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bando

bando

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A Burmese martial art teaching unarmed strikes and defence
  • noun
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  • After taking lessons in bando, she became more confident in her self-defense abilities.

Examples

  • Dai Bando is going to teach you to box, Huw.

    How Green Was My Valley (1941)

  • The seminar on bando taught students how to effectively respond to attacks without weapons.

  • He has trained in bando for many years, mastering its various strikes and defenses.

Synonyms

martial art
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A traditional form of fighting practiced for self defense and sport

is a Burmese unarmed combat style focused on strikes and defense

Surface Forms

bando singular
bandos plural

Etymology

Bando is the local Burmese name for a traditional martial art from Burma (Myanmar) that focuses on unarmed strikes and defence. So bando simply names that fighting system.