Carving of Ancient Khmer Martial arts. The stance today still resembles very much that of ancient time with the cool leg stance that look a lot like the thwai kru or wai kru dance in modern boxing.
The carving shows a variety of different arts practiced by the ancient Khmer. Here we see ancient form of kbach boran and wrestling moves. This is probably a bout before the king to choose a warrior commander.
note: Though they mean the same, Thwai Kru and Wai Kru are two different word. Thwai Kru is Khmer for honoring the teacher and Wai Kru is Thai for honoring the teacher.
Closeups of Khmer Wrestling
Mounted warriors of Angkor on the battlefield drawing out his arrow to shoot an opponent. This is probably a commander or a prince. A King would be mounted on an elephant.
more Khmer warriors on battlefield
A historical skid at the Khmer Cultural Village on the battle between Chams and Angor
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