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href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lethwei" title="Lethwei – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Lethwei" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A5%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%87" title="লেথুই – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="লেথুই" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barmsk%C3%BD_box" title="Barmský box – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Barmský box" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-co mw-list-item"><a href="https://co.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lethwei" title="Lethwei – Corsican" lang="co" hreflang="co" data-title="Lethwei" data-language-autonym="Corsu" data-language-local-name="Corsican" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Corsu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lethwei" title="Lethwei – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Lethwei" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%88%DB%8C" title="لسوی – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="لسوی" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxe_birmane" title="Boxe birmane – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Boxe birmane" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fur mw-list-item"><a href="https://fur.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lethwei" title="Lethwei – Friulian" lang="fur" hreflang="fur" data-title="Lethwei" data-language-autonym="Furlan" data-language-local-name="Friulian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Furlan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burma-boxo" title="Burma-boxo – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Burma-boxo" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lethwei" title="Lethwei – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Lethwei" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lethwei" title="Lethwei – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Lethwei" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lethwei" title="Lethwei – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Lethwei" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-my mw-list-item"><a href="https://my.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%80%99%E1%80%BC%E1%80%94%E1%80%BA%E1%80%99%E1%80%AC%E1%80%B7_%E1%80%9C%E1%80%80%E1%80%BA%E1%80%9D%E1%80%BE%E1%80%B1%E1%80%B7" title="မြန်မာ့ လက်ဝှေ့ – Burmese" lang="my" hreflang="my" data-title="မြန်မာ့ လက်ဝှေ့" data-language-autonym="မြန်မာဘာသာ" data-language-local-name="Burmese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>မြန်မာဘာသာ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A7%E3%82%A4" title="ラウェイ – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ラウェイ" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nap mw-list-item"><a href="https://nap.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lethwei" title="Lethwei – Neapolitan" lang="nap" hreflang="nap" data-title="Lethwei" data-language-autonym="Napulitano" data-language-local-name="Neapolitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Napulitano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-km mw-list-item"><a href="https://km.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%9E%9B%E1%9F%82%E1%9E%8F%E1%9E%9C%E1%9F%83" title="លែតវៃ – Khmer" lang="km" hreflang="km" data-title="លែតវៃ" data-language-autonym="ភាសាខ្មែរ" data-language-local-name="Khmer" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ភាសាខ្មែរ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pms mw-list-item"><a href="https://pms.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%B2cs_birman-a" title="Bòcs birman-a – Piedmontese" lang="pms" hreflang="pms" data-title="Bòcs birman-a" data-language-autonym="Piemontèis" data-language-local-name="Piedmontese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Piemontèis</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boks_birma%C5%84ski" title="Boks birmański – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Boks birmański" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lethwei" title="Lethwei – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Lethwei" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%BA%D1%81" title="Бирманский бокс – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Бирманский бокс" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-scn mw-list-item"><a href="https://scn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puggilatu_birmanu" title="Puggilatu birmanu – Sicilian" lang="scn" hreflang="scn" data-title="Puggilatu birmanu" data-language-autonym="Sicilianu" data-language-local-name="Sicilian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sicilianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burmese_boxing" title="Burmese boxing – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Burmese boxing" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barmsk%C3%BD_box" title="Barmský box – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Barmský box" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lethwei" title="Lethwei – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Lethwei" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B9%81%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%B0%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%AB%E0%B8%A7%E0%B9%88" title="และเหว่ – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="และเหว่" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ไทย</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lethwei" title="Lethwei – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Lethwei" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D1%96%D1%80%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%BA%D1%81_(%D0%BB%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%B9)" title="Бірманський 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data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output 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fighters">List of Lethwei fighters</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" /><table class="infobox vcard"><caption class="infobox-title fn" style="padding-bottom:0.2em;">Sport</caption><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em;">Highest <a href="/wiki/Sports_governing_body" title="Sports governing body">governing body</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/World_Lethwei_Federation" title="World Lethwei Federation">World Lethwei Federation</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#eee;">Characteristics</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em;">Contact</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">Full</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em;">Type</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">Martial art</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#eee;">Presence</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em;">Country or region</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">Worldwide</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Lethwei</b> (<a href="/wiki/Burmese_language" title="Burmese language">Burmese</a>: <span lang="my">လက်ဝှေ့</span>; <a href="/wiki/International_Phonetic_Alphabet" title="International Phonetic Alphabet"><small>IPA</small></a>: <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="my-Latn-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Burmese" title="Help:IPA/Burmese">[lɛʔ.ʍḛ]</a></span>) or <b>Burmese boxing</b> is a <a href="/wiki/Full_contact_fighting" class="mw-redirect" title="Full contact fighting">full contact</a> combat sport originating from <a href="/wiki/Myanmar" title="Myanmar">Myanmar</a> and is regarded as one of the most brutal martial arts in the world.<sup id="cite_ref-Brutal_world_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Brutal_world-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lethwei fighters are allowed to use stand-up striking techniques such as kicks, knees, elbows and punches, and the use of <a href="/wiki/Headbutt" title="Headbutt">headbutts</a> is also permitted.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Fighters compete bareknuckle, wrapping their hands with only tape and gauze.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-BRUTAL_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BRUTAL-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Disallowed in most combat sports, headbutts are important weapons in a Lethwei fighter's arsenal, giving Lethwei its name of the "Art of nine limbs".<sup id="cite_ref-headbutt_KO_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-headbutt_KO-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Art_of_9_limbs_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Art_of_9_limbs-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This, combined with its bareknuckle nature, gave Lethwei a reputation for being one of the bloodiest and most violent martial arts.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lethwei is the last remaining sport in the world that allows headbutts.<sup id="cite_ref-Burmese_Hero_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Burmese_Hero-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although popular throughout Myanmar, Lethwei has been primarily and historically associated with the <a href="/wiki/Karen_people" title="Karen people">Karen people</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Kayin_State" title="Kayin State">Kayin State</a>; the vast majority of competitive Lethwei fighters are ethnolinguistically of <a href="/wiki/Karen_people" title="Karen people">Karen</a> descent.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-BRUTAL_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BRUTAL-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lethwei&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Physical_culture_(1908)_(14802472843).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Physical_culture_%281908%29_%2814802472843%29.jpg/330px-Physical_culture_%281908%29_%2814802472843%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="384" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Physical_culture_%281908%29_%2814802472843%29.jpg/500px-Physical_culture_%281908%29_%2814802472843%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Physical_culture_%281908%29_%2814802472843%29.jpg/960px-Physical_culture_%281908%29_%2814802472843%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2536" data-file-height="3248" /></a><figcaption>Late 19th century Lethwei match in Myanmar. The fighters on the left bears a <a href="/wiki/Htoe_Kwin" class="mw-redirect" title="Htoe Kwin">Htoe Kwin</a> tattoos and hitched up <a href="/wiki/Longyi#Lethwei" title="Longyi">longyi</a> (paso hkadaung kyaik).</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bodleian_Ms._Burm._a._5_fol_162.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Bodleian_Ms._Burm._a._5_fol_162.jpg/300px-Bodleian_Ms._Burm._a._5_fol_162.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="232" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Bodleian_Ms._Burm._a._5_fol_162.jpg/450px-Bodleian_Ms._Burm._a._5_fol_162.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Bodleian_Ms._Burm._a._5_fol_162.jpg/600px-Bodleian_Ms._Burm._a._5_fol_162.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="772" /></a><figcaption>Watercolour painting from 1897 depicting a 19th century boxing match. All fighters wear <a href="/wiki/Longyi#Lethwei" title="Longyi">longyi</a> and <a href="/wiki/Htoe_Kwin" class="mw-redirect" title="Htoe Kwin">Htoe Kwin</a> tattoos.</figcaption></figure> <p>The traditional martial arts of Myanmar are regrouped under a term called "<a href="/wiki/Mainland_Southeast_Asia_martial_arts#Myanmar" title="Mainland Southeast Asia martial arts">thaing</a>", which includes <a href="/wiki/Bando" title="Bando">bando</a>, <a href="/wiki/Banshay" title="Banshay">banshay</a>, <a href="/wiki/Naban" title="Naban">naban</a>, shan gyi and Lethwei. According to researchers, thaing can be traced in its earliest form to the 12th century of the <a href="/wiki/Pagan_Kingdom" class="mw-redirect" title="Pagan Kingdom">Pagan Kingdom</a> dynasty.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/Bagan" title="Bagan">Bagan</a>, it exists some carvings on temples and pagodas in the central Myanmar plains, which appear to show pairs of men locked in combat, suggesting the sport is potentially over a 1,000 years old.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In ancient times, matches were held for entertainment and were popular with every stratum of society. Participation was opened to any male, whether noble or commoner. At that time, matches took place in sand pits instead of rings.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Boxers fought without protective equipment, only wrapping their hands in hemp or gauze. There were no draws; the fight went on until one of the participants was knocked out or could no longer continue. Back then, Burmese boxing champions would enter the ring and call for open challenges.<sup id="cite_ref-Journal_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Journal-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Lethwei went through many years of suppression during the British colonial rule of Burma. The sport was revived under General <a href="/wiki/Ne_Win" title="Ne Win">Ne Win</a>'s nationalistic government.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Unlike Muay Thai, in Lethwei, punches are generally favoured over kicks because of their ability to draw blood more easily.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Traditional matches include the <i>Flagship Tournament</i>, which are still fought throughout Myanmar, especially during holidays or celebration festivals like <a href="/wiki/Thingyan" title="Thingyan">Thingyan</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-traditional_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-traditional-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In rural areas, having a skilled child fighter has been a way of escaping poverty.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_New_Era">The New Era</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lethwei&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: The New Era"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In modern times, the sport is kept alive in <a href="/wiki/Lower_Burma" class="mw-redirect" title="Lower Burma">Lower Burma</a> in <a href="/wiki/Mon_State" title="Mon State">Mon State</a> and <a href="/wiki/Karen_State" class="mw-redirect" title="Karen State">Karen State</a> where matches are held for events such as New Year's celebrations.<sup id="cite_ref-Bone_crunching_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bone_crunching-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Kyar_Ba_Nyein" title="Kyar Ba Nyein">Kyar Ba Nyein</a>, who participated in <a href="/wiki/Boxing_at_the_1952_Summer_Olympics" title="Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics">boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics</a>, pioneered modern Lethwei by setting in place modern rules and regulations.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He travelled around <a href="/wiki/Myanmar" title="Myanmar">Myanmar</a>, especially the <a href="/wiki/Mon_State" title="Mon State">Mon</a> and <a href="/wiki/Karen_people" title="Karen people">Karen</a> states, where Lethwei is more actively practiced. After training with some of the fighters, Kyar Ba Nyein brought some to <a href="/wiki/Mandalay" title="Mandalay">Mandalay</a> and <a href="/wiki/Yangon" title="Yangon">Yangon</a> to compete in matches.<sup id="cite_ref-bornwarriorsmovie1_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bornwarriorsmovie1-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1996, the <a href="/wiki/Myanmar_Traditional_Lethwei_Federation" class="mw-redirect" title="Myanmar Traditional Lethwei Federation">Myanmar Traditional Lethwei Federation</a> (MTLF), a branch of the <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Health_and_Sports_(Myanmar)" title="Ministry of Health and Sports (Myanmar)">Myanmar's Ministry of Health and Sports</a>, added the <a href="#Tournament_rules">modern Lethwei rules</a> for the occasion of the <i>Golden Belt Championship</i> in <a href="/wiki/Yangon" title="Yangon">Yangon</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-MDN_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MDN-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Golden_belt_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Golden_belt-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The bouts, along with the undercard fights, were organized by the Ministry of Sport, Myanmar Traditional Lethwei Federation and KSM group. This marked a big addition to the art of Lethwei and potentially would make Burmese boxing more marketable internationally.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 18 July 2015, <a href="/wiki/ONE_Championship" title="ONE Championship">ONE Championship</a> held the first Lethwei fight in its history inside a cage at the occasion of <a href="/wiki/2015_in_ONE_Championship#ONE_Championship:_Kingdom_of_Warriors" title="2015 in ONE Championship">ONE Championship: Kingdom of Warriors</a> in <a href="/wiki/Yangon,_Myanmar" class="mw-redirect" title="Yangon, Myanmar">Yangon, Myanmar</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The fight showcased <a href="/wiki/Myanmar" title="Myanmar">Burmese</a> fighters Phyan Thway and Soe Htet Oo in a <a href="/wiki/Dark_match" class="mw-redirect" title="Dark match">dark match</a> and the result was a draw according to the <a href="#Traditional_rules">traditional Lethwei rules</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2017, <a href="/wiki/ONE_Championship" title="ONE Championship">ONE Championship</a> and <a href="/wiki/World_Lethwei_Championship" title="World Lethwei Championship">World Lethwei Championship</a> officially entered into a partnership to share athletes to fight in each other's organization.<sup id="cite_ref-Business_India_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Business_India-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-insider_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-insider-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On June 30, 2017, ONE Championship held a Lethwei match at <a href="/wiki/2017_in_ONE_Championship#ONE_Championship:_Light_of_a_Nation" title="2017 in ONE Championship">ONE Championship: Light of a Nation</a> between <a href="/wiki/Thway_Thit_Win_Hlaing" title="Thway Thit Win Hlaing">Thway Thit Win Hlaing</a> and Soe Htet Oo. Thway Thit Win Hlaing would end up winning a decision according to <a href="#Tournament_rules">WLC point system</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2016, Myanmar's first international Lethwei promotion called <a href="/wiki/World_Lethwei_Championship" title="World Lethwei Championship">World Lethwei Championship</a> (WLC) launched its events using the <a href="#Tournament_rules">tournament Lethwei rules</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-myanmaritv.com_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-myanmaritv.com-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2019, the <a href="/wiki/World_Lethwei_Championship" title="World Lethwei Championship">WLC</a> marked history by broadcasting <a href="/wiki/2019_in_World_Lethwei_Championship#WLC_7:_Mighty_Warriors" title="2019 in World Lethwei Championship">WLC 7: Mighty Warriors</a>, the first Lethwei event, internationally live on <a href="/wiki/UFC_Fight_Pass" title="UFC Fight Pass">UFC Fight Pass</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-BJ_penn_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BJ_penn-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Lethwei_fights_Ye_city_Myanmar.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Lethwei_fights_Ye_city_Myanmar.png/250px-Lethwei_fights_Ye_city_Myanmar.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="179" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Lethwei_fights_Ye_city_Myanmar.png/330px-Lethwei_fights_Ye_city_Myanmar.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Lethwei_fights_Ye_city_Myanmar.png/500px-Lethwei_fights_Ye_city_Myanmar.png 2x" data-file-width="634" data-file-height="517" /></a><figcaption>A Lethwei match</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Opening_to_the_world">Opening to the world</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lethwei&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Opening to the world"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>From 7 to 12 July 2001, twelve years after <a href="/wiki/Burma" class="mw-redirect" title="Burma">Burma</a> changed its name to <a href="/wiki/Names_of_Myanmar#History" title="Names of Myanmar">Myanmar</a>, the first international event took place in Yangon with professional fighters from the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> facing Burmese fighters under full traditional Lethwei rules. The delegation of three American fighters brought by the <a href="/wiki/International_Kickboxing_Federation" title="International Kickboxing Federation">IKF</a> were <a href="/wiki/Shannon_Ritch" title="Shannon Ritch">Shannon Ritch</a>, Albert Ramirez and <a href="/wiki/Doug_Evans_(fighter)" title="Doug Evans (fighter)">Doug Evans</a>. Ritch faced Ei Htee Kaw, Ramirez faced Saw Thei Myo, and Evans faced openweight Lethwei champion <a href="/wiki/Wan_Chai_(fighter)" title="Wan Chai (fighter)">Wan Chai</a>. All three Americans lost to the Burmese. A revenge match with American and European fighters was cancelled the last minute by Lethwei promoters and the military in 2002. </p><p>From 10 to 11 July 2004, the second event headlining foreigners took place with four Japanese fighters fighting against Burmese fighters. They were <a href="/wiki/Mixed_martial_arts" title="Mixed martial arts">mixed martial arts</a> fighters <a href="/wiki/Akitoshi_Tamura" title="Akitoshi Tamura">Akitoshi Tamura</a>, Yoshitaro Niimi, Takeharu Yamamoto and Naruji Wakasugi. Tamura knocked out Aya Bo Sein in the second round and became the first foreigner to beat a Myanmar Lethwei practitioner in an official match. International matches continued with the exciting <a href="/wiki/Cyrus_Washington" title="Cyrus Washington">Cyrus Washington</a> vs. Tun Tun Min trilogy. </p><p>In 2016, after having previously fought to an explosive draw, <a href="/wiki/Dave_Leduc" title="Dave Leduc">Dave Leduc</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tun_Tun_Min" title="Tun Tun Min">Tun Tun Min</a> rematched at the <i>Air KBZ Aung Lan Championship</i> in Yangon, Myanmar. The rematch was sweetened by an added bonus: ownership of the Lethwei Openweight World Championship Belt.<sup id="cite_ref-Dave_Leduc_Champion_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dave_Leduc_Champion-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Leduc became the first non-Burmese fighter to win the Lethwei Golden Belt and become Lethwei world champion after defeating Tun Tun Min in the third round.<sup id="cite_ref-myanmar_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-myanmar-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Champion_du_monde_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Champion_du_monde-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Following his title defence, Leduc said in an interview, "I have so much vision for this sport. I see Lethwei doing the same for Myanmar as what Muay Thai has done for Thailand."<sup id="cite_ref-the_fight_nation_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-the_fight_nation-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 18 April 2017, for his second title defense under traditional rules,<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Dave_Leduc" title="Dave Leduc">Dave Leduc</a> faced <a href="/wiki/Turkish_Australians" title="Turkish Australians">Turkish Australian</a> challenger Adem Yilmaz at <a href="/wiki/2017_in_ILFJ#Lethwei_in_Japan_3:_Grit" title="2017 in ILFJ">Lethwei in Japan 3: Grit</a> in <a href="/wiki/Tokyo" title="Tokyo">Tokyo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-the_fight_nation_41-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-the_fight_nation-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This marked the first Lethwei World title fight headlining two non-Burmese in the sport's history and for the occasion, the Ambassador of <a href="/wiki/Myanmar" title="Myanmar">Myanmar</a> to Japan was present at the event held in the <a href="/wiki/Korakuen_Hall" title="Korakuen Hall">Korakuen Hall</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Myanma_Allin_Daily_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Myanma_Allin_Daily-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Sanctioning_worldwide">Sanctioning worldwide</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lethwei&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Sanctioning worldwide"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Due to the violent ruleset, Lethwei is difficult to sanction and is illegal in most countries outside of Myanmar.<sup id="cite_ref-illegal_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-illegal-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Even though headbutts are allowed in Lethwei, they are banned from most other combat sports including mixed martial arts, kickboxing, and Muay Thai.<sup id="cite_ref-ONE_FC_46-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ONE_FC-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of 2022, Myanmar Lethwei is only legal in the following countries: <a href="/wiki/Myanmar" title="Myanmar">Myanmar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Singapore" title="Singapore">Singapore</a>, <a href="/wiki/Slovakia" title="Slovakia">Slovakia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Austria" title="Austria">Austria</a>, <a href="/wiki/Thailand" title="Thailand">Thailand</a>, <a href="/wiki/Taiwan" title="Taiwan">Taiwan</a>, <a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> (only the state of <a href="/wiki/Wyoming" title="Wyoming">Wyoming</a>), <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand">New Zealand</a> and <a href="/wiki/Poland" title="Poland">Poland</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-countries_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-countries-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/World_Lethwei_Federation" title="World Lethwei Federation">World Lethwei Federation</a> has the responsibility to sanction and support the growth of Lethwei worldwide outside of <a href="/wiki/Myanmar" title="Myanmar">Myanmar</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-WLF_49-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WLF-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="In_popular_culture">In popular culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lethwei&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: In popular culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Lethwei_in_popular_culture" title="Lethwei in popular culture">Lethwei in popular culture</a></div> <p>Lethwei has been featured in variety of popular culture and mass <a href="/wiki/Media_(communication)" class="mw-redirect" title="Media (communication)">media</a>, including written works, live-action film and television and animation in Myanmar and occasionally abroad. In 2016, the sport gained worldwide attention after <a href="/wiki/Dave_Leduc" title="Dave Leduc">Dave Leduc</a> defeated <a href="/wiki/Tun_Tun_Min" title="Tun Tun Min">Tun Tun Min</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Lethwei_Golden_Belt" class="mw-redirect" title="Lethwei Golden Belt">Golden Belt</a> champion.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The same year, <a href="/wiki/Born_Warriors" title="Born Warriors">Born Warriors</a> released a series of documentaries shot throughout Myanmar. In 2018, <a href="/wiki/Frank_Grillo" title="Frank Grillo">Frank Grillo</a> travelled to Myanmar and featured Lethwei in the <a href="/wiki/Netflix" title="Netflix">Netflix</a> documentary <i><a href="/wiki/FightWorld" title="FightWorld">FightWorld</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2019, Lethwei was featured in <a href="/wiki/The_Joe_Rogan_Experience" title="The Joe Rogan Experience">The Joe Rogan Experience</a> podcast by <a href="/wiki/Joe_Rogan" title="Joe Rogan">Joe Rogan</a> with Leduc as guest.<sup id="cite_ref-JRE_2_52-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JRE_2-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-JRE_53-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JRE-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The sport has also been featured in the popular <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japanese</a> <a href="/wiki/Manga" title="Manga">manga</a> series <i><a href="/wiki/Kengan_Ashura" title="Kengan Ashura">Kengan Ashura</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-manga_1_54-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-manga_1-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the series, the <a href="/wiki/Myanmar" title="Myanmar">Burmese</a> Lethwei master named <i>Saw Paing</i>, is so indestructible that an opponent shatters every bone in their hand trying to punch him.<sup id="cite_ref-manga_2_55-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-manga_2-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Traditional_gesture">Traditional gesture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lethwei&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Traditional gesture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Lekkha_moun">Lekkha moun</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lethwei&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Lekkha moun"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <i>lekkha moun</i> is the traditional gesture performed by Lethwei fighters to challenge their opponents with courage and respect. The lekkha moun is done by clapping 3 times with right palm to the triangle shaped hole formed while bending the left arm. The clapping hand must be in form of a cup, while the left hand must be placed under the right armpit. The lekkha moun is done at the beginning of the <a href="/wiki/Lethwei_yay" class="mw-redirect" title="Lethwei yay">Lethwei yay</a> and can also be done while fighting. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Provoc0.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Provoc0.jpg/220px-Provoc0.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="298" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Provoc0.jpg/330px-Provoc0.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Provoc0.jpg/440px-Provoc0.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="1084" /></a><figcaption>Illustration of the <i>lekkha moun</i></figcaption></figure> <p>This invitation to fight is inspired from the birds of prey, like the eagle, as they flap their wings when flying and hunting. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Lethwei_yay">Lethwei yay</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lethwei&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Lethwei yay"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <i>Lethwei yay</i> could be described as a <i>fight dance</i>. It is performed before the fight as a way to showcase the fighter's skills and as a victory dance after the fight. The lekkha moun is usually confused with the lethwei yay, but the lekkha moun is done along with the Lethwei yay.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Before modernisation, especially in colonial times, the pre-fight dance was more commonly referred to as han yay (ဟန်ရေး). Performed in accordance with the tempo of the traditional orchestra (ဆိုင်း), it incorporated a much more elaborate dance and show of skills. Boastful poetry was sometimes recited along with the dance.<sup id="cite_ref-forward_57-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-forward-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Dance0.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Dance0.jpg/59px-Dance0.jpg" decoding="async" width="59" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ad/Dance0.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="76" data-file-height="153" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Percut0.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Percut0.jpg/66px-Percut0.jpg" decoding="async" width="66" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Percut0.jpg/99px-Percut0.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Percut0.jpg/132px-Percut0.jpg 2x" data-file-width="560" data-file-height="1013" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"></div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Rules">Rules</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lethwei&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Rules"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Lethwei_bloody_handwraps.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Lethwei_bloody_handwraps.png/330px-Lethwei_bloody_handwraps.png" decoding="async" width="300" height="256" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fc/Lethwei_bloody_handwraps.png 1.5x" data-file-width="350" data-file-height="299" /></a><figcaption>Bloody Lethwei hand wraps</figcaption></figure> <p><b>Permitted techniques</b> </p> <ul><li>Headbutts</li> <li>All punches</li> <li>All elbow strikes</li> <li>All knee strikes</li> <li>All kicks</li> <li>Extensive clinching</li> <li>Sweeps, throws and takedowns</li></ul> <p>The use of the feet, hands, knees, elbows and head is permitted. </p><p><b>Rounds</b> </p><p>Each bout can be booked as a 3, 4 or 5 round fight with 3 minutes per round and a 2-minute break in between rounds. Championship bouts are 5 round fights with 3 minutes per round and a 2-minute break between rounds. </p><p><b>Fighting attire</b> </p><p>The Burmese bareknuckle boxing rules prohibits the use of gloves. </p> <ul><li>The fighters must only wear tape, gauze and electrical tape on their hands and feet.</li> <li>The fighters shall wear only shorts, without a shirt or shoes.</li> <li>The fighters must wear a groin protector.</li> <li>The fighters must wear a <a href="/wiki/Mouthguard" title="Mouthguard">gum shield</a>.</li></ul> <p>The fighters are required to apply the wrapping in front of the fight officials, who will endorse the wraps. </p><p><b>Referee</b> </p><p>One referee oversees the fight. The referee has the power to: </p> <ul><li>End the fight if he considers one fighter to be significantly outclassed by his opponent.</li> <li>Stop the fight and refer to the doctor if a fighter is heavily wounded.</li> <li>Warn the fighters. He makes sure the fight proceeds fairly and in compliance with the rules.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Traditional_rules">Traditional rules</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lethwei&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Traditional rules"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The traditional rules, also known as <i>yoe yar</i> rules, which comes from the <a href="/wiki/Burmese_language" title="Burmese language">Burmese</a> <i>Myanma yoe yar Latway</i>, which means <i>Myanmar traditional boxing</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-Rules_58-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rules-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Traditional matches are still fought throughout Myanmar, especially during festivals or celebrations like <a href="/wiki/Thingyan" title="Thingyan">Thingyan</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-traditional_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-traditional-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Traditional Lethwei is notorious for not having a scoring system and for its controversial rule of <b>knock-out only to win</b>. </p><p>At the end of the match, in the eventuality that there is no knockout or stoppage, if the two fighters are still standing, even if one fighter dominated the fight, the match is declared a draw. Fighters can win by incapacitating their rivals in a few different ways. </p> <ul><li>A knock-out (<b>KO</b>) is when a fighter falls to the ground, leans unconscious or if a fighter is unable to stand up or defend themself for 20 seconds (10 counts with 1 count every 2 seconds).</li> <li>When 3 counts are performed in a single round, the fight is terminated and scored as knock-out (count limit) (<b>KO</b>).</li> <li>When 4 counts are performed during the entire duration of the fight, the match is terminated and scored as knock-out (count limit) (<b>KO</b>).</li> <li>A technical knock-out (<b>TKO</b>) is when a fighter forfeits, has an injury or is in a position that can damage or severely harm them if the fight continues. The ring doctor is consulted and makes the decision.<sup id="cite_ref-martialartsentertainment.com_59-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-martialartsentertainment.com-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p><b>Promotions that use traditional rules</b> </p> <ul><li>Most Lethwei promotions in Myanmar</li> <li>Annual Myanmar Lethwei World Championship</li> <li>Air KBZ Aung Lan Championship</li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Lethwei_Federation_Japan" title="International Lethwei Federation Japan">International Lethwei Federation Japan</a></li> <li>Challenge fights</li> <li>Flagship Tournaments</li> <li>Festivals & celebrations</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Special_time-out">Special time-out</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lethwei&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Special time-out"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>If a knockout or injury occurs, the fighter can take a special 2 minute time-out to recover. After the time-out the fighter can choose whether he wishes to continue the bout or not. Each fighter may only do so once during the fight.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The time-out cannot be used in the fifth round.</li> <li>The use of the time-out is considered as 1 count.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Golden_Belt">Golden Belt</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lethwei&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Golden Belt"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Lethwei_Golden_Belt" class="mw-redirect" title="Lethwei Golden Belt">Lethwei Golden Belt</a></div> <p>The traditional <i>Lethwei Golden Belt</i> is regarded as the highest and most prestigious award for Lethwei fighters.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-openweight_62-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-openweight-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Not to be confused with the annual <i>Golden Belt Championship</i>, composed mostly of younger rising talent and using the <a href="#Tournament_rules">tournament rules</a> point system.<sup id="cite_ref-MDN_26-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MDN-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Golden_belt_28-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Golden_belt-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>There is only one <i>Golden Belt</i> champion for each weight categories, with the openweight class champion being considered the strongest fighter in Myanmar.<sup id="cite_ref-:7_63-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:7-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The openweight Golden Belt champion is the equivalent of being pound-for-pound champion in the world of Lethwei.<sup id="cite_ref-shwe_sai_64-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-shwe_sai-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tournament_rules">Tournament rules</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lethwei&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Tournament rules"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1996, the <a href="/wiki/Myanmar_Traditional_Lethwei_Federation" class="mw-redirect" title="Myanmar Traditional Lethwei Federation">Myanmar Traditional Lethwei Federation</a> created the tournament ruleset for the inaugural Golden Belt Championship tournament.<sup id="cite_ref-Rules_58-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rules-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The two-minute injury timeout was removed and judges were added ringside to determine a winner in the event there was no knockout. This modified ruleset prevents the outcome of a draw and helped choose a winner to advance in the tournament. Myanmar's first international promotion, the <a href="/wiki/World_Lethwei_Championship" title="World Lethwei Championship">World Lethwei Championship</a>, opted for this ruleset in order to follow international safety regulations and have clear winners.<sup id="cite_ref-Golden_belt_28-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Golden_belt-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><b>Judging criteria</b> </p><p>The knockout is still highly desired under this ruleset, but in the event that a bout goes the distance, judges will present a decision. The 3 judges should score the bout based on: </p> <ul><li>aggression</li> <li>damage</li> <li>amount of blood drawn</li> <li>number of significant strikes per round</li></ul> <p>Fighters have a maximum of 3 knockdowns per round and 4 knockdowns in the entire fight before the fight is ruled a knockout. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Techniques">Techniques</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lethwei&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Techniques"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Aside from punches, kicks, elbows and knee attacks, Burmese fighters also make use of head-butts, raking knuckle strikes and take downs. </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lethwei-Elbow.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Spinning elbow strike"><img alt="Spinning elbow strike" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Lethwei-Elbow.jpg/100px-Lethwei-Elbow.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Lethwei-Elbow.jpg/150px-Lethwei-Elbow.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Lethwei-Elbow.jpg/200px-Lethwei-Elbow.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1652" data-file-height="1984" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Spinning elbow strike</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lethwei-Hight-kick.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Roundhouse kick"><img alt="Roundhouse kick" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Lethwei-Hight-kick.jpg/120px-Lethwei-Hight-kick.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Lethwei-Hight-kick.jpg/180px-Lethwei-Hight-kick.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Lethwei-Hight-kick.jpg/240px-Lethwei-Hight-kick.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2452" data-file-height="1848" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Roundhouse kick</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lethwei-Knee-Elbow.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Knee and elbow strike"><img alt="Knee and elbow strike" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Lethwei-Knee-Elbow.jpg/101px-Lethwei-Knee-Elbow.jpg" decoding="async" width="101" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Lethwei-Knee-Elbow.jpg/152px-Lethwei-Knee-Elbow.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Lethwei-Knee-Elbow.jpg/203px-Lethwei-Knee-Elbow.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1560" data-file-height="1848" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Knee and elbow strike</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lethwei-Knee-Hand.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Knee and punch"><img alt="Knee and punch" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Lethwei-Knee-Hand.jpg/92px-Lethwei-Knee-Hand.jpg" decoding="async" width="92" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Lethwei-Knee-Hand.jpg/138px-Lethwei-Knee-Hand.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Lethwei-Knee-Hand.jpg/184px-Lethwei-Knee-Hand.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1384" data-file-height="1800" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Knee and punch</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lethwei-Step-Elbow.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Jumping knee and elbow"><img alt="Jumping knee and elbow" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Lethwei-Step-Elbow.jpg/87px-Lethwei-Step-Elbow.jpg" decoding="async" width="87" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Lethwei-Step-Elbow.jpg/131px-Lethwei-Step-Elbow.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Lethwei-Step-Elbow.jpg/175px-Lethwei-Step-Elbow.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1796" data-file-height="2462" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Jumping knee and elbow</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:HookKick001.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Back hook kick"><img alt="Back hook kick" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/HookKick001.jpg/120px-HookKick001.jpg" decoding="async" width="92" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/HookKick001.jpg/250px-HookKick001.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="349" data-file-height="454" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Back hook kick</div> </li> </ul> <p><span class="anchor" id="Headbutt"></span> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Headbutt_(Gowl_Tite)"><span id="Headbutt_.28Gowl_Tite.29"></span>Headbutt (<i>Gowl Tite</i>)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lethwei&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Headbutt (Gowl Tite)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>English</th> <th>Burmese</th> <th><a href="/wiki/MLC_Transcription_System" title="MLC Transcription System">Romanization</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA" title="Help:IPA">IPA</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><b>Thrusting/Forward Headbutt</b></td> <td>ထိုးခေါင်းတိုက်</td> <td><i>Htoe Gowl Tite</i></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Upward Headbutt</b></td> <td>ခေါင်းပင့်တိုက်</td> <td><i>Gowl Pint Tite</i></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Side Headbutt</b></td> <td>ခေါင်းရိုက်</td> <td><i>Gowl yite</i></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Clinching Headbutt</b></td> <td>ချုပ်ခေါင်းရိုက်</td> <td><i>Choke Gowl Yite</i></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Flying/Diving Headbutt</b></td> <td>ခုန်ခေါင်းတိုက်</td> <td><i>Khnoe Gowl Tite</i></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Rushing Headbutt</b></td> <td>ခေါင်းဆောင့်တိုက်</td> <td><i>Gowl Sount Tite</i></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Downward Headbutt</b></td> <td>ခေါင်းစိုက်တိုက်</td> <td><i>Gowl Site Tite</i></td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><span class="anchor" id="Punching"></span> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Punching_(Let_Thee)"><span id="Punching_.28Let_Thee.29"></span>Punching (<i>Let Thee</i>)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lethwei&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Punching (Let Thee)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Lethwei_figths_in_Ye_city_Myanmar_2.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Lethwei_figths_in_Ye_city_Myanmar_2.png/330px-Lethwei_figths_in_Ye_city_Myanmar_2.png" decoding="async" width="300" height="224" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Lethwei_figths_in_Ye_city_Myanmar_2.png/500px-Lethwei_figths_in_Ye_city_Myanmar_2.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Lethwei_figths_in_Ye_city_Myanmar_2.png/600px-Lethwei_figths_in_Ye_city_Myanmar_2.png 2x" data-file-width="738" data-file-height="550" /></a><figcaption>Lethwei fighters landing a punch</figcaption></figure> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>English</th> <th>Burmese</th> <th><a href="/wiki/MLC_Transcription_System" title="MLC Transcription System">Romanization</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA" title="Help:IPA">IPA</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Jab" title="Jab">Jab</a></b></td> <td>ထောက်လက်သီး</td> <td><i>Htouk Let Thee</i></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Cross_(boxing)" title="Cross (boxing)">Cross</a></b></td> <td>ဖြောင့်လက်သီး</td> <td><i>Fyount Let Thee</i></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Uppercut" title="Uppercut">Uppercut</a></b></td> <td>ပင့်လက်သီး</td> <td><i>Pint Let Thee </i></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Hook_(boxing)" title="Hook (boxing)">Hook</a></b></td> <td>ဝိုက်လက်သီး</td> <td><i>Wide Let Thee</i></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Overhand_(boxing)" class="mw-redirect" title="Overhand (boxing)">Overhand (boxing)</a></b></td> <td>စိုက်လက်သီး</td> <td><i>Site Let Thee</i></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Backfist" class="mw-redirect" title="Backfist">Backfist</a></b></td> <td>တွက်လက်သီး</td> <td><i>Twet Let Thee</i></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Punch_(combat)#Basic_types" title="Punch (combat)">Spinning Backfist</a></b></td> <td>လက်ပြန်ရိုက်</td> <td><i>Let Pyan Yite</i></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Hammer_Fist" class="mw-redirect" title="Hammer Fist">Hammer fist</a></b></td> <td>ပင့်လက်သီး</td> <td><i>Pint Let Thee </i></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Superman_punch" title="Superman punch">Superman punch</a></b></td> <td>လက်သီးပျံ / ခုန်ထိုး လက်သီး</td> <td><i>Let Thee Pyan / Khone Htoe Let Thee</i></td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><span class="anchor" id="Elbow"></span> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Elbow_(Tel_Daung)"><span id="Elbow_.28Tel_Daung.29"></span>Elbow (<i>Tel Daung</i>)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lethwei&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Elbow (Tel Daung)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The elbow can be used in several ways as a striking weapon: horizontal, diagonal-upwards, diagonal-downwards, uppercut, downward, backward-spinning and flying. They can be used as either a finishing move or as a way to cut the opponent's eyebrow to draw blood. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>English</th> <th>Burmese</th> <th><a href="/wiki/MLC_Transcription_System" title="MLC Transcription System">Romanization</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA" title="Help:IPA">IPA</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><b>Horizontal Elbow</b></td> <td>ဝိုက်တံတောင်</td> <td><i>Wide Tel Daung</i></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Upward Elbow</b></td> <td>ပင့်တံတောင်</td> <td><i>Pint Tel Daung</i></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Downward Elbow</b></td> <td>ထောင်းတံတောင်</td> <td><i>Htoung Tel Daung</i></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Jumping Downward Elbow</b></td> <td>တံတောင် ခုန်ထောင်း</td> <td><i>Tel Daung Khone Htoung</i></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Elbow Thrust</b></td> <td>ထိုးတံတောင်</td> <td><i>Htoe Tel Daung</i></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Reverse Horizontal Elbow</b></td> <td>တွက်တံတောင်</td> <td><i>Twet Tel Daung</i></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Flying Elbow</b></td> <td>တံတောင်ပျံ</td> <td><i>Tel Daung Pyan</i></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Spinning Elbow</b></td> <td>ပတ်တံတောင် / ခါးလှည့်တံတောင်</td> <td><i>Pat Tel Daung / Khar Hlet Tel Daung</i></td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Elbows can be used to great effect as blocks or defenses against, for example, spring knees, side body knees, body kicks or punches. When well connected, an elbow strike can cause serious damage to the opponent, including cuts or even a knockout. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Kicking_(Kan)"><span id="Kicking_.28Kan.29"></span>Kicking (<i>Kan</i>)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lethwei&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Kicking (Kan)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>English</th> <th>Burmese</th> <th><a href="/wiki/MLC_Transcription_System" title="MLC Transcription System">Romanization</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA" title="Help:IPA">IPA</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Roundhouse_Kick" class="mw-redirect" title="Roundhouse Kick">Roundhouse Kick</a></b></td> <td>ခြေဝိုက်ကန် / ဝိုက်ခတ်</td> <td><i>Chay Wide Kan / Wide Khat</i></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Kicking#Back_kick" class="mw-redirect" title="Kicking">Spinning back Kick</a></b></td> <td>နောက်ပေါက်ကန်</td> <td><i>Nout Pouk Kan</i></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Outside low kick</b></td> <td>အပြင်ခတ်</td> <td><i>Al Pyin Khat</i></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Inside low kick</b></td> <td>အတွင်းခတ်</td> <td><i> Al Twin Khat</i></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Hook kick</b></td> <td>ချိတ်ကန်</td> <td><i>Chate Kan</i></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Side kick</b></td> <td>ခြေစောင်းကန်</td> <td><i>Chay zoung Kan</i></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Axe Kick</b></td> <td>ခုတ်ကန် / ပုဆိန်ပေါက်ကန်</td> <td><i>Khote Kan / Pal Sain Pouk Kan</i></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Kicking#Flying_kicks" class="mw-redirect" title="Kicking">Jump round Kick</a></b></td> <td>ခုန်ဝိုက်ခတ်</td> <td><i>Khone Wide Kan</i></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Step-Up Kick</b></td> <td>ပေါင်နင်းကန်</td> <td><i>Pound Nin Kan</i></td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Knee_(Doo)"><span id="Knee_.28Doo.29"></span>Knee (<i>Doo</i>)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lethwei&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Knee (Doo)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>English</th> <th>Burmese</th> <th><a href="/wiki/MLC_Transcription_System" title="MLC Transcription System">Romanization</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA" title="Help:IPA">IPA</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Knee_(strike)#Straight" title="Knee (strike)">Straight Knee Strike</a></b></td> <td>တဲ့ထိုးဒူး</td> <td><i>Delt Htoe Doo</i></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Spear Knee</b></td> <td>လှံစိုက်ဒူ</td> <td><i>Hlan Site Doo</i></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Curved_knee" class="mw-redirect" title="Curved knee">Side Knee Strike</a></b></td> <td>ဝိုက်ဒူး</td> <td><i>Wide Doo</i></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Upward Knee</b></td> <td>ပင့်ဒူး</td> <td><i>Pint Doo</i></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Downward Knee</b></td> <td>ခုတ်ဒူး</td> <td><i>Khote Doo</i></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Knee Slap</b></td> <td>ရိုက်ဒူး</td> <td><i>Yite Doo</i></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Double Flying Knee / Elephant Tusks flying Knee</b></td> <td>စုံဒူးပျံ / ဆင်စွယ်ဒူးပျံ</td> <td><i> Sone Doo Pyan / Sin Swal Doo Pyan</i></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Flying_knee" class="mw-redirect" title="Flying knee">Jumping Knee</a></b></td> <td>ခုန်ဒူး</td> <td><i>Khone Doo</i></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Step-Up Knee Strike</b></td> <td>ပေါင်နင်းဒူး</td> <td><i>Pound Nin Doo</i></td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Foot-thrust">Foot-thrust</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lethwei&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Foot-thrust"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The foot-thrust is one of the techniques in Lethwei. It is used as a defensive technique to control distance or block attacks and as a way to set up attack. Foot-thrusts should be thrown quickly but with enough force to knock an opponent off balance. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>English</th> <th>Burmese</th> <th><a href="/wiki/MLC_Transcription_System" title="MLC Transcription System">Romanization</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA" title="Help:IPA">IPA</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Front_kick" title="Front kick">Push Kick</a></b></td> <td>နင်းခြေ / တားခြေ</td> <td><i>Nin Chay / Tar Chay</i></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Toe Push Kick</b></td> <td>ခြေဦးထိုးကန်</td> <td><i>Chay Oo Htoe Kan</i></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Jumping Push Kick</b></td> <td>ခုန်ဆောင့်ကန်</td> <td><i>Khone Sount Kan</i></td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Note - The <a href="/wiki/Myanmar_English" title="Myanmar English">Myanglish</a> spelling and phonetics based spelling are two different things. The words used are phonetics based words which are more friendly and easy to pronounce for non-Myanmar speaking people. The phonetics wording is provided by Liger Paing from <a href="/wiki/Bando" title="Bando">United Myanmar Bando Nation</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Weight_classes">Weight classes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lethwei&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Weight classes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Weight class name </th> <th colspan="3">Upper limit </th> <th rowspan="2">Gender </th></tr> <tr> <th>in <a href="/wiki/Pound_(mass)" title="Pound (mass)">pounds</a> (lb) </th> <th>in <a href="/wiki/Kilogram" title="Kilogram">kilograms</a> (kg) </th> <th>in <a href="/wiki/Stone_(unit)" title="Stone (unit)">stone</a> (st) </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Light_flyweight" title="Light flyweight">Light flyweight</a> </td> <td>105</td> <td>48</td> <td>7.6</td> <td>Female </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Flyweight" title="Flyweight">Flyweight</a> </td> <td>112</td> <td>51</td> <td>8</td> <td>Male / female </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Bantamweight" title="Bantamweight">Bantamweight</a> </td> <td>119</td> <td>54</td> <td>8.5</td> <td>Male / female </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Featherweight" title="Featherweight">Featherweight</a> </td> <td>126</td> <td>57</td> <td>9</td> <td>Male / female </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Lightweight" title="Lightweight">Lightweight</a> </td> <td>132</td> <td>60</td> <td>9.5</td> <td>Male / female </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Light_welterweight" title="Light welterweight">Light welterweight</a> </td> <td>140</td> <td>63.5</td> <td>10</td> <td>Male / female </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Welterweight" title="Welterweight">Welterweight</a> </td> <td>148</td> <td>67</td> <td>10.5</td> <td>Male </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Light_middleweight" title="Light middleweight">Light middleweight</a> </td> <td>157</td> <td>71</td> <td>11.1</td> <td>Male </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Middleweight" title="Middleweight">Middleweight</a> </td> <td>165</td> <td>75</td> <td>11.8</td> <td>Male </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Super_middleweight" title="Super middleweight">Super middleweight</a> </td> <td>174</td> <td>79</td> <td>12.4</td> <td>Male </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Cruiserweight_(MMA)" title="Cruiserweight (MMA)">Cruiserweight</a> </td> <td>183</td> <td>83</td> <td>13</td> <td>Male </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_practitioners">Notable practitioners</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lethwei&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Notable practitioners"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For practitioners of Lethwei, see <a href="/wiki/List_of_Lethwei_fighters" title="List of Lethwei fighters">List of Lethwei fighters</a>.</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col 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THE RING AT WLC: KING OF NINE LIMBS"</a>. Asia Persuasian MMA. 22 June 2019.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=SONS+OF+LETHWEI+LEGENDS+TO+MEET+IN+THE+RING+AT+WLC%3A+KING+OF+NINE+LIMBS&rft.pub=Asia+Persuasian+MMA&rft.date=2019-06-22&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fapmma.net%2Fsons-of-lethwei-legends-to-meet-in-the-ring-at-wlc-king-of-nine-limbs&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ALethwei" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lethwei&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Further reading"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Maung Gyi, <i>Burmese bando boxing, Ed. R.Maxwell</i>, Baltimore, 1978</li> <li>Zoran Rebac, <i>Traditional Burmese boxing</i>, Ed. 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href="/wiki/Indonesian_martial_arts" title="Indonesian martial arts">Indonesia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italian_martial_arts" title="Italian martial arts">Italian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Irish_martial_arts" title="Irish martial arts">Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japanese_martial_arts" title="Japanese martial arts">Japan</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Okinawan_martial_arts" title="Okinawan martial arts">Okinawa</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Korean_martial_arts" title="Korean martial arts">Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mainland_Southeast_Asia_martial_arts" title="Mainland Southeast Asia martial arts">Mainland Southeast Asia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Filipino_martial_arts" title="Filipino martial arts">Philippines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Russian_martial_arts" title="Russian martial arts">Russia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vietnamese_martial_arts" title="Vietnamese martial arts">Vietnam</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Hand-to-hand_combat" title="Hand-to-hand combat">Unarmed <br />techniques</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Arm strikes <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chokehold" title="Chokehold">Chokehold</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Punch_(combat)" title="Punch (combat)">Punch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elbow_(strike)" title="Elbow (strike)">Elbow strike</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clinch_fighting" title="Clinch fighting">Clinch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ground_fighting" title="Ground fighting">Ground</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Headbutt" title="Headbutt">Headbutt</a></li></ul></li> <li>Leg strikes <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Footwork_(martial_arts)" title="Footwork (martial arts)">Footwork</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kick" title="Kick">Kick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flying_kick" title="Flying kick">Flying</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Knee_(strike)" title="Knee (strike)">Knee strike</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stomp_(strike)" title="Stomp (strike)">Stomp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grappling" title="Grappling">Grappling</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Grappling_hold" title="Grappling hold">Hold</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joint_lock" title="Joint lock">Joint lock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sweep_(martial_arts)" title="Sweep (martial arts)">Sweep</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Takedown_(grappling)" title="Takedown (grappling)">Takedown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Throw_(grappling)" title="Throw (grappling)">Throw</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stand-up_fighting" title="Stand-up fighting">Stand-up</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_martial_arts_weapons" title="List of martial arts weapons">Weapons</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Duel" title="Duel">Duel</a></li> <li>Melee weapons <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Knife_fight" title="Knife fight">Knife fighting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stick-fighting" title="Stick-fighting">Stick-fighting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swordsmanship" title="Swordsmanship">Swordsmanship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Archery" title="Archery">Archery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shooting" title="Shooting">Shooting</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Training" title="Training">Training</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kata" title="Kata">Kata</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boxing_glove" title="Boxing glove">Boxing glove</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_practice_weapons" title="List of practice weapons">Practice weapon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Punching_bag" title="Punching bag">Punching bag</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pushing_hands" title="Pushing hands">Pushing hands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randori" title="Randori">Randori</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sparring" title="Sparring">Sparring</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Grappling" title="Grappling">Grappling</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Barr%C3%B3g" title="Barróg">Barróg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brazilian_jiu-jitsu" title="Brazilian jiu-jitsu">Brazilian jiu-jitsu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Judo" title="Judo">Judo</a> (<a href="/wiki/Para_judo" title="Para judo">Para judo</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jujutsu" title="Jujutsu">Jujutsu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luta_Livre" title="Luta Livre">Luta Livre esportiva</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malla-yuddha" title="Malla-yuddha">Malla-yuddha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pehlwani" title="Pehlwani">Pehlwani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sambo_(martial_art)" title="Sambo (martial art)">Sambo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shuai_jiao" title="Shuai jiao">Shuai jiao</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sumo" title="Sumo">Sumo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wrestling" title="Wrestling">Wrestling</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Catch_wrestling" title="Catch wrestling">catch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cornish_wrestling" title="Cornish wrestling">Cornish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Folk_wrestling" title="Folk wrestling">folk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Freestyle_wrestling" title="Freestyle wrestling">freestyle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greco-Roman_wrestling" title="Greco-Roman wrestling">Greco-Roman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mongolian_wrestling" title="Mongolian wrestling">Mongolian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oil_wrestling" title="Oil wrestling">oil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shoot_wrestling" title="Shoot wrestling">shoot</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Strike_(attack)" title="Strike (attack)">Striking</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bando" title="Bando">Bando</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boxing" title="Boxing">Boxing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Capoeira" title="Capoeira">Capoeira</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chess_boxing" title="Chess boxing">Chess boxing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Choi_Kwang_Do" title="Choi Kwang Do">Choi Kwang Do</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dambe" title="Dambe">Dambe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karate" title="Karate">Karate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kickboxing" title="Kickboxing">Kickboxing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kun_Khmer" title="Kun Khmer">Kun Khmer</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Lethwei</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muay_Thai" title="Muay Thai">Muay Thai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Praying_Mantis" title="Northern Praying Mantis">Northern Praying Mantis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Russian_boxing" title="Russian boxing">Russian boxing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sanda_(sport)" title="Sanda (sport)">Sanda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shaolin_kung_fu" title="Shaolin kung fu">Shaolin kung fu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shoot_boxing" title="Shoot boxing">Shoot boxing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Savate" title="Savate">Savate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taekwondo" title="Taekwondo">Taekwondo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tang_Soo_Do" title="Tang Soo Do">Tang Soo Do</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tien_Shan_Pai" title="Tien Shan Pai">Tien Shan Pai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vovinam" title="Vovinam">Vovinam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wudangquan" title="Wudangquan">Wudangquan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoshukai_Karate" title="Yoshukai Karate">Yoshukai Karate</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Qi" title="Qi">Internal</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aikido" title="Aikido">Aikido</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dait%C5%8D-ry%C5%AB_Aiki-j%C5%ABjutsu" title="Daitō-ryū Aiki-jūjutsu">Daitō-ryū Aiki-jūjutsu</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Baguazhang" title="Baguazhang">Baguazhang</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tai_chi" title="Tai chi">Tai chi</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Xingyiquan" title="Xingyiquan">Xingyiquan</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Contact_sport#Full-contact" title="Contact sport">Full contact</a> /<br /> <a href="/wiki/Combat_sport" title="Combat sport">combat sports</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Professional_boxing" title="Professional boxing">Professional boxing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kickboxing" title="Kickboxing">Kickboxing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Full_contact_karate" title="Full contact karate">Full contact karate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mixed_martial_arts" title="Mixed martial arts">Mixed martial arts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pankration" title="Pankration">Pankration</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shootfighting" title="Shootfighting">Shootfighting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Submission_wrestling" title="Submission wrestling">Submission wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vale_Tudo" title="Vale Tudo">Vale Tudo</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Self-defense" title="Self-defense">Self-defense</a> /<br /> <a href="/wiki/Combatives" title="Combatives">combatives</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Arnis" title="Arnis">Arnis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bartitsu" title="Bartitsu">Bartitsu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hapkido" title="Hapkido">Hapkido</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kajukenbo" title="Kajukenbo">Kajukenbo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jieitaikakut%C5%8Djutsu" title="Jieitaikakutōjutsu">Jieitaikakutōjutsu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krav_Maga" title="Krav Maga">Krav Maga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marine_Corps_Martial_Arts_Program" title="Marine Corps Martial Arts Program">MCMAP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pencak_silat" title="Pencak silat">Pencak silat</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pencak_Silat_Harimau" title="Pencak Silat Harimau">Pencak Silat Harimau</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suffrajitsu" title="Suffrajitsu">Suffrajitsu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Systema" title="Systema">Systema</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taekkyon" title="Taekkyon">Taekkyon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/To-Shin_Do" title="To-Shin Do">To-Shin Do</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wing_Chun" title="Wing Chun">Wing Chun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Silat_Melayu" title="Silat Melayu">Silat Melayu</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Eclecticism#Martial_arts" title="Eclecticism">Eclectic</a> / <a href="/wiki/Hybrid_martial_arts" title="Hybrid martial arts">hybrids</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/American_Kenpo" title="American Kenpo">American Kenpo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Angampora" title="Angampora">Angampora</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chun_Kuk_Do" class="mw-redirect" title="Chun Kuk Do">Chun Kuk Do</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hokutoryu_Ju-Jutsu" title="Hokutoryu Ju-Jutsu">Hokutoryu Ju-Jutsu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeet_Kune_Do" title="Jeet Kune Do">Jeet Kune Do</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shooto" title="Shooto">Shooto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shorinji_Kempo" title="Shorinji Kempo">Shorinji Kempo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Unifight" title="Unifight">Unifight</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qwan_Ki_Do" title="Qwan Ki Do">Qwan Ki Do</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Battlefield" title="Battlefield">Battlefield</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Banshay" title="Banshay">Banshay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bokator" title="Bokator">Bokator</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Historical_European_martial_arts" title="Historical European martial arts">Historical European martial arts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Huiyen_Lallong" title="Huiyen Lallong">Huiyen Lallong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jujutsu" title="Jujutsu">Jujutsu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalaripayattu" title="Kalaripayattu">Kalaripayattu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krabi%E2%80%93krabong" title="Krabi–krabong">Krabi–krabong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krav_Maga" title="Krav Maga">Krav Maga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mardani_khel" title="Mardani khel">Mardani khel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marine_Corps_Martial_Arts_Program" title="Marine Corps Martial Arts Program">Marine Corps Martial Arts Program</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pencak_Silat_Harimau" title="Pencak Silat Harimau">Pencak Silat Harimau</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Entertainment</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fighting_game" title="Fighting game">Fighting game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martial_arts_film" title="Martial arts film">Martial arts film</a> (<a href="/wiki/Samurai_cinema" title="Samurai cinema">Chanbara</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling" title="Professional wrestling">Professional wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stage_combat" title="Stage combat">Stage combat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tricking_(martial_arts)" title="Tricking (martial arts)">Tricking</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wuxia" title="Wuxia">Wuxia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="International_games468" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">International games</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Martial arts at the <br /><a href="/wiki/Olympic_sports" title="Olympic sports">Summer Olympics</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Boxing_at_the_Summer_Olympics" title="Boxing at the Summer Olympics">Boxing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fencing_at_the_Summer_Olympics" title="Fencing at the Summer Olympics">Fencing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Judo_at_the_Summer_Olympics" title="Judo at the Summer Olympics">Judo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karate_at_the_Summer_Olympics" class="mw-redirect" title="Karate at the Summer Olympics">Karate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taekwondo_at_the_Summer_Olympics" title="Taekwondo at the Summer Olympics">Taekwondo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wrestling_at_the_Summer_Olympics" title="Wrestling at the Summer Olympics">Wrestling</a> (<a href="/wiki/Freestyle_wrestling" title="Freestyle wrestling">freestyle</a>, <a href="/wiki/Greco-Roman_wrestling" title="Greco-Roman wrestling">Greco-Roman</a>)</li> <li>Demonstration sports <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Budo_at_the_1964_Summer_Olympics" title="Budo at the 1964 Summer Olympics">Budō</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Olympic_dueling" class="mw-redirect" title="Olympic dueling">Pistol dueling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glima_at_the_1912_Summer_Olympics" class="mw-redirect" title="Glima at the 1912 Summer Olympics">Glima</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Savate_at_the_1924_Summer_Olympics" title="Savate at the 1924 Summer Olympics">Savate</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Martial arts at the <br /><a href="/wiki/World_Games_sports" title="World Games sports">World Games</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ju-jitsu_at_the_World_Games" title="Ju-jitsu at the World Games">Ju-jitsu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karate_at_the_World_Games" title="Karate at the World Games">Karate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kickboxing" title="Kickboxing">Kickboxing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muay_Thai" title="Muay Thai">Muay Thai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sumo_at_the_World_Games" title="Sumo at the World Games">Sumo</a></li> <li>Former official sports <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sambo_at_the_World_Games" title="Sambo at the World Games">Sambo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taekwondo" title="Taekwondo">Taekwondo</a></li></ul></li> <li>Invitational sports <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aikido" title="Aikido">Aikido</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wushu_(sport)" title="Wushu (sport)">Wushu</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Martial arts at the <br /><a href="/wiki/Pan_American_Games" title="Pan American Games">Pan American Games</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Boxing" title="Boxing">Boxing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fencing" title="Fencing">Fencing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Judo" title="Judo">Judo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karate" title="Karate">Karate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taekwondo" title="Taekwondo">Taekwondo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wrestling" title="Wrestling">Wrestling</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Martial arts at the <br /><a href="/wiki/Asian_Games" title="Asian Games">Asian Games</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Boxing" title="Boxing">Boxing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Judo" title="Judo">Judo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jujutsu" title="Jujutsu">Jujutsu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karate" title="Karate">Karate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taekwondo" title="Taekwondo">Taekwondo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wrestling" title="Wrestling">Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wushu_(sport)" title="Wushu (sport)">Wushu</a></li> <li>2018 Only <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kurash" title="Kurash">Kurash</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pencak_silat" title="Pencak silat">Pencak silat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sambo_(martial_art)" title="Sambo (martial art)">Sambo</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Martial arts at the <br /><a href="/wiki/African_Games" title="African Games">African Games</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Boxing" title="Boxing">Boxing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fencing" title="Fencing">Fencing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Judo" title="Judo">Judo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karate" title="Karate">Karate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taekwondo" title="Taekwondo">Taekwondo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wrestling" title="Wrestling">Wrestling</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Martial arts at the <br /><a href="/wiki/European_Games" title="European Games">European Games</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Boxing" title="Boxing">Boxing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fencing" title="Fencing">Fencing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Judo" title="Judo">Judo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karate" title="Karate">Karate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muay_Thai" title="Muay Thai">Muaythai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sambo_(martial_art)" title="Sambo (martial art)">Sambo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taekwondo" title="Taekwondo">Taekwondo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wrestling" title="Wrestling">Wrestling</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Symbol_portal_class.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Portal"><img alt="" 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