Bokator

Bokator

tradition

Yaɣ sheli	martial art
Tingbani shɛli din yina	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) nyɛla nadaa "Cambodian battlefield martial art" ka nadaa Khmer linjima nima mali li kuri bukaata nima. Di nyɛla zab'kura din na min' be dunia puuni yini.

Noli di kali wuhiya ni bokator daa nyɛla "close quarter combat system" ka nadaa Cambodian linjimanima mali tumdi tuma pɔi ka naan yi pili Angkor. Yɛltɔɣa shɛli bɛ ni gbubi ka di bi niŋ yɛlimaŋli n-nyɛ, ni bokator zanimi ti Khmer/Cambodian "martial arts" nima zaa, amaa di yɛlimaŋli nyɛla din zanimi n-ti bali yini.

Style overview

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.

Din wuhiri Bokator nyɛla nuu mini nuu zabili n-ti pahi tɔbu bina. Bokator chanimi ni.kpunkpanguhi mini duna zabili, tab'bu ni tiŋgbani ni zabili. Tɔbu bina shɛŋa din be bokator n-nyɛ "bamboo staff", da'jihi, takɔbiri mini "lotus stick" ( dɔɣu tɔbu bini din waɣilim nyɛ 20 cm long ).

Bɛ yi zabira, bokator zab' zabiriba ŋɔ na yɛri la Khmer nadaa linjima nima neekukura. Ka milisi krama (scarf) n niŋ bɛ shɛhi ni mini nuɣiso ni "silk cords" din nyɛ zaɣ'ʒehi ka bɛ booni li, sangvar. Bɛ mali li mi n lɔri zab'zabiriba maa zuɣuri. Saha din gari maa bɛ daa dihimi tabili ni lala mihi ŋɔ nyɛla tim din pahri yaa, amaa saha ŋɔ di kuli nyɛla yuli.

Lala "art" ŋɔ malila "341 sets" ka di zaa yaa jɛndi biɛhigu nachiinsi bɔhimbu. Kamani shɛhira, wɔbiri sitaaya bɛni, gbunyaɣu, akoto, wahu, nooŋa mini nyabiga. Kamani bɛ mini ban miri taba, Cambodia taarihi nyɛla din pili la Hindu tiŋgbani ni. Binkɔbiri sitaaya nima ŋɔ nyaaŋa, bokator mali shɛŋa ka di yaa jɛndi Hindu buɣa kamani hanuman mini apsara.

O bokator shikuru ni, San Kim Sean daa pili la "krama based system" din ŋmani "belt system" ka bɛ dahindi bɛ koba ni ni. Lala krama ŋɔ wuhiri la.zab'zabiriba maa.ni.mi li.paai shɛm tariga. Tuuli maaku nyɛla zaɣ'piɛlli, ka vakahili paya, ka nuɣiso paya, n zaŋ zaɣ'ʒee pa, n zaŋ zaɣ'tankpaɣu pa ka zaɣ'sabinli bahindi. Bɛ yi naai bɛ tuuli dahimbu, zab'zabiriba maa yɛri la krama sabila kamani biɛɣu pia. Pɔi ka so tooi deei salima krama di tu ni di lana nyɛ baŋda ka na min' niŋ binshɛli ti bokator. Di nyɛla din diri saha ka lahi nyɛ saha waɣinli bini:

In popular culture

Yuuni 2017, Bokator nyɛla bɛ ni daa neei shɛli "Cambodian martial arts film Jailbreak" ni. Bokator n-nyɛ "martial art" piligu ka be "dystopian trilogy Arc of Scythe" din nyɛNeal Shusterman ni daa sabi shɛli; Kundunima maa daa lahi zaŋ Bokator din pa yɛlimaŋli dini pahi ka boli li "Black Widow Bokator".

Anfooni nima

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  Angkor Wat, the location of many ancient martial arts bas-reliefs.
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  Hallway long bas-relief mural depicting numerous martial arts techniques known to the Khmer Empire at Angkor Wat(12th century).
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  A bokator martial artist carrying a phkak, a traditional Khmer axe.
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  Bas-relief of the King carrying a phkak, a traditional Khmer axe. Located at Angkor Wat(1100s)
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  A Bokator practitioner demonstrates a thrust kick(tekt) on his training partner.
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  Wooden arm shields known as staupe or Cambodian "tonfa"
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  Bas-relief of arm shield. Located at Angkor Wat(1100s)
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  Elbow to the jaw pass the arm shield. Bas-relief located at Angkor Wat(1100s)
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  Bokator spear and long staff
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  Ground technique: leg grab and spear attack from the ground. Bas-relief at Bayon temple(12th/13th century)
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  Bas relief of rear naked choke
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  Angkor statue of grappling by the Khmer Empire
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  Battlefield scene at Angkor Wat. Techniques of submission holds in the upper left and lower left with thrust kick in the middle and elbow strike in the center.
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  Behind the back submission hold on the left. Ground fighting in the middle. Bas relief at Angkor Wat(1100s)
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  Bokator knife (Kambet Bantoh)
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  Bas-relief at Angkor Wat of a Hanuman style single leg headlock
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  Climbing attack: martial artist climbs the quad to attack from above. At Angkor Wat.
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  Knee attack stone carving at Bayon temple(12th/13th century)
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  The "trabiet" is a rice threshing tool used by farmers and a martial arts weapon.
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  Bas-relief of elbow strike. Located at Angkor Wat(12th century)
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  Bas-relief of elbow strike. Located at Angkor Wat(12th century)
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  Knee strike at a distracted opponent. Bas-relief from a mural in Angkor Wat ruins.

Lihi pahi

• Indian martial arts
• Kbachkun boraan
• Khmer Traditional Wrestling
• Muay Boran
• Kun Khmer
• Silat Minangkabau
• Indonesian martial arts
• Filipino martial arts
• Angampora

External links

• 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)