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In Myanmar, Buddhism was introduced at the very beginning of the Common Era, leading to the establishment of numerous monastic temples where Bando likely emerged as early as the 3rd century. The temple was a central hub of social life, where people gathered for various celebrations. It was among the monks—often from the military elite—that men studied the art of combat.
Bando, beyond simple physical exercise, also served social advancement purposes. This combat style refers to a system of unarmed self-defense whose techniques are inspired by animal behavior. Bando encompasses several related disciplines: martial practices (self-defense, animal forms, weapons handling), combat arts (boxing, striking, wrestling), and personal development practices (Burmese yoga, energy forms, body care).
Primarily focused on pure effectiveness, Bando is rich in philosophical elements that give it a deeper dimension: the ultimate goal is to improve health and balance while achieving physical and mental discipline.
Bando, beyond simple physical exercise, also served social advancement purposes. This combat style refers to a system of unarmed self-defense whose techniques are inspired by animal behavior. Bando encompasses several related disciplines: martial practices (self-defense, animal forms, weapons handling), combat arts (boxing, striking, wrestling), and personal development practices (Burmese yoga, energy forms, body care).
Primarily focused on pure effectiveness, Bando is rich in philosophical elements that give it a deeper dimension: the ultimate goal is to improve health and balance while achieving physical and mental discipline.
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00:00I love you, too.
01:00Burma's official name is the Republic of the Union of Myanmar.
01:06This Southeast Asian country has a common border with Bangladesh, India, China, Laos, and Thailand.
01:15Myanmar is also known for its ancient royal cities and pagodas.
01:21Myanmar has a very rich cultural heritage, a legacy of its glorious past.
01:27It is a multicultural country where several ethnic and religious groups live together.
01:33Umbrella is a natural machine to protect every disaster.
01:45So that's why I buy the umbrella.
01:48White means purified.
01:50So I like white color.
01:52And then I buy white color.
01:55And red color is bravely, brave, I mean brave.
02:00And then so I struggle my life, I stand my life brave.
02:04The others are the different color.
02:06It depends on their astrology.
02:09Mostly Myanmar people buy gold and silver.
02:12So gold is, we want gold and then we need money.
02:16So money in our language we call it the same pronunciation of silver.
02:24It is in Yangon, the economic capital and largest city in the country, with 4.5 million inhabitants,
02:44where you can find the Sule Pagoda in the heart of the city.
02:47After the mandatory removal of shoes and socks, you enter the sanctuary, which you must travel
02:57in a clockwise direction.
02:59This is where the faithful come to worship Buddha, who is not considered a god, but a wise man.
03:06One of the rituals that you can discover at the Sule Pagoda is to put water on the heads
03:12of statues to purify.
03:21Buddhism is the most practiced religion.
03:24It is predominantly the Theravada tradition mixed with local beliefs.
03:30According to the military government, it is practiced by 89% of the population, especially
03:37among the Bamar, Rakhine, Shan, Man, and Chinese.
03:46Theravada Buddhism was introduced to Burma by envoys of King Ashoka in the 3rd century BCE.
03:55Mahayana appeared only 10 centuries later, close to the Chinese border regions, followed by Vajrayana.
04:03The three schools co-existed until the reign of King Anurata in the 11th century, who opted
04:16for Theravada Buddhism and tried to restore it to its original purity.
04:22Buddhism attracted and intrigued its western populations for the characteristics of self-control.
04:29The originality of Burmese Buddhism lies in the way it understands popular beliefs about spirits.
04:43The Saka Buya demonstrates the strength of the spirituality of Buddhism.
04:49This art is often used as a demonstration, and what might seem like hocus, is to demonstrate
04:57the strength of their belief.
04:59the sort of the freedom of being built in the context of the Shaka?
05:00This art is always a way to study in the context of the Shaka.
05:04The Saka Buya proceeds to develop and describe the ability of the Shuttle and the people
05:11that exist in the context of the Shaka.
05:13The Saka Buya has been in the context of the Shaka.
05:14The Saka Buya, the Saka Buya.
05:15The Saka Buya, the Saka Buya, and the Saka Buya.
05:23Moreover, all safety measures are taken to prevent accidents.
05:53These demonstrations are rather spectacular and dangerous, happen in the best conditions
05:59for the students.
06:04Before anyone makes a demonstration, the player or the demonstrator has to take a meditation.
06:20And also, you know, pay the Bowdox, pay the lights, respect to the lights, to the Bowdox also.
06:30Because the Bowdox, you know, prestand everything.
06:33The question, as long as the student has trained a lot, you know, the second master knows what
06:39to do and what to prevent, you know, what to show the demonstration, what demonstration
06:43is suits, you know, for the playoff.
06:50There is it.
06:56Let's see.
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07:04that
07:06I
07:08see
07:09that
07:12is
07:15the
07:17tel
07:20that
07:23is
07:24the
07:26deal
07:29We have to go to the gym and go to the gym and go to the gym and go to the gym.
07:41Before each exercise or demonstration, students go for a ritual worship in front of Buddha.
07:48Their practice and their art is very closely related to religion.
07:54These schools are often secret and therefore not open to everyone.
07:59You have to be sponsored to gain access.
08:42Like most Burmese, Rupa Thine is a practicing Buddhist and a practitioner of martial arts recognized throughout Myanmar as a master.
08:52Today, she is involved with many clubs.
08:57As a consultant, she brings her valuable advice.
09:01She is also preparing some athletes for the upcoming Asian Games.
09:05I am coming to hear the superpowers, the superpowers.
09:12They are different from my technique.
09:17Because of physical fighting, how to attack opponents, the enemies.
09:24It's a traditional martial arts.
09:27They are also including our martial arts, but they depend on our Buddha, especially the Buddhist speech, Buddha's speech.
09:38So they train like meditation every day, every night.
09:43So they are becoming a supreme power.
09:46So they are becoming a supreme power.
09:48I wanted to take a second.
09:49I wanted to take a second.
09:50I need to take a second.
09:51Here we go.
10:11Since Myanmar is open to tourism, more and more Westerners come to visit the country.
10:17They immerse themselves in the Burmese culture, like Morgan,
10:21a young French woman that we joined for breakfast.
10:41In the morning, they bring the dishes, and it is up to you
10:45to decide if you want to eat or not.
10:49They can fill a table with different dishes.
10:53It's salty, it's sweet.
10:57In general, all the dishes are fried, high fat,
11:03with the exception of their soup.
11:05Everything is very tasty.
11:09They are fried, but they are good.
11:21Burmese food is a mixture of Asian and Indian influence.
11:25Don't forget that we are on the border between India,
11:29Thailand, and China.
11:31The crossing the street in Myanmar is an experience in and of itself.
11:43The crossing the street in Myanmar is an experience in and of itself.
11:49The morning papers are there.
12:07The Burmese press has always been heavily censored by the military dictatorship.
12:23But over the last three years, new daily papers have appeared in the Burmese kiosks.
12:29These newspapers are published by private companies and are free to talk about anything.
12:39Now there is no more government control.
12:41This has not occurred in Burma since 1964.
12:45Nevertheless, this new field of freedom for the press, this road appears bumpy.
13:13The publication of newspapers have problems of certification,
13:19and printers are under-equipped.
13:21Journalists are poorly trained and shaped by years of censorship.
13:27Journalists are generally selected by poor people in the U.S.
13:30The American Press
13:39The popular Lei of the New York Times
13:43The public's largest technology,
13:45if there is no more government control,
13:47the number one has been a major military harassed by the world.
13:49It has been a major military stationed in the U.S.
13:51The army of the New York Times
13:53The 19th of Pennsylvania
13:55Today, many Westerners come to Myanmar to explore the rich culture of this country.
14:09Like Morgan, they attract the attention of local journalists who would like to meet them
14:15and know more about them and understand what brings them to Burma.
14:20That's what I do in France also. In France, I'm Sayama.
14:26So I come here to learn more and to teach to the students like some other Saiadji come here
14:34to learn and to go back to the country. We try to promote the Teng Bando.
14:45So now, you can write what you want or nearly what you want.
14:50I'm going to sing.
14:52I'm going to sing.
14:53Bye-bye.
15:15Bye-bye.
15:20Located on the banks of the Irrawaddy, Mandalay is the second largest city in Burma, with
15:27about one million inhabitants, 2.5 million in the metropolitan area.
15:38It was the last royal capital between 1860 and 1885 under the Kongmang dynasty.
15:49It is nicknamed the City of Jewels. Today, it is the administrative capital of the Mandalay region.
15:58In 2011, the city was 30 to 40 percent Chinese. For most, they are immigrants who, in the 90s,
16:09began to surge from the neighboring region of Yunnan in China.
16:16After its renovation, due to the 1945 bombings, the former royal palace is one of the most beautiful monuments of Mandalay.
16:28The site is still under influence by the army.
16:33The walls, the towers, the 12 gates, and 33 towers are all that remain from the royal palace, a key building in the country.
16:45In Myanmar, martial arts are called bando, which means the art of unarmed combat.
17:13Today, tying bando refers to techniques of Burmese combat origins dating back more than 4,500 years ago.
17:25They come from warfare techniques used on the battlefield.
17:31This is the result of a long historical evolution where they have preserved the rules and principles of training.
17:39It is the result of a reflection of monks who needed to find a way to defend themselves and physically maintain themselves.
17:49The term bandohas has a Chinese origin for some, others Indian or Tibetan.
17:57It was used by the monk Amapura Sayadaw in 1911 from the monastery in the city of monks from North Burma.
18:07Here we find Morgan, who is going to meet the old master Rupa to learn more about the bando techniques.
18:15One, right side, here you go. Right hand.
18:31Uh huh. Okay.
18:33And then here. Here. Yes.
18:43Here. Yes.
18:45Despite his age, one might have thought Rupa is no longer as strong.
19:01Well, think again. Just look at the things she taught Morgan to understand.
19:07that she is a master and as effective and powerful.
19:17And both of your hands.
19:19Like this. Dance.
19:21Haka. Haka.
19:22Haka.
19:23Haka.
19:24Haka.
19:25Haka.
19:26Haka.
19:27Haka.
19:28Haka.
19:29Haka.
19:30Haka.
19:31And training there.
19:32Good.
19:33Nice.
19:34No.
19:35Beautiful.
19:36Haka.
19:37Can you please?
19:38Or may please hold the teacher's wife?
19:39Yes.
19:45Haka.
19:46Rupa also provides knowledge to children.
19:49Children are interested more in this art,
19:53and are delighted to enjoy the instruction given by such a master.
19:56Two.
19:57Hiya!
19:58Come up wo!
19:59The 선생님кам and he are away!
20:01The children are interested more in the art.
20:03And they're delighted to enjoy the instruction given by such a master.
20:04I found it.
20:34It is not unusual, out of the training and despite their respect for their elders, the children
20:58have fun teasing their master.
21:20The Siam-Burma Railway, also known as the Railway of Death, is a rail track of 415 kilometers
21:28from Bangkok and Rangoon.
21:30It was built by the Japanese Empire during World War II in order to strengthen the prosperity
21:37of Japan in Southeast Asia.
21:58The train in Yangon is also used to go around the city, allowing residents to go to work.
22:05The Siam-Burma Railway
22:15It is
22:45customary to have breakfast outside near the railway station and there are also
22:51small shops along the tracks.
23:15Approximately 180,000 civilians and 60,000 war prisoners were forced to work on the construction
23:26of the railway. Approximately 90,000 civilians and 16,000 war prisoners died during this work.
23:45In Burmese society there are many martial arts, among them the Burmese boxing is called
24:10Bama Litui in Burmese. Many find it a resemblance to the Muay Thai.
24:24The Bama Litui is a boxing of fists and feet, said Marshall, which borrows from the technical
24:31heritage of Burmese warriors and its whole range of strategies. It became popular from
24:38the 11th century under King Anaratha with ethnic fighting without rules and extreme violence.
24:45The way of fighting is very specific. Often, the fighters are taking on animal behavior
24:51and is not similar to other Far Eastern martial art practices. In Burmese boxing, the whole
24:56body is a weapon.
25:00Traditionally, the fights took place in a circle, but now the Western ring and divisions have
25:10made their appearance, turning a page to modern times for this martial art.
25:15It's martial art.
25:16It's martial art.
25:17It's martial art.
25:22It's martial art.
25:24It's martial art.
25:25It's martial art.
25:29It's martial art.
25:32It's martial art.
25:37On the left foot side.
25:38In the other foot.
25:42In the escapes states, the reels are entrenched,
25:44инойальную art.
25:47Not
25:49Hey, hey, hey, hey.
26:19Let's go.
28:53The meeting is led by two referees and evaluated by six judges.
28:59Almost all techniques are allowed.
29:02You can even knock a man down.
29:49fight without gloves, but wrapping hand-bound with bandages, surgeon bandages, and the rule
29:54is three minutes fight, two minutes rest for five rounds, that's for professional level.
29:59They can use every weapon, punches, elbows, knee strike, throwing, headbutts, and clinching,
30:06everything is allowed, except eye gouging, biting, and intentional kick into the groin,
30:13those are foul techniques.
30:14It is martial arts, it is sport, it is culture, and it is the value.
30:24Through our eyes, these fights may seem very violent, but for the Burmese, these battles
30:32are a lifestyle which is part of their culture.
30:44Yet, it is fantastic!
30:46Baby, I try it!
30:56Baby, I try it!
31:00Don't allow me to take this step out!
33:43The first fight was very nerve-wracking.
33:46I've had a couple of warm-ups in Thailand first, only three-rounders.
33:51My first fight in Thailand ended up with me breaking my arm in the first round.
33:54The second fight, I managed to win by knockout in the third round.
34:00My first fight here under Myanmar rules was quite scary.
34:03Obviously, I was worried about using the headbutt, no gloves, and in front of a crowd of 5,000 people and being the only sort of westerner there.
34:10But it was good.
34:13I got a lot of experience from it.
34:15My opponent, although, was a lot shorter than me.
34:17He threw some very painful body shots, cracked three of my ribs.
34:20But I got a lot of experience from it, and we won the crowd.
34:24So we've got a crowd on my side.
34:25And since then, we've had more and more promoters approaching me for more fights.
34:29According to the government census, Islam, mainly Sunni, is practiced by 4% of the population.
34:53But Muslim leaders estimate that 20% of the population may be Muslim.
34:59Muslims are divided between Indians, Indo-Burmese, Persians, Arabs, and Panthes, Ranginyas.
35:29As surprising as it may seem, there is a synagogue in Yangon, now almost vacant because there are virtually no Jews living there.
35:51According to some estimations, there are more than 20 families still present in the city.
35:59The synagogue is more like a museum open during Jewish holidays.
36:04The Sikh arrived with the British Army during the colonization of Mayan.
36:27The Catholic Academy is aian.
36:32The banker is taken camping, and he also has taken the argument macro lump.
36:36He was colored with the agreement of rebels for taking the лет and바 Battery, to the event.
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36:53Christianity is practiced by 4% of the population, mainly among the Cassian, Chin, and Cayenne, and Eurasians.
37:23Note that Chinese religions in Hinduism are also present in Myanmar, and other religions that may represent only 2% of worshippers.
37:53French religions in Hinduism, longcross- deterministic and divisional cultures, sovereignty and
39:06Here we are at the Scott Market.
39:34The market Jokbo, the former Scott Market from the time of British domination.
39:39It is a market with stones and famous clothes in Yangon and one of the most known in Burma.
39:47People think that these shops are tourist shops, but in fact it is a market for the Burmese.
39:53We go upstairs to see the collector's shops.
39:57We're going to see blue topaz.
40:17Here, we put everything that is conventionally done in Myanmar.
40:28This is Burmese-type stone jewelry.
40:34Including this beautiful blue topaz wish was irradié.
40:38These are natural stones, but the color is not at all.
40:44These are the typical Burmese wedding jewelry, made with jade, citrine, ruby, which is very common in Burma.
41:01These stones are presented in individual boxes.
41:08We can raise these stones after we buy them.
41:13Here you can see a typical store with Burmese design.
41:19The Burmese wear a lot of jewelry, especially in weddings, where you'll see rivers of ruby.
41:28In Europe, we find it a bit overwhelming, but it is typical of the local jewelry culture.
41:35There is going to be like a field of jade and pearls.
41:52Here, they have beautiful stones.
42:05These are the stones we were talking about before, but they are much more beautiful.
42:10Peridot stone with beautiful green and very beautiful spinals.
42:14This size in ruby would cost more than one million in spinals, is already more reasonable.
42:21That is a real Peridot diamond of Mongok.
42:25They are beautiful.
42:26There are no synthetics.
42:35A very large stone here, obviously a symbolic level as jade for the Chinese as Burmese.
42:44There was a lot of jade sold here throughout Myanmar.
42:48The majority of low-end jade is the synthesis of quartz, or stone that has been bleached with chlorine, and re-dying thereafter.
42:58We are going to see both real and fake jade from a specialist, who will show us beautiful and varied things.
43:07It is a lot of jade.
43:18It is a lot of jade.
43:19Yes.
43:20It is a lot of jade.
43:22It is a lot of jade.
43:24It is a lot of jade.
43:26It is 30 dollars.
43:27It is a lot of jade.
43:29It is already more homogeneous, more bright, more transparent.
43:32You see, it is not a lot of jade.
43:35It is a lot of jade.
43:37It is a lot of jade.
43:39It is a little bit off center.
43:41How do you mean the jade?
43:42The jade.
43:43The jade.
43:44The jade.
43:45The jade.
43:46And this one.
43:47Totally different.
43:48Perfectly round.
43:49You see, it is completely round.
43:52The jade.
43:53The jade.
43:54The jade.
43:55The jade.
43:56I am talking about my necklaces and you know straight.
43:59And 2000 dollars.
44:01And it is still not cheap.
44:02You can still have another one with a zero of more.
44:06You can still have a 20,000 dollars without any problem.
44:08I normally say this to the tourists.
44:10This to the westerners.
44:12And this to the Chinese.
44:14Yes, okay.
44:15So, occidental, tourist, non occidental, chinois.
44:20I know here.
44:21The market.
44:26So, here I have a nice ruby.
44:29From a crystallographic point of view.
44:33Except that it is synthetic.
44:37It was part of fake stone.
44:39So, in Burmese, it is called pietinchok.
44:41Which means stone of the French.
44:43Because it is the French who invented the synthetic rubies.
44:46This is Mr. Verneuil who invented it.
44:48It is in a corner of the garage with aluminum powder and a torch.
44:52So, when you buy a ruby, it takes a minimum of common sense when you see a large stone worth
44:59one million dollars.
45:01Well, here it is a fake.
45:05If we buy for two dollars, it is fun.
45:08If you buy it at one hundred dollars, it is quite expensive.
45:12So, keep a good sense about it.
45:14To keep a good sense about it.
45:16One fifty.
45:19Yes.
45:21No, it is not a ruby.
45:26It is a garnet.
45:27It is a garnet.
45:28Pizza ortrl&go what's going on?
45:54No, it has a flick.
45:56Don't give back. Always give face to face. So this is one technique. Never give back to your opponent.
46:05One thing is look at the opponent's weakness point. So that is Nyamatai. Nyamatai depends on the intelligence.
46:17This is in my thoughts. Depends on our intelligence. Different masters have different ideas, different thoughts.
46:27Before you saw Uncle Wayne, Uncle Wayne is a junior and senior selection time athlete coach.
46:36And inside the group is the training of Nyamatai with long stick.
46:47Burma is preparing to host the biggest sports event ever held there for nearly half a century.
47:02The Southeast Asian Games will be held in Naipida.
47:08For this occasion, the government has set up a training camp where the best Burmese athletes in different disciplines
47:15are practiced in the territory, but also other athletes and disciplines from other countries
47:21will be the best for the big day.
47:27the best-selling people for the most successful sports event.
47:29the best-selling people for the best-selling people for the first日本 one
47:31number of missions will be given to their communities.
47:33Okay, this is my guess.
47:34My guess is that my guess is it?
47:36My guess is to add the most important social justice campaign or,
47:38I will film a gap in my life.
47:40My guess is that my guess to add the most important data.
47:42I will film a great career in the world in the world.
47:44The Southeast Asian Games who had very happy and對比 the most effective
47:47and if you look away, we could look at the different nations.
47:49I will film a few years of these prizes.
47:51After a hard day of training, everyone eats a meal together prepared on site and all the
48:09athletes will eat, sleep and train together until the games start.
48:39Due to a turbulent past, which is still very present in people's minds, Myanmar is not a tourist
48:50destination by excellence, but for the last three years things seem to have changed.
48:57Myanmar multiplies gestures towards political openness and democracy since March 2011.
49:09Landscapes, cultural riches of the ethnic patchwork of Myanmar make it a country wanting to be discovered.
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