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| Also known as | Burmese boxing, Burmese bareknuckle fighting, The Art of 9 Limbs | ||||||||||||
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| Focus | Striking | ||||||||||||
| Hardness | Full-contact | ||||||||||||
| Country of origin | Myanmar | ||||||||||||
| Famous practitioners | List of Lethwei fighters | ||||||||||||
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Lethwei (Burmese: လက်ဝှေ့; IPA: [lɛʔ.ʍḛ]) or Burmese boxing is a full contact combat sport from Myanmar that uses stand-up striking including headbutts.[1] Lethwei is considered to be one of the most brutal martial arts in the world,[2] as the sport is practiced bareknuckle with only tape and gauze while fighters are allowed to strike with their fists, elbows, knees, and feet, and the use of headbutts is also permitted.[3][4] Disallowed in most combat sports, headbutts are important weapons in a Lethwei fighter's arsenal, giving Lethwei its name of the "Art of nine limbs".[5][6][7] This, combined with its bareknuckle nature, gave Lethwei a reputation for being one of the bloodiest and most violent martial arts.[8][9] Although popular throughout modern Myanmar, Lethwei has been primarily and historically associated with the Karen people of the Kayin State; vast majority of competitive Lethwei fighters are ethnolinguistically of Karen descent.[10][11][4]
- ^ Kyaw Zin Hlaing (1 September 2015). "Easy win for Lethwei fighters". Myanmar Times.
- ^ Karl R. De Mesa (12 March 2019). "The Most Brutal Sport in the World Uses Bare Knuckles and Head Butts". Vice.
- "Myanmar's Lethwei - the most brutal combat sport in the world?". Channel News Asia. 27 October 2019.
- James Rees (25 August 2022). "Is Lethwei The Most Brutal Martial Art?". Lethwei World.
- Ondřej Jarůšek (12 November 2022). "The Most Brutal Sport In The World: Burmese Boxing Is Only For The Strongest". Refresher.
- "Canadian Boxer's Action Turns Into A Big Issue". Thai News Room. 9 May 2021.
Burmese bare knuckle boxing, considered the world's most brutal sport
- ^ Olavarria, Pedro (2 December 2014). "Bando: The style of Burmese Martial Arts". VICE Fightland.
- Calderon, Justin (23 September 2014). "Punches, headbutts, knockouts: Asia's 'new' martial arts sensation". CNN.
- ^ a b "Lethwei : The world's most brutal sport". Ugly Chicken. 4 October 2017. Archived from the original on 7 July 2019.
- ^ Darren (18 April 2019). "Lethwei Fighter Lands Torpedo Headbutt KO". Scrap Digest. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ Zarni Pyo (21 July 2017). "The Art Of Nine Limbs". Myanmar Times.
- ^ Steven Rae (13 March 2019). "Lethwei: Everything you need to know about Burmese bareknuckle boxing". The Body Lock.
- ^ Paul Millar (18 July 2018). "BAREKNUCKLE BOXING Blood sport". South East Asia Globe.
- Jack Board (27 October 2019). "From Myanmar, with blood: The Singaporean fighting tradition to take the martial art of lethwei to the world". Channel News Asia.
Lethwei is considered by some to be the world's most brutal martial art
- Matthew Scott (11 November 2017). "'Once you get a taste, there's no turning back': brutal, bloody lethwei making Myanmar a martial arts mecca". South China Morning Post.
- Jack Board (27 October 2019). "From Myanmar, with blood: The Singaporean fighting tradition to take the martial art of lethwei to the world". Channel News Asia.
- ^ "THE ART OF THE NINTH LIMB: HOW THE HEADBUTT CHANGES A FIGHT". The Fight Library. 20 December 2023.
- ^ Green, T. (2001). Martial Arts of the World An Encyclopedia (Vol. 1).
- ^ Draeger, D. F., Smith, R. W. (1980). Comprehensive Asian Fighting Arts. Japan: Kodansha International.
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