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'''Pugură''', also known as '''pugură boxing''', '''Caphirian footfighting''', or '''Caphirian kickboxing''', is a [[Caphirian]] kickboxing combat sport that uses the hands and feet as weapons combining elements of Occidential boxing with graceful kicking techniques. | '''Pugură''', also known as '''pugură boxing''', '''Caphirian footfighting''', or '''Caphirian kickboxing''', is a [[Caphirian]] {{wp|kickboxing}} {{wp|combat sport}} that uses the hands and feet as weapons combining elements of Occidential boxing with graceful kicking techniques. | ||
Initially, only foot kicks were allowed but over time the sport evolved to allow the use of the knees or shins, eventually allowing strikes in any part of the body. Pugură is a Sarpic word for "old shoe or boot" as fighters wear specially designed boots. A male practitioner of pugură is called a ''priprečo'' while a female is called a ''pripreča''. | Initially, only foot kicks were allowed but over time the sport evolved to allow the use of the knees or shins, eventually allowing strikes in any part of the body. Pugură is a Sarpic word for "old shoe or boot" as fighters wear specially designed boots. A male practitioner of pugură is called a ''priprečo'' while a female is called a ''pripreča''. | ||