Cardio Kickboxing

Cardio Kickboxing is a sport specific equipment based fitness program created by Frank Thiboutot at The Bay Club in Portland, Maine in 1992. Having trained in boxing, Karate and Tae Kwon Do since the mid-sixties, Thiboutot switched to Full-Contact Karate, now known as kickboxing, in the late seventies. He trained, managed and promoted amateur and professional boxers and kickboxers throughout the eighties and nineties in affiliation with the major sanctioning bodies for the sport, i.e. the PKA, WKA, ISKA and IKF. In order to create interest in the sport and enlarge the fan base as a promoter throughout New England, he developed Cardio Kickboxing to mainstream kickboxing workouts to the general public.

The original circuit training format was developed to promote the sport of kickboxing through kickboxing for fitness. The techniques used during the one-hour classes using conventional heavy bags and training pads are based on authentic kickboxing techniques which provide both resistance and cardio vascular benefits to its participants. The original program is NOT to be confused with the flood of copycat fitness kickboxing programs with instructors being certified by aerobic organizations many of whom have watered-down and diluted the authentic techniques and intent of the original Cardio Kickboxing program.

Although Mr. Thiboutot is a fan of the sport of Muay Thai and an advocate of mixed martial arts training, these activities do not meet the standards and protocol of health club safety. Sparring (with protective gear) is also offered but is not part of the regular Cardio Kickboxing class format. Further training is available as an option for those who want to increase their skill level and training effectiveness outside the norm of the regular class schedule. This is further explained in his book, "Cardio Kickboxing Elite".

Certification to teach the Cardio Kickboxing fitness program is offered by the Program Director, Marcus Devalentino, who is based in Aiea, HI.

Cardio Kickboxing is a registered U.S. Trademark, #1,890,451, 1995.

References

Men's Health Magazine, Dec., 1995

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