August 23, 2007
Press Release
“This is a historic moment.” Said Grand Master San Kim Saen, who promoted his two leading foreign students. “It is the first time, in a thousand years, that we have begun giving the test again. And Derek and Antonio are the first foreigners ever to test.”
Derek, a former US soldier, first read about Bokator in an article written by Antonio, in Black Belt magazine, while he was on deployment in the Iraq War. “Derek wrote to me and asked where he should train after coming out of the military.” Said Antonio, who is both the first foreign student and the first foreign journalist to write about Bokator, in 2004. “I suggested Cambodia.” After being honorably discharged from the Army, Derek flew to Cambodia and lived in the Bokator school, training eight or more hours per day.
Derek was awarded both a Black Belt and an instructor’s certificate. “He will help me spread Bokator to the world.” Said the Grand Master.
Antonio was awarded a Black Belt in Bokator fighting. “I really love to fight, and I like learning practical martial arts. So, this was the perfect course of study for me. The Grand Master helped me improve my knee strikes, elbows, punches, and kicks. I also trained every day with the Cambodian wrestling team, because grappling is part of Bokator.”
In his Black Belt test, Derek had to demonstrate mastery of more than 500 Bokator techniques. “In a way, what Derek did is a lot harder than what I did.” Said Graceffo. “He had to learn the forms, the animals, and the demonstration techniques. I just had to improve on my ability to thump people.”
To view a new youtube.com short featuring Grand Master San Kim Saen and Antonio Graceffo click the link below.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=617qPJPBSPM
Derek, a former US soldier, first read about Bokator in an article written by Antonio, in Black Belt magazine, while he was on deployment in the Iraq War. “Derek wrote to me and asked where he should train after coming out of the military.” Said Antonio, who is both the first foreign student and the first foreign journalist to write about Bokator, in 2004. “I suggested Cambodia.” After being honorably discharged from the Army, Derek flew to Cambodia and lived in the Bokator school, training eight or more hours per day.
Derek was awarded both a Black Belt and an instructor’s certificate. “He will help me spread Bokator to the world.” Said the Grand Master.
Antonio was awarded a Black Belt in Bokator fighting. “I really love to fight, and I like learning practical martial arts. So, this was the perfect course of study for me. The Grand Master helped me improve my knee strikes, elbows, punches, and kicks. I also trained every day with the Cambodian wrestling team, because grappling is part of Bokator.”
In his Black Belt test, Derek had to demonstrate mastery of more than 500 Bokator techniques. “In a way, what Derek did is a lot harder than what I did.” Said Graceffo. “He had to learn the forms, the animals, and the demonstration techniques. I just had to improve on my ability to thump people.”
To view a new youtube.com short featuring Grand Master San Kim Saen and Antonio Graceffo click the link below.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=617qPJPBSPM
9 comments:
DURING THE KHMER ROUGE REGIME.
THEY TRIED TO ELIMINATE EVERYTHING THAT IS KHMER... SO, THEREFORE, IS THE ACTUAL MIND BEHING KHMER KILLER, KHMER ????
"" I DON'T THINK SO ""
Thank this khmer refugee,he does what ever he can to bring back BOKATOR the long lost ancient khmer martial art to the word,keep up that good work.
I love and respeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeect youuuuuuuuuu.
khmer pheas khloun.
Hey stupid Cambodian. get the name right, it Muay Thai. Even your land is thailand.
Damn Fuck You to 6:50AM,
You should change you stupid Mauy Thai to Khmer Kick Boxing or Pro-Dal Serey. You stupid Thai theft stop stealing what belong to Khmer. There is never proof that your marshal art exist. We have proofs. Get lost. Jayo! Khmer.
Siam is the by-product of Khmer.
6:50 AM you got it wrong, it should be Fuck Muay Thai you theft
6:50 you dumb and son of the bitch, you think Thai islam leave you alone,also Burma does, create you own thing from your own brain, NO STEAL OR NO HEAL
Because that Khmer rouge time no one contested,and Siam Claimed to be Muy Thai, Ow! ow ! now the original owner bring it back to the world ,it made the poor puppy barking, stop barking and spend some time in Ankor Wat to see it ,that was make in Cambodia instead.
Want to see more debate about Khmer Kun go here:
http://www.mymuaythai.com/archives/kun-khmer-boran
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