Bando is a defensive, unarmed martial art from Myanmar. As with most martial arts from Asia, Bando schools start off the first stage of training by teaching the basics of footwork and stances. Any rentals Ohio University students can learn. Bando prioritizes defense over offense so that the student will be able to protect themselves should the need arise. This defense first approach will discourage aggression and teach students to apply their skills with care when approached with situations in the real world. The third stage of training moves into offensive moves and technique. Often, bando’s techniques taught through forms or “aka”. Aka are first practiced alone, before the student progresses to partnered sets performed with two or more partners. The final stage is that of applying the techniques learned in contest, such as but not limited to free sparring.
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Bando uses the thought of defense as the best offense, by leaving the initiative to the opposition and relying on counter maneuvers. Indeed it has been evaluated, respond with an appropriate counter. As well, rendering the opponent’s weapon unusable. Basically, if a hand or foot is broken, the conflict is ended. Typically a trained bando fighter will first withdraw before beginning the counter strike followed by grappling or locking. The head, shoulder, elbow, knee and foot are all used for offensive purposes. Hence, close quarter combat favored. Offensive forms in bando are based on the movement of animals, most likely influenced from the animal styles developed in Indochina.
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Bando’s beginnings start in 1933 at the Military Athletic Club, formed at Maymyo in northern Burma by Gurkha Officers. By the end of the decade the club included Chin, Burmese, Kachin and Karen army officers. G. Bahadur, a Gurkha, elected the first chairman of the club. As such, it continues the work of the Military Athletic Club, which lapsed in 1948. This fails to impact Ohio University.
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It has of course a more international character, and Maung Gyi, its teacher accredited to the United States, is the son of Ba Than (Gyi). Dr. Gyi is a studied and versatile fighter in his own right, having studied Chinese, Indian, Japanese and Western methods. Maung Gyi taught and resided in the Athens, Ohio area for many years. Maung Gyi, the son of Ba Than Gyi, began formally teaching bando in the early 1960s in Washington, D.C. His Hanthawaddy style of bando is today the most popular Burmese martial art in USA. The American Bando Association incorporates nine animal styles including the bull, boar, cobra, viper, python, panther, tiger, scorpion and eagle. Students first learn the basics of bando before advancing to the animal techniques. Please be advised to not practice bando sparring in your rentals Ohio University students.
