Das Halten des Gegners sowie das zu Fall bringen und in "den Clinch" gehen bezieht sich auf das Muay Thai, denn obwohl Kickboxen ein moderner, abendländischer Kampfsport ist, weisen Training und Wettkampf viele Ähnlichkeiten mit dem traditionellen Thaiboxen auf.
Kickboxing is a martial art that combines striking with feet and hands, as in various Asian martial arts, with conventional boxing.
Holding the opponent as well as bringing them down and going into "the clinch" refers to Muay Thai, because although kickboxing is a modern, Western martial art, training and competition have many similarities to traditional Thai boxing.
