Brooklyn Monk in Asia: International Bokator Fight (Part 1)

In 2004, the Bokator association started. In 2007, the national champions took place for the first time. On July 16, 2011, Brooklyn Monk, Antonio Graceffo, traveled to Siem Reap to witness the first ever, international Bokator tournament, as the team from France, lead by Benjamin (Sarin) Sebire took on the Khmers in this ancient MMA style fighting art. Kicks, punches, knees, elbows, ground fighting, chokes, submissions, and tiny, MMA gloves. It was brutal.

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[44AznBoy]

Bokator is gay Im cambodian I dont see any bokator moves.

[brooklynmonk1]

@44AznBoy If Bokator is gay then why do you want to see the moves? In fact, how do you even know the moves? Unless, of course, you yourself are gay. So which is it? You want to see Bokator moves or you dont want to?

[trukambo]

@KensaiZen stop embarrassing yourself and thailand.

[trukambo]

@KensaiZen hey keyboard hero. how do u find the time to argue with us Khmers about the history of ladyboy thailand? shows how much of a looser you are to reply to all the posts that provoke your stupid ass. like i said. EM-FUCKING-BARRASSING. hahha dumb cunt. say what u want, but at the end of the day, u'll always be a useless cunt commenting on youtube videos behind ur computer screen.

[Khmer96pride]

@KensaiZen

Don't call him Idiot o.O

[brooklynmonk1]

@brooklynmonk1 This is pertinent to your comment on my other video, but tell me again the names of the silat styles or masters in malaysia who grapple and explain how the fact that i studied Bokator some how disqualifies me from evaluating the silat that i practice in malaysia, particularly my statement that they dont grapple.

[brooklynmonk1]

@GauchosTanto ye i know that cambodia doesnt hav e phone books i have been living there on and off for years. i need to know his name so i can ask people about him. i am not driving to kompong thom with the vague notion of looking for someone whose name i dont know.

[GauchosTanto]

@brooklynmonk1

Knowing full name do you no good in rural Cambodia, we don't have phone books and often go by colloquially reference, people go by their first name and stage name or nickname that everyone knows you by. Search for him in Kampong Thom, ask around for Ta Kom, the traditional boxer. Finding old master is not easy, but I think the reward of speaking to a living history is something you'll get only once in a lifetime opportunity for. Wish you the best in your search.

[brooklynmonk1]

@KensaiZen Ok so we are both in agreement that the number is 10 or less. And I have interviewed and trained with all of them and you havent. so once again, what is your point? What information do you have that i don't.

[brooklynmonk1]

@GauchosTanto Tell me how to find him and tell me his actual name. 

[GauchosTanto]

@brooklynmonk1

Have you interview Grandpa Kom? His video is on youtube entitled "Interview de Lok ta Kom, combattant ancestral de Kun boran khmer représentant son village." He lives in a shack, doesn't have a t.v and is over 80 years old. Could care less if you give him a wallet full of dollars or a cup of tea. "You must listen carefully, I show you this so you can learn." Those were his words. He is also a boxer. A well-round man, in both tradition and sport art. Please interview him.