Krabi Krabong is known as a Thai martial art which is weapon-based and similar to Malay Silat and Burmese Banshay. It’s the 400 year old Thai sports.In a James Bond classic, "The Man with the Golden Gun" one can watch a glimpse of Krabi Krabong, where two fighters where fighting with the swords. This Thai sports requires training on the weapons like Daab (single-edge sword), Krabong, Loh (buckler), Plong (stick), Ngao (halberd) Daab Song Mue (two-handed swords), Mai Sawk (pair of clubs for the forearms).
Beside the weapons, one can play this Thai sports empty handed provided the technique is known. The empty handed version of Krabi Krabong is kick based and highly technical in nature. Buddhai Swan Sword is another form of Krabi Krabong. This Thai sports version is introduced by Ajarn Sumai.This Thai sport is popular across the boarder and geography and thus the interest for this sport is rapidly grown up in Thailand. Krabi Krabong is all about handling weapon in hand while fighting with the enemy. The Thailand government is promoting the sports all over Thailand through displays and awareness and trying to make it popular the sport among foreign tourists and focuses more on tourist viewer ship for this sport. Displays are visible all over Thailand on different tourist spots and venues. The King’s bodyguard, which is an elite guard in the country, is trained in Krabi Krabong.
A Krabi Krabong match is always played inside a circle. The match starts after a Wai Kru, where the players pay respect to each other. The music is played throughout the event. In a competition event sharpen weapons are given to the participants, although restrictions are imposed such a way so that the participants should not end up hurting each other during the match. The judge announces the winner based on the technical abilities of the participants.
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