The art of warfare is known to be over a thousand years old. There is a lot of evidence confirmed through the statues at Angkor Wat. There are many types of traditional Khmer martial arts such as bokator, wrestling, long stick martial arts and many more. Khmer Bokator Khmer Bokator is a traditional Khmer martial art that focuses on hand-to-hand combat techniques as well as ground techniques and weapons. Bokator was the first traditional Khmer martial art used to fight enemies during the Angkorian period. Martial arts practitioners must also train with their knees, elbows, arms, legs, and head, and short sticks are usually used as weapons. Wrestling Wrestling is a Khmer sport in which both players try to cheat each other to fall to the ground and the game has three rounds. Wrestlers must perform a wrestling dance before the match. The wrestler who wins the match only if he wins two of the three rounds. However, wrestlers are required to compete until the end of each round. After all, wrestling traditionally consists of two drums, known as the female drum and the male drum. Traditional games are held at the Olympic Stadium during the Khmer New Year and other Cambodian holidays. Kbach Kun Dambang Veng Kbach Kun Dambang Veng is a traditional Khmer martial art that has martial arts related to the use of long sticks. Traditionally, this martial art was used by Khmer ancestors to fight the enemy in defending their villages, districts and countries. Nowadays, this martial art has become very popular, especially for the younger generation who have trained at various clubs in the country. Khmer Pradal Serey Free boxing is a kind of boxing of our Khmer ancestors. Boxing matches are held in the ring and consist of five rounds, with each break lasting one or two minutes. Before the fight, both boxers have to perform a prayer of remembrance, which is known to commemorate the teacher, as well as traditional music performed during the fight. The instruments used were drums, percussion instruments (a flute-like instrument) and chheng. Boxers are required to wear gloves and shorts. Victory, on the other hand, is judged when one boxer knocks the other boxer unconscious or is counted to 10 by the referee, and the beaten boxer is still unable to fight. . Or in another case, the two boxers have to fight each other until the end of the round and the winning or losing result depends on the judge who gives the score and if both boxers get the same score, they are both equal. Source: http://www.tourismcambodia.org/
