One (1) the the three (3) divisions of American Kenpo which concentrates solely upon sparring and other forms of combat.

Comments:

Freestyle is one (1) of the major divisions of training in the Kenpo system. The others being:

Basics

Self-Defense

From this perspective, the freestyle division covers all forms of combat and/or competitive fighting.

From a narrower usage of the term:

freestyle refers to a competitive, rule based, non-lethal situation, where at least two (2) competitors extemporaneously use any combination of defensive and offensive maneuvers against one another, in order to prevail over the other(s).

In this context, this is not entirely dissimilar to a sparring situation in boxing, except that the competitors can use a variety of maneuvers 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.

In this context, this term can also be referred to as sparring.

Synonym(s):

Combat, Fight, Spar

Opposite(s):

Technique

Related Definition(s):

Kenpo, Move, Rule, Sparring

Related Term(s):

American Kenpo, Combat Arena