Indochinese martial arts

The traditional martial arts of the Indochinese peninsula are related to one another, and as a group to Indian martial arts.

The most salient common feature is Indochinese kickboxing.

  • Siamese boxing Muay Boran (Ancient Boxing) created by Siamese (Thai) to use in conjunction with the art of dual swords (daab song mue) and Krabi Krabong, predecessor of Muay Thai, allows the use of headbutts.
  • Thai boxing or Muay Thai the Thai style of striking with strong emphasis on kicks, punches, knee and elbow strikes.
  • Burmese Lethwei Traditional kickboxing from Myanmar emphasising knees, elbow strikes, headbutts, punches, and kicks.
  • Laotian Muay Lao Lao kickboxing
  • Malay Tomoi kickboxing style from northern Malaysia, descended from Siamese boxing or muay boran.
  • Khmer Pradal Serey with an emphasis on elbow techniques.
  • Burma (Myanmar)

    Thaing (Burmese: သိုင်း, pronounced: [θáiɴ]) is a Burmese term used to classify the traditional martial systems of Myanmar. Systems of thaing include bando, lethwei, banshay and naban.

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