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Furthermore, the ultimate "father" of most American kickboxing schools is Joe Lewis, a huge figure in full-contact karate and collaborator of Bruce Lee. While very few gyms these days bother to tell you where their lineage lies, if you're in the English speaking world, and the gym isn't labeled specifically for Muay Thai or Sanshou, it's probably American kickboxing. The significance being that Joe, like Bruce, was aware of hard hitting styles like MT without being swayed by them. The typical jab should be direct and snappy, showing the Wing Chun influences, and kicks have a tad bit more utility than the sledge hammers that MT people call kicks. Although, your clinh game may suffer since neither full-contact karate nor kickboxing (outside of MT) really want the clinch. They want to see expertly executed strikes. If you have plans of using this training in an MMA format, be sure to crosstrain a tad so you can get used to clinch situations.