Bokator

 

Bokator
ល្បុក្កតោ

Duoro kɔre:Bokator demonstration.jpg Bokator demonstration
Also known as	Kun L'Bokator
Focus	Striking, ground fighting,[1] stick fighting, sword fighting, battlefield
Hardness	Full-contact
Country of origin	Cambodia
Famous practitioners	San Kim Sean (Grandmaster)
Parenthood	Various ancient medieval martial arts used by the Khmer military

  

Bokator

tradition

Aŋa yitaalombile	martial art
Country of origin	Cambodia
Intangible cultural heritage status	Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Described at URL	https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/kun-lbokator-traditional-martial-arts-in-cambodia-01868, https://ich.unesco.org/fr/RL/le-kun-lbokator-un-art-martial-traditionnel-au-cambodge-01868, https://ich.unesco.org/es/RL/el-kun-lbokator-un-arte-marcial-tradicional-en-camboya-01868

Bokator (Khmer: ល្បុក្កតោ) e la a Cambodian battlefield bomaale boma koroo ka a Khmer military koroo deme da taa. O waa la a zɔɔ zɔɔ yeli koroo kaŋa naŋ be a donɛɛ poɔ.^[2]

Noɔre yelibo poɔŋ, yɛlɛ yeli ka a bokator (bee saŋkoŋkoroo zaa saŋa) da waa la feeŋ kyibe a yuon kyɛlee Zɔɔzɔɔ deɛne ko a Ancient Cambodian sogyɛre kyɛ ka a Angkor meŋ wa. Ziiri bee sigesige noba yaga zie naŋ maŋ taa la ka a bokator waa la Khmer/Cambodian martial arts bomaalaa zaa, kyɛ yelimeŋa poɔŋ eŋ o maŋ areko la staale yeni kaŋa.^[3]

Lɛ na a staale naŋ maŋ iri

Bokator Zɔɔzɔɔ waa la Nuuri Zɔɔzɔɔ deɛne, nuuri la ba maŋ de ŋmeɛrɛ taaba aneŋ Zɔɔzɔɔ boma teeha. Bokator zɔɔre poɔ a zɔɔzɔɔreba maŋ de la ba kpamkpangolo aneŋ ba donkue ŋmeɛrɛ neŋ, verebo feeŋ lɛ, sagekuubo ko fo tɔ aneŋ teŋe zɔɔre. A Zɔɔzɔɔ boma mine ba naŋ maŋ de zɔɔra a bokator Zɔɔzɔɔ deɛne poɔ la ama mine laŋkpara daa, dagere, sukopŋ aneŋ lotus stick(20 cm long wooden weapon).^[4][5][6]

This is a bronze statue of Hanuman kicking by the Khmer Empire. The Hindu god Hanuman was idolized by the Hindu Khmer Empire and served as inspiration for many Khmer martial arts techniques. The Hindu god Hanuman was a great fighter like the Roman god Hercules.

Duoro kɔre:Bokator fighters.jpg

Bokator fighters

Dabaŋkoroŋ

Duoro kɔre:Bokator Fighters.jpg

Athletes practicing Bokator

Pampana yɛlɛ

An ancient Khmer warrior using a thrust kick on Rahu in a bas-relief from the Banteay Chhmar temple.

Bokator fight in 1920

The long staff/(dambong veng) and short staff(s)/(dambong clei) are the most common weapons used in Bokator and Cambodian martial arts.

O naŋ be yipɔge mine poɔ

Enfuomo daga

Leɛ kaa kyɛ meŋ

• Indian martial arts
• Kbachkun boraan
• Khmer Traditional Wrestling
• Muay Boran
• Kun Khmer
• Silat Minangkabau
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesian_martial_arts
• Filipino martial arts
• Angampora

Baŋ ka

Sommo yizie

Yeŋe linkiri

• Bokator Khmer: The Ancient Form of Cambodian Martial Arts
• http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/200610067047/National-news/from-battlefield-to-sport-arena-the-rebirth-of-bokator.html
• Martial Arts Odyssey: Bokator: The Khmer Martial Art (Parts 1 and 2)

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2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bokator#cite_note-3
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bokator#cite_note-Nicketal._2010-4
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bokator#cite_note-5
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bokator#cite_note-6
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bokator#cite_note-7