|
Janet Todd (kickboxer)
Janet Todd (born December 12, 1985), nicknamed "JT", is an American Muay Thai kickboxer. She is a two-time Pan-American Muay Thai Champion and trains out of Boxing Works. Currently, she competes for ONE Championship and is the reigning ONE Kickboxing Atomweight World Champion. As of January 2022, she is ranked as the ninth best pound for pound female kickboxer in the world by Combat Press. Background Todd was born in Hermosa Beach, California. Although born in the United States, her first spoken language was Japanese, taught by her mother. In her youth, Todd trained and competed in gymnastics, but later gave up the pursuit due to wanting a balance with her personal life. Todd attended California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo and completed a five-year master's program in aerospace engineering. After beginning kickboxing classes, Todd's then boyfriend, now husband, introduced her to a Muay Thai gym. Muay Thai career Todd first competed as an amateur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hermosa Beach, California
Hermosa Beach (''Hermosa'', Spanish for "Beautiful") is a beachfront city in Los Angeles County in the U.S. state of California, United States. Its population was 19,728 at the 2020 U.S. Census. The city is located in the South Bay region of the Greater Los Angeles area; it is one of the three Beach Cities. Hermosa Beach is bordered by the other two, Manhattan Beach to the north and Redondo Beach to the south and east. The city's beach is popular for sunbathing, beach volleyball, surfing, paddleboarding, bars, cycling and running. The city itself extends only about 15 blocks from east to west and 40 blocks from north to south, with Pacific Coast Highway running down the middle. Situated on the Pacific Ocean, Hermosa's average temperature is 70 °F (22 °C) in the summer and 55 °F (13 °C) in the winter. Westerly sea breezes lessen what can be high summertime temperatures in Los Angeles and elsewhere in the county and help keep the smog away 360 days of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kickboxing
Kickboxing is a combat sports, combat sport focused on kicking and punch (strike), punching. The combat takes place in a boxing ring, normally with boxing gloves, mouthguards, shorts, and bare feet to favour the use of kicks. Kickboxing is practiced for self-defense, general physical fitness, fitness, or for competition. Some styles of kickboxing include: Karate, Muay Thai, Kickboxing#Oriental_rules, Japanese kickboxing, Sanda (sport), Sanda, and Savate. Although since the dawn of humanity people have faced each other in hand-to-hand combat, the first documentation on the use of kicking and punching in sports combat is from ancient Greece and ancient India.Section XIII: ''Samayapalana Parva'' Book 4: ''Virata Parva'', ''Mahabharata''. But nevertheless, the term kickboxing originated in Japan, in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lara Fernandez
Lara Fernandez (born 1996) is a Spanish kickboxing and Muay thai. She is the reigning WBC Muaythai World Flyweight champion and the reigning ISKA World Super Featherweight champion. Biography Early career Fernadez began training in kickboxing when she was 14. She is a supporter of Real Betis, and she credits the club with helping raise her popularity. Fernandez faced Saskia D'Effremo for the vacant ISKA World Super Featherweight (−56.4 kg) championship at Fight Night III on November 5, 2016. She lost the fight by unanimous decision. Fernandez faced Gloria Peritore at War of Titans on September 23, 2017. She lost the fight by unanimous decision. Fernandez faced Maribel de Sousa at Masters Series V on November 11, 2017. She won the fight by unanimous decision. At Enfusion 68, held on June 9, 2018, Fernandez challenged Iman Barlow for the Enfusion 54 kg title. Fernandez lost the fight by a unanimous decision. During Enfusion 72, held on October 6, 2018, she lost a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 In ONE Championship
The year 2021 is the 11th year in the history of the ONE Championship, a mixed martial arts, kickboxing and Muay Thai promotion based in Singapore. ONE Championship 2021 Awards The following fighters won the ONE Championship year-end awards for 2021 * ONE Championship MMA Fighter of the Year 2021: Ok Rae Yoon * ONE Championship MMA Female Fighter of the Year 2021: Stamp Fairtex * ONE Championship MMA Fight for the Year: Dagi Arslanaliev vs. Timofey Nastyukhin * ONE Championship MMA Knockout of the Year 2021: Adriano Moraes against Demetrious Johnson ( ONE 132: ONE on TNT 1) * ONE Championship Submission of the Year 2021: Shinya Aoki against James Nakashima ( ONE 126: Unbreakable) * ONE Super Series Fighter of the Year 2021: Superbon Banchamek * ONE Super Series Fight of the Year 2021: Rodtang Jitmuangnon vs. Danial Williams ( ONE 132: ONE on TNT 1) * ONE Super Series Knockout of the Year 2021: Superbon Banchamek against Giorgio Petrosyan ( ONE 144: First Strike) * ONE Supe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
.jpg "Click for more on -> Kickboxing")