Chinese Boxing, commonly known in the West as practical Kung Fu, is the oldest name used by the Westerners to describe the systematic and effective Chinese art of self-defence when they encountered, and were fascinated by, what they saw. With the advent of the word kickboxing, Chinese Kickboxing rather than Chinese Boxing has become the preferred terminology. Chinese Kickboxing is indeed a traditional martial art and not boxing where two prize-fighters with gloves and in shorts are fighting in a ring.