Cambodian PM Hun Manet calls for armed forces to embrace traditional martial arts


Members of the Royal Cambodian Army’s Battalion 70 demonstrate their mastery of traditional Khmer martial arts, during a celebration of the 30th anniversary of the unit’s founding, on October 15. - Photo: STPM

PHNOM PENH: Prime Minister Hun Manet has urged all branches of Cambodia’s armed forces, including the military and all law enforcement units, to work together to preserve and develop Cambodia’s ancient martial arts.

He emphasised the importance of training in traditional forms of the Kingdom’s martial arts, including Kun Lbokator and Kun Khmer, to ensure these combat techniques remain alive and continue to flourish.

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