Provides an introduction to the sport of kickboxing, including equipment, techniques, training and fitness routines, preparing for competitions, self-defense, and related matters.
Karon Karter is the co-author of The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Kickboxing, as well as The Healthy Traveler: Eight Steps to Healthful Flying. She is certified by the Aerobics and Fitness Association of America and teaches Pilates “Mat” classes. Her Pilates class appears in Fitness magazine’s “Fitbuzz” column and every week on ESPN2’s Crunch Fitness. She lives in Dallas, TX.
Guy Mezger has had 122 full contact fights in kickboxing, karate, judo, and freestyle fighting, and he holds four world titles: Ultimate Fighting Champion, World Pancrase Free-Fighting Champion, World Heavyweight Kickboxing Champion, and World Freestyle Fighting Champion. As a trainer, Guy works with some of the hottest new kickboxing hopefuls and teaches all levels of kickboxing, including children. Guy lives in Dallas.