bra and chest protection in addition to the male clothing/protective gear.

Notable fighters under Sanshou rules include [[Wei Rui]], [[Fang Bian]], [[Jia Aoqi]], [[Muslim Salikhov]], [[Pat Barry (fighter)|Pat Barry]], [[Zhang Tiequan]], [[Liu Hailong]], [[Cung Le]], [[Shahbulat Shamhalaev]] and [[Shamil Zavurov]].

Rules:
* Fighters are allowed to strike their opponent with punches and kicks, including kicks below the waist, except for the groin.
* Elbows and [[Knee (strike)|knees]] are forbidden (with the exception of some competitions).
* [[Clinch fighting]], throws and sweeps are allowed.
* Bouts are 5 rounds (lasting 3 minutes each) with a 1-minute rest in between rounds.