Karate International Council of Kickboxing | |
Abbreviation: | KICK |
Formation: | 1982 |
Headquarters: | United States |
Location: | St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
Region Served: | Worldwide |
Language: | English |
Leader Title: | Executive |
Leader Name: | 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]