Well here's the thing - maybe viewing it as just kicks and punches is a bit narrow.
I think it'll probably take into account a broader range of moves from martial arts, like knee and palm strikes rather than just pigeonholing them into punches and kicks. To account for throws being omitted, I think we'll see other types of moves capable of generating the kinetic force to bowl enemies over and into each other, like we saw in this screen:
A move that strikes with the palm but more or less has the same result as a throw - it takes the enemy right off their feet.