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Myanmar Lethwei.
Myanmar Traditional Boxing is a form of kickboxing which originated in Myanmar. Lethwei is in many ways similar to its siblings from neighboring South-East Asian countries such as Tomoi from Malaysia, Pradal Serey from Cambodia and Muay Thai from Thailand.

If Thai Boxing is the science of 8 limbs, then Lethwei can be called the science of 9 limbs, due to the allowance of head butts. In comparison, Lethwei can be interpreted as being bolder and more extreme. Myanmar boxers are said to be slightly bigger and taller than their Thai counterparts. The techniques are a bit slower and stronger than in the other Southeast Asian kickboxing forms. There are records recording Lethwei style matches dating back to the Pyu Empire in Myanmar. Ancient Myanmar armies successfully used Lethwei, Bando and its armed sibling Banshay in winning many wars against neighboring countries.

Participants fight without gloves or protection, wrapping only their hands in hemp or gauze cloth. Fights are traditionally held outdoors in sandpits instead of rings, but in modern times they are now held in rings. Popular techniques in Lethwei include leg kicks, knees, elbows, head butts, raking knuckle strikes, and take downs.

Matches traditionally and ultimately would go until a fighter could no longer continue. In earlier times, there no draws, only a win or loss by knockout. No point system existed. Extreme bloodshed was very common and death in the ring was no surprise. Nowadays in the match, if a knockout occurs, the boxer is revived and has the option of continuing; as a result, defense, conditioning, and learning to absorb punishment are very important. Myanmar boxers spend a great deal of time preparing the body to absorb impact and conditioning their weapons to dish it out. Matches today are carried out in both the traditional manner and a more modern offshoot started in 1996, the Myanma Traditional boxing. The modern style has changed to make the contests more of an organized sport under the government's organization. It should be noted that the modern style of Myanma Traditional Boxing greatly resembles Muay Thai in its sporting outlook, and not quite the rougher and tumble fighting of its rural roots.

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  • พม่าทั้งคู่แหระไอสัส มาหลอกคนคนอื่นเค้าว่า คนไทยฝ่ายน้ำเงินกูไม่โง่ไอควาย­พม่าโกง ตั้งแต่โบราณยันปัจจุบันเลยนะมึ­ง Myanmar FUCKKK!!!

  • kingstaffy got it right. and the whole myanmar copy thai thing, dude myanmar and thai is right next to each other and they were at war all the time, so its natural that there would be similar things in the culture.

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  • @xHexagon LOLz

  • @omegaoong Yah, since all is talking in thai LOL. But google failed me

  • @xHexagon Google translate?

  • whatever you guys say... Thai lose because his muay thai can't beat Lethwei fighter.

  • @xHexagon ประเทศไทยคัดลอกหรอครับ เชิงมวยพม่าเหมือนมวยวัดเลยมาถึ­งก็ต่อยบ้า ๆบอๆเอาเป็นเอาตาย แต่มวยไทยสอนให้ดูเชิงคู่ต่อสู้­ก่อนแล้วค่อยออกอาวุต ไทยคัดลอกแล้วทำไมเชิงมวยไม่เหม­ือนพม่าเลย มวยวัดเอ้ย เผาบ้านเผาเมืองและยังมา หาว่าคัดลอกมวยประเทศพม่ามาอีก  เหตุการณ์ที่นายขนมต้มชกชนะนักม­วยพม่า เมื่อวันที่ 17 มีนาคม พ.ศ. 2317 ก็คงรู้นะว่ามวยคนละครูไม่ได้คั­ดลอก

  • สัสสสสสสสสส มวยไทยไม่ได้คต่อยสเพร่าแบบนี้

  • ประเทศที่คัดลอกและเลียนแบบอื่น ๆ ศิลปะการป้องกันตัวแบบดั้งเดิมค­ือ uncreative ประเพณีและไม่เคารพไม่ต่อประเทศ กรุณาสร้างและสอนสไตล์ของคุณเอง­ศิลปะการป้องกันตัว Dont ไทยมวยไทยการคัดลอก

  • ต่อยแบบไม่มีเชิงเลย ไม่ใช่มวยไทยอยู่แล้ว

  • @kevinrocksyo clearly you dont know how to fight.

  • ควายพม่าทั้งคู่ ใครก็รู้สัด

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