Lethwei, Myanmar’s national sport, is one of the most brutal striking styles in the world—allowing bare knuckle punches, elbows, kicks, knees and headbutts. Traditionally, the fights are 5 rounds, and ...

What does it take to train in Lethwei, Myanmar’s brutal bare-knuckle martial art? A trip to Antalya, Turkey, offers the opportunity to train with undefeated Lethwei champion Dave Leduc and experience ...

That loss also moved Thway Lin Htet’s career record to 31-2 and pushed his dreams of securing the US$100,000 contract further out of reach. Since that crushing defeat, he has spent the past four ...

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Unlike Thailand’s Muay Thai, Myanmar’s traditional Lethwei martial art is much less well known. Travel restrictions and international sanctions on Myanmar meant the sport has kept a low international ...