Friday, 04 May 2012
By Sok Khemara,
VOA Khmer | Washington, DC
Photo: Courtesy of Srab Sroeuy
The school currently has around 50 students, including whites, hispanics and Cambodian-Americans.
“We want to show that we are leading in martial arts, too, in Southeast Asia.”
Cambodian-Americans in Tacoma, Washington, have started a traditional Cambodian kickboxing school.
Srab Sroeuy, who founded South Sound Martial Arts, told VOA Khmer he wants to showcase a traditional fighting style he learned from his grandfather.
“I want to tell other countries that Cambodians also have martial arts,” he said. “In the near future, I hope we’ll have boxers from Cambodia to help us and compete here at my place.”
His trainer, Seng Bunsang, said the school can provide training for international boxing. “We are proud to have it,” he said. “We want to show that we are leading in martial arts, too, in Southeast Asia.”
Students can be of any nationality, age or gender, he added. The school currently has around 50 students, including whites, hispanics and Cambodian-Americans.
Boa Thangkeo, a middle school teacher who has instructed boxing for 20 years, said a diligent student can be ready for the ring after about six months of intense training.
“To be a strong boxer, I would like to say, takes patience and endurance and a tolerance for pain,” Seng Bunsang said. “Even if you practice for 10 or 20 years, you can’t [necessarily] defeat your opponent.”
Srab Sroeuy, who founded South Sound Martial Arts, told VOA Khmer he wants to showcase a traditional fighting style he learned from his grandfather.
“I want to tell other countries that Cambodians also have martial arts,” he said. “In the near future, I hope we’ll have boxers from Cambodia to help us and compete here at my place.”
His trainer, Seng Bunsang, said the school can provide training for international boxing. “We are proud to have it,” he said. “We want to show that we are leading in martial arts, too, in Southeast Asia.”
Students can be of any nationality, age or gender, he added. The school currently has around 50 students, including whites, hispanics and Cambodian-Americans.
Boa Thangkeo, a middle school teacher who has instructed boxing for 20 years, said a diligent student can be ready for the ring after about six months of intense training.
“To be a strong boxer, I would like to say, takes patience and endurance and a tolerance for pain,” Seng Bunsang said. “Even if you practice for 10 or 20 years, you can’t [necessarily] defeat your opponent.”
7 comments:
No! you are not represent Khmer, you are cheating in order to promote your own business, look at the shirt lebelled MuayThai instead of bokator.
Muay Thai.You Are kidding me or the original name was kickboxing and later you claimed Muay Thai. Same on you civilized country you claiming.
Yes, it is sad that this guy who claimed to promote Khmer martial arts is actually promote Thai martial arts- the Muay Thai. Khmer martial arts the the Labokator (bokator) or the Kun Khmer. It is a shame really that Khmers promoting Thai martial arts and not Khmer martial arts. Muay Thai the Muay Thai was actually a copy of the Khmer martial arts- the Labokator and the Kun Khmer.
why muythai you dickhead? khmer coummunity leaders should do somthing here.or sue them.
Don't play game with the Khmer.
If you are Khmer or Khmer Surin, you should have more courage to say Kbach Kun Khmer.
Are you crazy or what? You’re not smart enough to think twice, because of the money and proud to be Khmer when you see the big picture of Angkor Wat that appeared behind you and forgot the trick of Mauy Thai paid you to wear this kind of T-shirt. You’re living in the USA should be smarter than me to see things like this.
Kampong Cham
I think the word Muay Thai was stole from Khmer.
Muay = 1 , Thai = dai (hand)=> muaydai or onehand or punch one hand.
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