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Posted by thacker at 3 August 2009

Category: Types of Martial Arts

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Different Types of Martial Arts

Muay Boran, Tu-Than, and Ling Lom

Muay Boran

Muay Boran

Muay Boran

A predecessor of muay Thai, muay boran is believed to be more than 2,000 years old. The training regime was probably developed by or borrowed from the ancient military. While different forms have evolved in Thailand, some experts believe the art may have originated in Cambodia.

Originally, fights took place in an improvised space on the ground and lasted until one person gave up. Rules forbade the use of gloves, eye-gouging, hair-pulling, hitting the groin, or hitting a fallen opponent. The style encourages powerful close-quarter knee and elbow techniques aimed at knocking out opponents.

Tu-Than

Tu-than is a martial art that aims to increase physical and mental ability and awareness. Practiced regularly with a partner of equal weight, Indian’s motions of attacking and defending effortlessly let the body develop an instinctive awareness of the flow of power. It also engenders a safe and mostly injury-free way of practicing the interaction of combat without the necessity or intent to hurt one’s opponent.

Playful and creative

Movements are conducted in a playful and creative way and classes are held in a focused atmosphere, which can help the student learn how to deal with negative emotions that may arise through the combat process. Practitioners do not gain a ranking in a belt system, nor are there any tu-than competitions.

Ling Lom

Ling lom is an indigenous martial art that is practiced in Thailand and Laos. It includes traditional muay Thai techniques and some ground-fighting methods. Many of Tony Jaa’s techniques in Ong Bak, the Thai movie about a

Ling Lom

Ling Lom

muay Thai warrior, come from ling lom.

Ling Lom

Ling Lom

Of Hindu origin, the movements of ling lom are believed to be based on Hanuman, the divine monkey in the Indian epic Ramayana. The art is also known as “air monkey” or “dancing monkey.” Hanuman is considered to be a reincarnation of Shiva, one of the principal Hindu deities. He is also the epitome of wisdom, devotion, faith, valor, strength, and righteousness.

Chinese influence

Early Chinese martial arts may have had an influence on ling lom practitioners, particularly along China’s borders with Laos and Myanmar, where systems—particularly hand strikes—resemble early forms of chuan fa, which is a Chinese fist method from the Shaolin tradition.

Though refuted by some practitioners, many believe that muay boran and ling lom were originally taught together until around the 1700s, when they started to be taught as separate arts. However, ling lom became more obscure and less practiced than muay boran, which rose to huge popularity after it was transformed into muay Thai boxing.

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Posted by thacker at 28 July 2009

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Different Types of Martial Arts

Khmer and Bokator: Mythological and Real

Bokator

Bokator

Bokator is an indigenous martial art that was developed by the Khmer people and used by the ancient armies of Angkor. It is thought to be the predecessor of all Southeast Asian kickboxing styles. Also known as labok katao, it is an extremely complex system that has a total of 341 different styles. It is said to be based on nature and to heavily echo the movements of animals, both real and mythological. These include the dragon, crane, and eagle. Bokator contains a number of locks, strikes, holds, and submissions.

Bokator returns

Jayavarman VII, who ruled the Khmer Empire at the end of the 12th century, was said to be an avid practitioner of

Bokator

Bokator

bokator. It is widely believed that the art was a key factor in the success of the Angkorian kings who dominated Southeast Asia for six centuries from 800 CE.

Master San Kim Sean is credited with reviving bokator after many practitioners had been killed by the Khmer Rouge in the late 1970s. He returned to Phnom Penh in 2001 and gathered together some very reluctant and very old instructors. In 2006, the first national bokator competition was held in Phnom Penh and featured leading teams from nine different provinces.

Khmer Traditional Wrestling

Khmer Traditional Wrestling

Khmer Traditional Wrestling

A martial art from Cambodia, Khmer traditional wrestling is believed by experts to have been practiced by both males and females—ancient Angkor temples have murals depicting both sexes fighting in this style.

Dancing, music, food and fighting

Ritual dancing often precedes a bout and dramatic music accompanies the fight, which usually lasts three rounds and is decided when one wrestler holds down his opponent’s back on the floor. Traditionally, fights take place during the New Year and other Cambodian national holidays. This competitive sport is also a system of health promotion. During festivals, young wrestlers may invite a competitor to start a match by shouting: “Come and pay for the food, come and pay for the food.” When another man replies: “Here is the food payer, here is the food payer,” he is taking

Khmer

Khmer

up the challenge and the match begins. In the past, fights often took place in rice paddieson moonlit nights as a folk sport among villagers. Most participants were farmers, although trained competitors were also free to fight.

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Posted by thacker at 23 June 2009

Category: Mixed Martial Arts, Types of Martial Arts

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Different Types of Martial Arts Series

A predecessor of muay Thai, muay boran is believed to be more than 2,000 years

Muay Boran

Muay Boran

old. The training regime was probably developed by or borrowed from the ancient military. While different forms have evolved in Thailand, some experts believe the art may have originated in Cambodia.

Originally, fights took place in an improvised space on the ground and lasted until one person gave up. Rules forbade the use of gloves, eye-gouging, hair-pulling, hitting the groin, or hitting a fallen opponent. The style encourages powerful close-quarter knee and elbow techniques aimed at knocking out opponents.

Tu-Than

Different Types of Martial Arts

Different Types of Martial Arts

Tu-than is a martial art that aims to increase physical and mental ability and awareness. Practiced regularly with a partner of equal weight, Indian’s motions of attacking and defending effortlessly let the body develop an instinctive awareness of the flow of power. It also engenders a safe and mostly injury-free way of practicing the interaction of combat without the necessity or intent to hurt one’s opponent.

Playful and creative

Movements are conducted in a playful and creative way and classes are held in a focused atmosphere, which can help the student learn how to deal with negative emotions that may arise through the combat process. Practitioners do not gain a ranking in a belt system, nor are there any tu-than competitions.

Ling Lom

Ling lom is an indigenous martial art that is practiced in Thailand and Laos. It includes traditional muay Thai techniques and some ground-fighting methods. Many of Tony Jaa’s techniques in Ong Bak, the Thai movie about a muay Thai warrior, come from ling lom.

Of Hindu origin, the movements of ling lom are believed to be based on Hanuman, the divine monkey in the Indian epic Ramayana. The art is also known as “air monkey” or “dancing monkey.” Hanuman is considered to be a reincarnation of Shiva, one of the principal Hindu deities. He is also the epitome of wisdom, devotion, faith, valor, strength, and righteousness.

Chinese influence

Early Chinese martial arts may have had an influence on ling lom practitioners, particularly along China’s borders with Laos and Myanmar, where systems—particularly hand strikes—resemble early forms of chuan fa, which is a Chinese fist method from the Shaolin tradition.

Though refuted by some practitioners, many believe that muay boran and ling lom were originally taught together until around the 1700s, when they started to be taught as separate arts. However, ling lom became more obscure and less practiced than muay boran, which rose to huge popularity after it was transformed into muay Thai boxing.

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Posted by thacker at 30 May 2009

Category: Mixed Martial Arts

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