Boxing in Chinese / Japanese...

拳擊 is the term used in Chinese to refer to the original Olympic sport of combat and fighting.

If you like to strap on your boxing gloves and go a few rounds or are just a fan of boxing, this could make a nice wall scroll for you.

Note that Japanese use the same first character (which means fist) but a different Kanji for the second. Please see our Japanese boxing entry for that version.

拳闘 is the term used in Japanese Kanji to refer to the original Olympic sport of combat and fighting.

This can also be translated as prizefighting.

The first Kanji means fist. The second means fight. So when literally translated, this means “fistfight” (though understood in Japanese as a more refined sport, versus street fighting).

Note: A completely different second character is used in the Chinese word for boxing but a Chinese person would still be able to guess the meaning of these Kanji.

キックボクシング is the Japanese Katakana word for kickboxing.

This is a transliteration or borrowed word, meaning that it's meant to sound like “kick-boxing,” rather than being an organic Japanese Kanji word that means “kick-boxing.”

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

踢拳 is kickboxing in Chinese.

The first character means “kick,” and the second means “fist,” hence “boxing.”

斗志 literally means fighting spirit in Chinese.

As in the spirit that a warrior, soldier, athlete, or fighter must possess.

Note: There is more than one way to write the first character of this word. It is sometimes written like the version shown to the right (yes, it's completely different but has the same meaning & pronunciation). If you have a preference, please let us know in the special instructions about your order.

This literally means “fighting spirit” or “the will to fight.”

As in the spirit that a warrior, soldier, athlete, or fighter must possess.

闘魂 is an alternate title with the meaning “fighting spirit” or “the will to fight.”

闘気 is an alternate Japanese title for “fighting spirit.”

This one is more like “fighting energy.” The second character is “ki,” the same “ki” in Aikido. This “ki” is the spiritual energy that all martial arts practitioners must master and focus on.

潭腿 is the title for “Tantui,” a northern school of martial arts boxing.

ムエタイ is the Japanese Katakana title for “Muay Thai” or “Thai boxing.”

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

酔拳 is the Japanese version of the title for Drunken Fist or Drunken Boxing.

ソバット is the Japanese Katakana for the French word, Savate, meaning “kick-fighting” or “French boxing.”

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

太极拳法 literally translates as “Tai Chi Fist Law” though 拳法 is also known in Japanese as “Kempo” which is sometimes read as “boxing” depending on context.

八卦掌 is the title Baguazhang, a form of Chinese boxing.

Literally translated, this means “Eight Trigrams Palm.

You will see this romanized as “Ba Gua Zhang,” or “Pa Kua Chang” (same characters, just different romanization used in mainland China versus Taiwan).

八卦掌 is also known in Japan as hakkeshou or hakkesho.