A competitive, rule based, non-lethal situation, where at least two competitors extemporaneously use any combination of defensive and offensive movesagainst one another, in order to prevail over the other(s).

Comments:

Not entirely dissimilar to a sparring situation in boxing, except that the competitors can use a variety of moves that are beyond the rules of boxing - such as kicking with the feet and chopping with the hands.

The rules of a freestyle situation can vary greatly, depending upon the competitors and situation.

Can also be referred to as sparring.

Freestyle is one of the major categories of training in the Kenpo system.

Related Definition(s):

Category, Defense, Kenpo, Move, Offense, Rule, Sparring, Tournament

Related Term(s):

Combat Arena