India Kickboxing Organisations
India Kickboxing Organisation is the official body promoting kickboxing in India. We organize training, competitions, and events to develop athletes and spread the sport nationwide.
Kickboxing Sport
Kickboxing is a modern martial art that started in the 1960s in Japan, combining Karate and Muay Thai. It developed in the 1970s in the USA as “full-contact Karate.” The sport uses punches, kicks, and knee strikes, evolving from real full-contact fighting. Today, styles like K-1 and Dutch Kickboxing are practiced worldwide.
Mr. VAISAKH R S
South Zone Secretary
India Kickboxing Organisation IKO
General Secretary
Kerala Kickboxing Organisation KKO
MR. SURAJ SHARMA
General Secretary – Bihar Kickboxing Organisation
Mr. Manik sehrawat
General Secretary
Delhi Kickboxing Organisation
Mr. Surendra Kumar
General Secretary
Uttrakhand kickboxing organisation
Origin and Development
Japanese Origin (1960s): After a competition held in Bangkok in 1963, where Japanese Karate athletes faced Muay Thai fighters, promoter Osamu Noguchi combined Karate and Muay Thai techniques to create a new, contact-focused sport. The first official matches were held in 1966 in Osaka, initially allowing strikes to the head.
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Notable Figures:
These include Japanese champion Toshio Fujiwara (the first non-Thai to win a Muay Thai title) and American fighter Joe Lewis, among other pioneers.
American Development (1970s)
Frustrated by the lack of full contact in traditional tournaments, American Karate practitioners developed “full-contact Karate.” In 1974, the Professional Karate Association (PKA) held the first World Championship, marking the official beginning of American Kickboxing.