Banshay
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 Banshay |
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| Also known as | Burmese martial arts: Bando, Lethwei, Naban, Pongyi thaing, Bando yoga, Min Zin |
| Focus | self-defense |
| Country of origin |  Myanmar |
| Famous practitioners | Maung Gyi |
Banshay is a weapon-based martial art of Burma. Both Indian and Chinese sources influenced the development of weapons systems. The sword, staff and spear are the major weapons. With the sword, the goal is to disarm the opponent. Sword fights are even conducted with the sword still sheathed, since only under extreme conditions will a Burmese swordsman unsheathe his or her sword.
 Shan’s dha |
 Panther's dance |
 Defence with long stick |
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[edit] Internal links
- Burmese martial arts or Thaing
- Bando, Pongyi thaing
- Lethwei (Bando kickboxing)
- Naban
- Min Zin, Bando yoga
[edit] See also
[edit] References
Ba Than (Gyi), Manual of the Bando discipline, National Bando Association, Burma, 1946-68- Maung Gyi, Bando, philosophy, principles et practice, IST edition, 2000
- Maung Gyi, Burmese bando boxing, Ed. R.Maxwell, Baltimore, 1978
- Don F.Draeger and Robert W.Smith, Comprehensive Asian Fighting arts, E. Kodansha, Tokyo, 1969
- Zoran Rebac, Traditional Burmese boxing, Ed. Paladin Press, Boulder, 2003
[edit] External links
- French Bando & Lethwei Federation
- American Bando Association & More Info (Greater Hartford Bando Association page)
- Northern Virginia Bando Club
- Thaing, Advanced Fighting System.
- Bando of New England
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