Krabi Krabong is the weapons art of Thailand, the military weapons forerunner to the unarmed combat art of Muay Thai and the ring sport of Thai Boxing.
Krabi uses twin stix, the number 1 strike and jodan uke block.
It uses an advancing pushing, pressure step, and retreats with defence.
5 step sparring involves advancing and retreating in attack and defence.
We start with a single step and strike, then progress to a double step and strike.
We finish the sequence with a power strike, a "kradot" jumping strike or a double "tenchi" strike.
It is also possible to put in a kick at the end of the sequence.
The stixs represent swords, as in kali. Though brutal as a stick combat art, the ultimate intention is to train for blade combat.
It is , like boxing, a very basic and primative art, with not a lot to learn. Which is what makes it so effective.
Krabi Krabong means "sword and stick", so it is similar to eskrima's "espada y daga".
Or it can translate as "short and long", simlar to the nitto of Jap-Kob, the use of the katana and wakizashi, also called daito and shoto.
Krabi has a total of 9 weapons and 20 forms to learn, so is a complete kobudo system in it's own right.
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