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E.S.K.B.V. IMPACT

IMPACT is a fast-growing association that consists of two sports; kickboxing and boxing. During kickboxing you will use your fist, shins, feet, and knees to attack whereas with boxing you will use your fists. Both sports are a great workout for your whole body and people of all levels are encouraged to join! Besides the trainings we also have an association where you can join for a fee of €20,00 per academic semester and get the opportunity to unlock your chance of training throughout the whole week. There are lots of events, sports and non-sports related happening each year to get to know each other outside of the trainings. Besides the events you can always join us at the Sports Centre canteen or Hubble Community Café on campus after trainings for a drink. Be sure to come to our trainings and join the club!

About us

IMPACT is an association that gives everyone the chance to train and workout while providing beginners and advanced trainings that take place every week. Equipment like boxing gloves and shin guards are also available for new members during trainings so everyone can try out and get the full experience before getting their own. Open trainings are every Wednesday. Of course, becoming a member of our association gives you the chance of unlocking trainings on all five days of the week and the chance of getting to know everyone during internal and external activities and competitions. 

Information about the sports

BOXING is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves, throw punches at each other for a predetermined amount of time in a boxing ring. The result is decided when an opponent is deemed incapable to continue by a referee, is disqualified for breaking a rule, or resigns by throwing in a towel. If a fight completes all of its allocated rounds, the victor is determined by judges' scorecards at the end of the contest. In the event that both fighters gain equal scores from the judges, professional bouts are considered a draw. In Olympic boxing, because a winner must be declared, judges award the content to one fighter on technical criteria. 

KICKBOXING is a Japanese hybrid martial art basically comprising of elements of punching and kicking. It was developed by adapting fighting techniques from Karate, Western boxing, and Muay Thai. It originated in 1960s in Japan and gained practitioners in America during the next ten years. American karate practitioners became frustrated with strict controls on martial arts competitions that didn't allow full contact kicks and punches. Many questions were raised when the sport began about the high risk of injury. As a result, safety rules were improved and protective clothing was added. As this is a relatively new sport there are no long-term traditions. The sport has undergone changes and been refined during the last two decades.

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