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KICK-BOXING [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-02-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- National Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
- Organizations and Associations (Admin.)
- Boxing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Canadian Amateur, Kick-Boxing Association
1, record 1, English, Canadian%20Amateur%2C%20Kick%2DBoxing%20Association
correct, Quebec
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- ACKBA 2, record 1, English, ACKBA
correct, Quebec
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Québec. 3, record 1, English, - Canadian%20Amateur%2C%20Kick%2DBoxing%20Association
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Organismes et comités nationaux canadiens
- Organismes et associations (Admin.)
- Boxe
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Association canadienne de Kick-Boxing amateur
1, record 1, French, Association%20canadienne%20de%20Kick%2DBoxing%20amateur
correct, feminine noun, Quebec
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- ACKBA 2, record 1, French, ACKBA
correct, feminine noun, Quebec
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Québec. 3, record 1, French, - Association%20canadienne%20de%20Kick%2DBoxing%20amateur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1986-04-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Boxing
- Martial Arts
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- kickboxing
1, record 2, English, kickboxing
correct, see observation, noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- kick-boxing 2, record 2, English, kick%2Dboxing
correct, see observation, noun
- kick boxing 3, record 2, English, kick%20boxing
correct, see observation, noun
- full-contact karate 2, record 2, English, full%2Dcontact%20karate
correct, see observation, United States
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
From karate, Mr. Rothman and his friends have graduated to the more dangerous kickboxing, an Americanized karate. Wearing boxing gloves and sneakers, the kickboxers fight full force and Mr. Rothman admits "you can get hurt." He described it as the "ultimate" in fighting and self-defense. (The Observer (Eastchester, N.Y.), July 20, 1972, p. 4). 4, record 2, English, - kickboxing
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
(...) kickboxing, or as it is called in the U.S., full-contact karate. 2, record 2, English, - kickboxing
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The single-word spelling will, in the end, be the only one used. 5, record 2, English, - kickboxing
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Boxe
- Arts martiaux
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- kickboxing
1, record 2, French, kickboxing
correct, see observation, masculine noun, Canada
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- kick-boxing 2, record 2, French, kick%2Dboxing
correct, see observation, masculine noun, Canada
- karaté plein-contact 1, record 2, French, karat%C3%A9%20plein%2Dcontact
correct, see observation, masculine noun, United States
- boxe française-savate 3, record 2, French, boxe%20fran%C3%A7aise%2Dsavate
correct, see observation, feminine noun, France
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sport de combat qui oppose deux adversaires se portant des coups avec les poings gantés et les pieds chaussés. 1, record 2, French, - kickboxing
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ce sport naît en France vers 1820 et s'appelle «savate» ou «chausson». En 1850, Lecour ajoute la technique des poings à celle des pieds : c'est la boxe française. Avec la montée de la boxe anglaise, la boxe française décline à compter du début du XXe siècle en Europe mais gagne de la popularité en Orient où elle se pratique pieds nus. Après la deuxième Guerre mondiale, le sport connaît un renouveau en Occident. En France, le regain de vogue vient vers 1965; en 1972, on crée la Fédération nationale de boxe française qui devient, en 1976, la Fédération française de boxe française-savate et disciplines assimilées. En Amérique anglophone, on considère le «nouveau sport» comme venant d'Orient et Américanisé par le port de chaussons. On le nomme «kickboxing» au Canada et «karaté plein-contact» aux États-Unis. D'après (FRQUI, 1986, 1625), (PSPOR, 1982, 60), (BADIC,1980, 270). 1, record 2, French, - kickboxing
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
«Kickboxing» et «karaté plein-contact» : Hebdo-aubaines, une publication du journal Le Droit d'Ottawa, 1986, 04-16, 31. 1, record 2, French, - kickboxing
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
La graphie en un mot de «kickboxing» apparaît en français en 1986; selon la tendance habituelle, c'est probablement celle qui l'emportera. 1, record 2, French, - kickboxing
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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