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Abbreviation | KICK |
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Formation | 1982 |
Headquarters | United States |
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Region served | Worldwide |
Official language | English |
Executive | Frank Babcock |
Website | http://kickinternational.org |
The Karate International Council of Kickboxing (KICK) was a sanctioning body that regulates kickboxing matches. It is considered among the more prestigious organizations that sanction professional kickboxing.[1]
KICK was organized in 1982 by Frank Babcock, Fred Wren, Larry Caster, Bob Wall and Roy Kurban, with martial arts icon Chuck Norris serving as a goodwill ambassador. It grew into one of the largest kickboxing organizations of the 1980s.[2]
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