KHMER BOXING PRADAL SEREY

Basic terms and definitions Dal/Mat - punch techniques Dal Trong / Sor Enttakjet– arrow straight punch Dal Saey / Hanuman Twai Phkar – uppercut punch Dal Tpok Snaeng Krobey Kley / Komroul Bon Chrong – short horn hook punch Dal Tpuk Snaeng Krobey Weng / Komroul Bon Chrong – long horn hook punch (intermediate) Dal Bromaoy Domrey – long elephant trunk swing punch (intermediate) Hoss Dal Trong - jump straight punch (advance) Hoss Dal Tpuk Snaeng Krobey - jump long horn hook punch (advance) Hoss Dal Bromaoy Domrey - jump elephant trunk swing punch (advance) able to perform 1 of the 3 or 5 combinations punches simultaneously Waei Kaeng Boatt – elbows techniques Waei Kaeng Bok Mokkropal (rok) – ship’s edge smashing diagonal elbows Waei Kaeng Ro k – uppercut elbows Waei Kaeng Kabb Tralach – horizontal elbows Waei Kaeng Phkabb Chann – flipping downward elbows (intermediate) Waei Kaeng Sog – upper cut elbows (intermediate) Waei Kaeng Sork or Kolapsork – reverse elbows has horizontal, downward and upward (intermediate) Waei Kaeng Pugh – downward elbows (advance) Hoss Waei Kaeng Kabb Tralach - jump horizontal elbows (advance) Hoss Waei Kaeng Phkabb Chann - jump flipping downward elbows (advance) able to perform 1 of the 3 or 5 combinations elbows simultaneously Laeng Chongkung – knees techniques Laeng Chongkung Toul – diagonal side upward knees Laeng Chongkung Bok – smashing straight forward knees Laeng Chongkung Rok – upward knees Laeng Chongkung Kabb Tralach – horizontal knees Laeng Chongkung Phkabb Chann – downward knees (advance) Hoss Laeng Chongkung Toul - jump slant upward knees (advance) Hoss Laeng Chongkung Bok - jump upward knees (advance) Hoss Laeng Chongkung Kabb Tralach - jump horizontal knee (advance) Hoss Laeng Chongkung Phkabb Chann - jump downward Knees (advance) Hoss Chongkung Pugh - jump downward knees (advance) able to perform 1 of the 3 or 5 combinations knees simultaneously Toat Smaong Jerng – shin techniques Toat Chronettrosok Khnang Jerng – head or neck target using the lower shin or upper foot Toat Phkabb Chann – flipping kick neck or shoulder blade target using lower shin Toat Kabb Tralach – rib cage or thigh target with upper shin Toat Jrash Krojam Jeurng Krot – straight upward kick to face (intermediate) Hoss Toat Jrash Krojam Jeurng Krot - jump straight kick to face (advance) Hoss Toat Kabb Tralach - jump upper shin kick to rib cage (advance) Hoss Toat Phkabb Chann - jump lower shin kick to neck (advance) able to perform 1 of the 3 or 5 combinations kicks simultaneously Teak - thrust kick Teak Batjeurng Ah Rak – whole foot thrust kick Teak Trong / Chrot Ey Sey – front straight downward thrust kick Teak Chamheang – side thrust kick Teak Kraoy – back thrust kick (intermediate) Kaeng Jerng Sork – reverse heel kick (advance) Hoss Teak Trong - jump straight thrust downward kick (advance) Hoss Thiek Kraoy - jump back thrust kick (advance) Hoss Thiek Chamheang - jump side thrust kick Twai/Kun Kru - ritual dances Twai Kru – Kru Oumry Preah Rama Yettnou – Kru Lok Hanuman Somdaeng Reth – Kru Ton Kun Kru or "Twai Kru" not "Wai Kru". The translation of language is Twai Kru is sacred ritual dance bowing or paying respect or honoring your master, not so much to your current Kru but to the creator of the art. Wai or Waei Kru on the other hand in Khmer language, it translates as to hit the Kru, a very dishonoring or disgrace your Kru. Through out of our martial art, there were many incidents that a student would challenge his Kru and beat his Kru, hint a hidden secret of techniques would not be taught until there is trust between Kru and Sess (student).