- Ling Lom
Ling lom, also known as Hanuman boxing, means "air monkey" or "dancing monkey" and is a
martial art practiced inThailand andLaos . Ling lom includes both striking and ground-fighting. Ground fighting techniques traditionally taught inMuay Thai , but rarely used in modern sport bouts, are sometimes referred to inThailand as ling lom, though this is not technically correct.Ling lom' s techniques were originally practiced as part of Muay Lopburi, one of the main regional forms of
Muay Thai . The city ofLopburi was said to have been founded byHanuman , the monkey general of theRamayana (Thai:Ramakien , Lao:Pra Lak Pra Lam ), and still has a reputation of being the "city of monkeys". Ling lom began as an imitation ofHanuman 's movements and itsHindu origins account for the style's strong influence fromIndian martial arts . WhenLopburi was taken over by the Khmers, ling lom likely came into contact with theHanuman form ofbokator . It is probably also related to the monkey orHanuman styles ofsilat andbando .Some of the techniques displayed by
Tony Jaa in the popular Thai martial arts film are taken from Ling Lom.ee also
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Bando
*Bokator
*Muay Boran
*Muay Thai
*Silat External links
* [http://ezine.kungfumagazine.com/ezine/article.php?article=579 Kung-Fu Magazine article mentioning the use of Ling Lom in Ong-Bak]
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