Here's The TRUTH About KUN KHMER
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In this video, you'll discover how an ancient battlefield combat system evolved into a modern sport. How it survived a genocide that killed 21% of Cambodia's population, and is now making waves in international fighting circles. You'll see why Kun Khmer fighters are feared for their devastating elbows. Why Thailand recently boycotted an entire international competition over this martial art. And why some consider it the original ancestor of all Southeast Asian fighting styles.
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In 1920's #cambodia fighters would wrap their hands in rope, coat them with crushed glass, and battle to the death in dirt pits. These weren't underground fight clubs, this was #kunkhmer Cambodia's national #sport. So many #kunkhmerfighter died that the French government had to step in and create rules just to keep people alive. But that's not even the craziest part. By 1975, an entire regime would try to hunt down and kill every single master of this #martialart and they almost succeeded. But what happened next would shock the #martialarts world.
Imagine an empire so powerful that its #warriors carved their #combatsports techniques into the walls of the largest religious monument ever built. This was the Khmer Empire immortalizing their deadly fighting system in stone. The year was 802 AD, and they were documenting something that would survive for over a thousand years. This is the entire #history of kun khmer.
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There have never been any recorded fights similar to Muay Thai in Cambodia's past, only dance-like fights. Bo Ka Tor or Kun Khmer, which was born after the movie Ong Bak, starring Tony Ja.
Here's The TRUTH About KUN KHMER
Fight Legends Unleashed
11,568 views
In this video, you'll discover how an ancient battlefield combat system evolved into a modern sport. How it survived a genocide that killed 21% of Cambodia's population, and is now making waves in international fighting circles. You'll see why Kun Khmer fighters are feared for their devastating elbows. Why Thailand recently boycotted an entire international competition over this martial art. And why some consider it the original ancestor of all Southeast Asian fighting styles.
🔔 Subscribe now with all notifications on for more (ZOEKWOORD, ZOEKWOORD and ZOEKWOORD)
In 1920's #cambodia fighters would wrap their hands in rope, coat them with crushed glass, and battle to the death in dirt pits. These weren't underground fight clubs, this was #kunkhmer Cambodia's national #sport. So many #kunkhmerfighter died that the French government had to step in and create rules just to keep people alive. But that's not even the craziest part. By 1975, an entire regime would try to hunt down and kill every single master of this #martialart and they almost succeeded. But what happened next would shock the #martialarts world.
Imagine an empire so powerful that its #warriors carved their #combatsports techniques into the walls of the largest religious monument ever built. This was the Khmer Empire immortalizing their deadly fighting system in stone. The year was 802 AD, and they were documenting something that would survive for over a thousand years. This is the entire #history of kun khmer.
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About Fight Legends Unleashed
🎥 Videos about mixed martial arts, fight analysis and combat sports highlights
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Watch More from Fight Legends Unleashed
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