Kickboxing in Poland

The creator and pioneer of kickboxing in Poland is Andrzej Palacz (VI Dan) who is also an indefatigable propagator of this sport discipline and a trainer of many masters (actually the president of PZKB).

The stormy beginning of this modern fighting system took place during the 1980s.

The First Council of Kickboxing Clubs (Pierwsza Rada Klubów Kickboxingu) in Poland was appointed by Marek Frysz in 1984.

The first, unofficial Senior Kickboxing Championships in Poland in the semi-contact form were held in Radom in the same year.

The turning point in the history of this new fighting method was when Marek Frysz (the first president of PZKB) contacted the representatives of WAKO (World Association of Kickboxing Organizations).

The First Founding Congress that officially founded the Polish Association of Kickboxing was held in Sosnowiec, on 16th of December, 1989.

The first historic composition of the management board:

M. Frysz – the president

A. Palacz – the trainer of the national team

A. Czernecki – the vice president and the chief of the Western Zone

W. Kożon – the chief of the Eastern Zone

M. Głowacki – the chief of the judges

K. Wieczorek – the chief of the Commission of Training Instructors

D. Preiss – the chief of the Economic Commission

K. Jagodziński – the chief of the Disciplinary Commission

W. Tomaszewski – the doctor

J. Zajączkowski – the chief of the Southern Zone

The members of the Audit Committee: M. Gąsiorek, C. Podraza, Z. Trzeciak, K. Kasprzak, B. Zakrzewska

SPORT RULES:

We have official sport rules in kickboxing that allow competitors to have real fights and maintain their safety.

Fighting in kickboxing has various formulas:

semi-contact – fighting with breaks on mats

light – contact continuous fighting with restricted contact on mats

full – contact – continuous fight with full contact on the ring

low – kick – fighting like in full-contact, with additional attacks leg to thighs

The examination standards of the training levels in PZKB:

10 – the student level – the white belt

9 – the student level – the white belt with a yellow finish

8 – the student level – the yellow belt

7 – the student level – the yellow belt with an orange finish

6 – the student level – the orange belt

5 – the student level – the green belt

4 – the student level – the blue belt

3 – the student level – the brown belt with a blue finish

2 – the student level – the brown belt

1 – the student level – the brown belt with a black finish

THE HISTORIC SUCCESSES OF THE POLISH COMPETITORS:

1985r – Piotr Siegoczyński becomes the first World Master in Kickboxing that comes from Poland

1985r – Cezary Podraza becomes the first Pole who takes the fifth place during the World Kickboxing Championships (full-contact formula)

1988r – Przemysław Saleta becomes the European Amateur Kickboxing Master

1989r – Przemysław Saleta becomes the European Professional Kickboxing Master

1989r – Marek Piotrowski becomes the World Professional Kickboxing Master (he has gained 9 titles)

1990r – Przemysław Saleta becomes the European Amateur Kickboxing Master

1990r – Przemysław Saleta becomes the European Professional Kickboxing Master

1990r – Agnieszka Rylik becomes the European Amateur Kickboxing Master

1991r – Agnieszka Rylik becomes the European Amateur Kickboxing Master

1994r – Agnieszka Rylik becomes the European Professional Kickboxing Master

1995r – Agnieszka Rylik becomes the World Professional Kickboxing Master

1992r – Dariusz Jung becomes the World Kickboxing Master of the low-kick formula

1994r – Dariusz Jung becomes the World Professional Kickboxing Master of the IKKC

1995r – Dariusz Jung becomes the World Professional Kickboxing Master of the ISKA

1996r – Dariusz Jung becomes the World Professional Kickboxing Master of the WKA