Lethwei in Kayin State
Lethwei Kid’s Tournament near Taw Gyi Done Village
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This video shows some more bouts of the Burmese Boxing youngster's tournament near Hpa An, Kayin State, Myanmar, which was held in celebration of a buddhist novice's inauguration ceremony in April 2013. In the beginning, one can see the volunteers for the adolescent's bouts presenting themselves in front of the tournament officials to be chosen for a fixture.
As one can see again in this video, all the contenders of the tournament get paid small amounts of money during and after their bouts as an appreciation of their engagement and bravery. The duration of the bouts varies between only a few seconds and a few minutes, with no fixed breaks or rounds - instead, as soon as one of the opponents becomes visibly inferior to the other, the bout is stopped and ended by the referee. Also one can see some of the youngsters performing their traditional boxing dance ("Louvi Yi Pya") at the end of a bout with intent to show respect to the officials and to thank the music orchestra and the audience for their support.
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Image Series: Lethwei Kid’s Tournament near Taw Gyi Done Village
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