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=== Shootboxing ===
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'''Shootboxing''' (also known as '''Standing [[Vale Tudo]]''') is a unique style of hybrid kickboxing popular in Japan that utilizes [[standing]] [[Submission (combat sports)|submissions]] such as [[chokehold]]s, [[armlock]]s and [[wristlock]]s in addition to kicks, punches, [[Knee (strike)|knees]] and [[Throw (grappling)|throws]]. The male fighters are bare-chested wearing skin tight trousers 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 shootboxing rules include [[Rena Kubota]], [[Kenichi Ogata (shoot boxer)|Kenichi Ogata]], [[Hiroki Shishido]], [[Ai Takahashi (kickboxer)|Ai Takahashi]] and [[Andy Souwer]].

Rules:
* Opponents are allowed to strike each other with punches, [[kick]]s, including kicks below the waist, except for the groin, and [[Knee (strike)|knees]].
* Elbows are forbidden (since 2001).
* [[Clinch fighting]], [[Throw (grappling)|throws]] and sweeps are allowed.
* Standing [[Submission (combat sports)|submissions]] are allowed.
* Bouts are 3 rounds (lasting 3 minutes each) with a 1-minute rest in between rounds.