Pradal Serey/Muay Boran

[likeWater90]

hey I'm from Melbourne,Australia and was wondering if anyone knew a place where i could learn Pradal Serey, coz i know its similar to muay thai but uses more elbow work, I'm looking for a good fighting style that makes good use of elbows and knee's, or if anyone knows where i could learn muay boran if not then i'll resort to muay thai

[MilkAndInnards]

Muay Thai use a lot of elbows and knees. Muay Boran is a lot more traditional and probably not what you're looking for to be honest.

Just go around to the different gyms in your area and see what they do. Certain gyms tend to be better at certain things. Even if you ask other trainers and fighters "what gym seems to be particularly good at elbows/knees"

[Khun Kao]

It also depends on the camp. You *may* find what you're looking for in a MuayThai gym if you shop around a little. Different camps place varying levels of emphasis on different aspects of the game. But even so, check out the Prada Serey too! Its best to check out a couple of different gyms and styles when deciding where you're going to sign up!

[george stando]

Its not although true that the cambodians throw more elbows, because when you watch them fight the thais the elbows dont even come close to landing ever, the thais throw alot as well but many are squashed or nullified. The Cambodians use them alot against foreigners to an effective degree.

[likeWater90]

thanks for the advice guys, keep more coming if ya can/want to

[Shannice]

hey I'm from Melbourne,Australia and was wondering if anyone knew a place where i could learn Pradal Serey, coz i know its similar to muay thai but uses more elbow work, I'm looking for a good fighting style that makes good use of elbows and knee's, or if anyone knows where i could learn muay boran if not then i'll resort to muay thai

I found this on http://www.kunkhmer.org and there's a Gym where you can do Kun Khmer I think.

Angkor Gym
60 Hammond Road, Dandenong 3175
Coach: Im Ouk Ph: 0437 192 501
Web: www.kunkhmer.org Email: immuniser@yahoo.com

[ltindiandaeng]

In Cambodia they have lethwei and pradal serey and in Phnom Penh bokator which I think is the best of all Cambodian arts for street and has very good use of elbows in ways different from muay thai,but I don't know where to study this except Cambodia.Even Thailand does not have schools for this that I can find.I don't think you can go wrong with muay thai when it comes to using your knees and elbows,and it is much easier to find a place to study.

[george stando]

lethwei is from burma. pradal is the ring sport and throughout Cambodia, bokator in pp is a new martial arts based on the old forms like thailands muay boran, there are alot of authentic masters of the old styles throughout cambodia.