Myanmar Lethwei, Quick finished

Myanmar Lethwei(kickboxing).
Kickboxing - a form of Myanmar martial arts - has been preserved over the centuries land still remai Myanmar Lethwei(kickboxing).
Kickboxing - a form of Myanmar martial arts - has been preserved over the centuries land still remains a favourite traditional game of the people. Although somewhat similar to Thai, French, American and other types of kickboxing, it has maintained a more traditional down-to-earth directness.
Myanmar kickboxing is closer to street fighting than the Queensberry rules of professional Western boxing and makes no pretenses of being anything else. Though Myanmar kickboxing has its own set of rules, fundamentally the target is any part of the opponent's head or body, and the weapon is any part of the body especially the head, fists, knees and elbows. The result is a fight not for the squeamish. The best blows include high kicks to the neck, elbows jabbed into the face and head, knees thrust into the ribs, and low kicks to the calves. It is an art in the truest sense of the word in that skill, technique and other attributes come into play.
While mere punching with the fists may seem tame, it certainly is not when there are no gloves and hands are only wrapped in strips of cloth. However, to protect the boxers from accidents, there are rules against scratching, biting, hair pulling and hitting or kicking an opponent in the groin. A boxer who is down may not be kicked or hit in any way.

Rules & Regulations
Anything goes in the ring. All surfaces of the body are considered fair targets and any part of the body except the head may be used to strike an opponent. Common blows include high kicks to the neck, elbow thrusts to the face and head, knee hooks to the ribs and low crescent kicks to the calf. A contestant may even grasp an opponent's head between his hands and pull it down to meet an upward knee thrust. Punching is considered the weakest of all blows and kicking merely a way to 'soften up' one's opponent; knee and elbow strikes are decisive in most matches.

The structure and limitations of each match varies with its context and with the calibre of the participants. Unlike Thai boxing, which has borrowed a great deal from the Queensbury rules in international or Western boxing, Myanmar boxing represents a more traditional form once shared by the two countries. Rules tend to follow situational norms; fighters, managers and judges get together before each match and work out time limits and scoring criteria.

In the simplest rural matches, fought in a dirt circle, there's no time limit and a fighter loses once he has wiped blood from his face or body three times. In more organised amateur matches, boxers fight in square rings (5.8 by 5.5 metres), for three to five rounds of three minutes each, usually with two minutes rest between. Professional matches in larger towns and cities begin with five rounds but may increase round by round to 12 rounds when the scoring is tight - even longer if no clear winner emerges earlier in.

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[wilkinnn]

What are you all talking about? This's shit

[MrRogerMull]

curti o geito do cara no lançamento Fiiinish!!! haha MuayThai!!

[BF1]

@johneblaze82 Not not wild. He is throwing it correctly. He is adding a looping punch to his attack which is the most powerful punch in the lethwe system. It's half a hook and half a straight punch. Which means he has full shoulder power from the straight punch and swinging momentum from the hook. To the untrained eye it looks wild but his timing and accuracy is superb. The only thing you could say he is off is red lacks elephant step defense while executing the leap punch.

[universetechnique]

Remember I was here. Thai

[myatlwin]

@BF1 My favourite fighters are Shwe Wa Tun, Shwe Du Wun and Wan Chai.They are amazing fighter with good skill when they young.Long Chaw fight look like as Shwe Du Wun.I missing of Shwe Du Wun whenever I watch Long Chaw fight.

[BF1]

@lpbmartialarts He's good but he lacks a lot of lethwei principles. Someone with a dangerous round house would hurt him badly like Par VI or Win Tun. His punch has Lethwei principle in it. But he has wrong head and shoulder execution. He is prone to a counter head butt, Round house, counter leap punch like the guy in red does here in this video. He's missing bull guard but what I like about him is is good but not perfect bull rush.

[BF1]

Hmm yea good question. My favorite of all time is young Wan Chai. My favorite fighter as of recently changes as the fighter changes when I see major improvements in technique. Saw Shark has gotten much better in the Lethwei principles so I'd have to say hes my favorite now. His executions are getting more precise and is sharper in technique than Tway.

[lpbmartialarts]

@BF1 Do you have any favorite fighter or any fighter that entertains you the most? I like to see Moe Thee. Small but brave and effecient from what I've seen so far of his fights.

[johneblaze82]

Damn that guy in the Red trunks knocked him the fuck out. He swings really wild.

[BF1]

You can buy all 3 volumes from My trainer Christopher. If you google arts of ancient wisdom myanmar traditional boxing you should find his website. Volume one is bull rush and elephant step principles. Volume 2 is mechanics of all Burmese strikes. volume 3 I am in which is a video of me sparring Chris and its all application of principle.

hope that helps