Bokator

martial art, tradition
Country of origin	Cambodia
Intangible cultural heritage status	Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Described at URL	https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/kun-lbokator-traditional-martial-arts-in-cambodia-01868, https://ich.unesco.org/fr/RL/le-kun-lbokator-un-art-martial-traditionnel-au-cambodge-01868, https://ich.unesco.org/es/RL/el-kun-lbokator-un-arte-marcial-tradicional-en-camboya-01868

Tɛmpileti:Infobox martial art

Bokator (Khmer: ល្បុក្កតោ) e la a Cambodian battlefield bomaale boma koroo ka a Khmer military koroo deme da taa. O waa la a zɔɔ zɔɔ yeli koroo kaŋa naŋ be a donɛɛ poɔ.^[1]

Noɔre yelibo poɔŋ, yɛlɛ yeli ka a bokator (bee saŋkoŋkoroo zaa saŋa) da waa la feeŋ kyibe a yuon kyɛlee Zɔɔzɔɔ deɛne ko a Ancient Cambodian sogyɛre kyɛ ka a Angkor meŋ wa. Ziiri bee sigesige noba yaga zie naŋ maŋ taa la ka a bokator waa la Khmer/Cambodian martial arts bomaalaa zaa, kyɛ yelimeŋa poɔŋ eŋ o maŋ areko la staale yeni kaŋa.^[2]

Lɛ na a staale naŋ maŋ iri maaleŋ

Bokator Zɔɔzɔɔ waa la Nuuri Zɔɔzɔɔ deɛne, nuuri la ba maŋ de ŋmeɛrɛ taaba aneŋ Zɔɔzɔɔ boma teeha. Bokator zɔɔre poɔ a zɔɔzɔɔreba maŋ de la ba kpamkpangolo aneŋ ba donkue ŋmeɛrɛ neŋ, verebo feeŋ lɛ, sagekuubo ko fo tɔ aneŋ teŋe zɔɔre. A Zɔɔzɔɔ boma mine ba naŋ maŋ de zɔɔra a bokator Zɔɔzɔɔ deɛne poɔ la ama mine laŋkpara daa, dagere, sukopŋ aneŋ lotus stick(20 cm long wooden weapon).^[3]^[4]^[5]

This is a bronze statue of Hanuman kicking by the Khmer Empire. The Hindu god Hanuman was idolized by the Hindu Khmer Empire and served as inspiration for many Khmer martial arts techniques. The Hindu god Hanuman was a great fighter like the Roman god Hercules.