Karate, taekwondo & kickboxing
Kicking range, balance and control.
Photo credits
Photo: Miguel Angel Omaña Rojas · CC0 · cropped
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Examples to support your sport
What it asks of you
Striking arts need hip mobility that most adults have lost, single-leg balance to kick from, and enough trunk strength to transmit force. Flexibility here is trained, not stretched into existence the week before a grading.
Where to build durability
Hips, knees and lower back. Active range work beats passive stretching for anyone who has to kick at height.
Training guidance, not medical advice. Pain that persists is a question for a clinician, not a programme.
Qualities to train
- Balance and control
- Explosive power
- Change of direction
- Single-leg strength
Movement emphasis
- Mobility
- Core
- Lunge
- Squat
- Cardio
Year round, with gradings and tournaments throughout.
Where to train
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9Round Kickboxing
1007 Waukegan Rd · Northbrook, IL
9Round Kickboxing Fitness
22 W Schaumburg Rd · Schaumburg, IL
9Round Kickboxing Fitness
20210 Stone Oak Pkwy · San Antonio, TX
9Round Kickboxing Fitness
777 S State St · Chicago, IL
9Round Kickboxing Fitness
12835 Preston Rd Ste 213 · Dallas, TX
9Round Kickboxing Fitness
3713 Belt Line Rd · Addison, TX
9Round Kickboxing Fitness
7170 Skillman St · Dallas, TX
9Round Kickboxing Fitness
14612 SW 8th St · Miami, FL
9Round Kickboxing Fitness
1653 W Division St · Chicago, IL
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Questions
- How should I train for karate, taekwondo & kickboxing?
- Striking arts need hip mobility that most adults have lost, single-leg balance to kick from, and enough trunk strength to transmit force. Flexibility here is trained, not stretched into existence the week before a grading. On GymGuide you can build a free plan that weights those patterns automatically and scores nearby gyms by whether their equipment supports it.
- What gets sore or breaks down in karate, taekwondo & kickboxing?
- Hips, knees and lower back. Active range work beats passive stretching for anyone who has to kick at height. This is training guidance, not medical advice — anything painful or persistent is a question for a clinician.
- When is the karate, taekwondo & kickboxing season?
- Year round, with gradings and tournaments throughout.
- Where can I play karate, taekwondo & kickboxing near me?
- GymGuide maps 266 places that support karate, taekwondo & kickboxing across the US, including clubs, dojos and general gyms whose facilities cover it. Use the finder to see the closest ones.