Good job Lao boxers. Keep practicing and prove to neighboring country that your laugh is louder even though we have been call an undevelope country but can defeated the so call civilized country..
Ancient Art of the Laotian people. --have started an art form of combat. --"Mouay Lai Lao" a form of very strong boxing style. --also a form of boxing that shows the boxer's artful body stance. --"Mouay Lai Lao" started from ancient boxing style "Mouay Tunk" which is also called "Muay Sieua Lark Hang" Tiger dragging tail and has been passed down from generation to generation by exhibitions at various festivals such as Rocket Festival "Boun Bunk Fai". --The boxer is usually a direct practitioner of the art of "Muay Sieua Lark Hang" or "Mouay Lai Lao" --exhibiting this martial arts fluid and graceful movements, but each movement is performed with strength designed to take down or dispose of the opponent. --It has many "death techniques" such as "Harng Sieu Sabat" Tiger's Death Tail. --Currently sportsmen and "Muay Lai Lao" instructors have promoted and improved the style's artfulness and fuidity. --but for the combatants "Muay Lai Lao" remains a style that's deadly and should not be taken lightly. --from "Mouay Lai Lao" a story by a Lao reporter
le fondateur du MUAY LAO moderne.pendant plusieurs décennies la boxe Laotienne sest éteint mais depuis le début des années 90 elle revit et ce grâce à un homme, le grand maître de MUAY LAI LAO, SINGKHAM PONGPASITH fondateur du renouveau de cet art de combat cousin très proche du muay thaïlandais. aujourdhui le muay Lao se porte à merveille, il existe le championnat national supporter par de grosses sociétés et un public fin connaisseur, la télévision laotienne retransmet les combats en direct du SOKXAY RING de Vientiane. Mais le grand maître a dut sinvestir de toute son âme pour que le muay Lao renaisse de ses cendres, il a fallut fédérer larmée, la police, les médias, organiser des colloques et des séminaires à travers ce magnifique pays rude et difficile. Maître SINGKHAM a été un grand boxeur au début des années 50, il sest classé dans le top-ten des meilleurs combattants de Thaïlande, mais au fond de lui-même il sent quil va chercher ailleurs ce qui existe chez lui, cest alors quil décide de retourner au Laos et de monter son propre camps dans les montagnes. à la fin des années 80, les communistes au pouvoir ont commencer à être plus souple envers son peuple et cest à partir de ce moment que maître SINGKHAM à popularisé sont art en insistant sur le fait que le muay Lao fait parti du patrimoine national Laotien et quil faut le défendre et le mettre en valeur auprès de la nouvelle génération. aujourdhui les nak muay thaïlandais et cambodgiens sont invités à boxer à Vientiane dans un cadre de partenariat et damitié.disparut à l'âge de 82 ans en 2002, SINGKHAM PONGPASITH a réussi à redonner un nouveau souffle et un sens important à cette discipline plusieurs fois centenaire. Chaque année pour commémorer la disparition du grand maître, une grande compétition nationale est organisé pour remercier cet homme, fort, dur et passionné que fut SINGKHAM PONGPASITH.
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Hi (KPL) The Muay Lao Federation last week has signed an agreement with the Lao Brewery Company (LBC), which company supported the federation’s preparations for the 25th SEA Games 2009 in Vientiane. The signing ceremony was attended by Vice President of the Lao National Sports Committee, Mr Somphou Phongsa, who is also a member of the 25th SEA Games Organising Committee and the representative from LBC as well as the officials of both sides. LBC has agreed to provide more than 41.5 million kip (US$5,000) to help the federation prepare athletes for the games, which will take place in Vientiane from 9-18 December. Mr Somphou, on behalf of the committee and federation, thanked LBC for supporting the Muay Lao team and other sports federations. “The Muay Lao team is a major medal contender for the games and the federation and athletes will work hard towards success,” he said. LBC recently signed agreements to provide sporting equipment to the taekwondo, petanque and football federations for their preparations for the games. LBC is an official partner of the 25th SEA Games, providing more than 12 billion kip in sponsorship. Tonight, the Muay Lao M-150 fan clubs in around Vientiane don’t miss your chance to see two matches and four special matches that Lao fighters will meet with the fighters from Thailand at the temporary stage in Chang Chieng Market in ASEAN Road at T2. This event is aims to invite the fighter from Thailand for exchange the lesson and technique on material arts. They are dividing in 6 categories including: 40kg category Moddam Loukbandoung Vs Sangvien-nguen Sithsalamdam, Khammay from Ministry of National Defense Vs Soutlong Sanphetphaengkhuan will fight in 54kg category, 48kg category is belong to Khavy (Army) and Thanongsak Kietthongsy (Thailand) while Anantasay Sorsuphaphone will meet with Vanphasith Kietthongsy (Thailand) in 55kg category, Phosay (Army) will meet Kasemlek (Thailand) in 60kg category and the last fighting is for 57kg category between Somdy (Army) and Vanphisith.
HI What is Muay Thai you might ask? To the world's Martial Arts community it is referred to as the Art of the 8 limbs, as the hands, elbows, knees, and feet are all used extensively in this Art. On the other hand, "What is Muay Lao? I've never heard of it. Muay Lao is the Martial Arts of Laos. It is very similar to Muay Thai, but utilizes more points of contact. It is less known and unrecognized than Muay Thai, but just as effective
Ajarn - Master or teacher of Muay Lao.or Muay Thai
Mai Muay - Word used to described the Techniques of Muay Lao or Muay Thai .
Muay - The word Muay is a Lao and Thai word used to describe a style of martial arts. For example, the word muay can be used like this, muay karate, muay kung fu, muay ju-jitsu, muay Lao , muay thai etc.
Nak Muay - Words used to describe a person who practices Martial Arts. In our case Nak Muay Lao or Nak Muay Thai .
Wai Kuu - Words used to described the Dance a Nak Muay performes to pay respect to his/her Ajarn.
Hi, I'm lao, i know, Today, Muay Lao, Muay Thai, Bradal Serey, and Burmese boxing (Lethwei or Lethawae) are quite similar. The cultures of these countries are also quite similar, with the people following Theravada Buddhism, which originated in India and then Sri Lanka and Cambodia.
Hello, I know Muay Lao and Takraw (Sepak Takraw) are popular in Laos: Martial arts are also practiced in Laos, with Muay Lao (similar to Muay Thai) being popular. There are debates over which came first between Muay Lao and Muay Thai.
Takraw (Sepak Takraw) is a popular traditional sport. This game involves two teams of three players hitting a rattan ball over a volleyball net without using their hands. Similar to volleyball, scores go up to 21 points. Sepak Takraw is a popular sport in Southeast Asia. Laotian teams enter regional competitions such as the King’s Cup.
A recreational version of takraw involves players standing in a circle and trying to keep the ball in the air without using their hands (similar to hackysack).
Hello, IN a move to prepare young boxers for the next Lao National Games to be hosted by Vientiane in two year's time, the Vientiane Municipality Boxing Federation (VBF) recently opened a boxing training centre at the Vientiane Municipality Sports Office in Boung Kha Nyong village. According to the centre's French boxing trainer Philippe Carriere, the centre is open to all youngsters aged 6 to 16 who are interested in learning international- style boxing, Lao-style boxing (Muay Lai Lao) and Taekwondo. The monthly fee of 2000 kip for each student is intended to cover the cost of electricity at the centre. Training sessions for new boxers take place every morning from 6:00am to 8:00am and in the evenings from 5:00pm to 8:00pm. So far, since the centre opened April 20 over 100 boxers have participated in basic boxing training sessions taught by one Lao coach and two foreign instructors. Every Friday evening at Thadeua village in Hadsayfong, international-style boxing competitions are being held to select the best boxers to participate in Laos' Sixth National Games slated for the year 2000. By Sisay
Lao-style boxers (Muay Lai Lao), who put on a boxing exhibition on May 4 at the National Sports Stadium, will attend the First Laos-USA Friendship Boxing tournament in Atlanta from May 14 to June 6. In the exhibition, the boxers showed off their skill and strength and expressed their hope to defeat the American boxers in the upcoming tournament. The Lao boxers who will go to Atlanta, led by the President of the Lao National Muay Lai Lao Federation, Mr Korlakanh, are: -Phalangmek (51kg) -Phoukhong(53kg) - Khammanoun (55kg) -Khalomnoy Denchampa (60kg) -Vansay Oudomphon (62kg) -Tingnoy (65kg) Two of the team's best boxers, Khalomnoy Denchampa and Vansay Oudomphon, who won bronze medals at the World Kick Boxing competition in South Korea in 1996, will be taking part in this event. The President of the Federation, Mr Korlakanh said: "Muay Lai Lao was accepted as a Lao competitive sport by the National Sports Committee in 1989 and the Lao National Muay Lai Lao Federation was officially established in 1991." He added that: "In Laos there are now over 1,000 Muay Lai Lao boxers, but the National team has only 18 boxers. We have plans to cooperate with the six countries in South East Asia to develop and promote the sport in the future".
MUAY-THAI isn't a original of Thailand's martial art. Original of this martial art was belong to Burma and Laos. Back to last 100 years ago they called this martial art was MUAY PHA- MA. Muay thai is mixed with Muay Pha Ma and Lai Lao.
Muay Lao or Lay Lao is not easy to practicing or learning. Ly Lao is more powerful of martial art in the world. In the past ( last 50 years before ) Lay Lao killed a top rank of Thai boxer in Chang Wat Nan ( Nan province of Thailand ). Since that time the Laos Government was not allowed Lay Lao fighter fight with any Muay Thai boxer either in Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Burma.