Maung Gyi was a Burmese martial artist that introduced Bando into the United States. Maung Gyi's father was Ba Than (Gyi). He was the Director of Physical Education and Sports in the Ministry of Education in Myanmar. He always encouraged his son to maintain good health, participate in both individual and team sports, and practice different martial arts systems. Wikipedia
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Thaing is a Burmese term used to classify the indigenous martial systems of ancient Burma (now Myanmar) , the Kachin (Chingpaw) term for Thaing is Hkyen. www.thaing.net/thaing.htm
The American Bando Association might claim to being the longest continuing operating martial arts in the Unites States, however that record is stained with miss-management, deceit, cover-up and world class embellishment of Maung Gyi 's supposed heroic mil www.pownetwork.org/phonies/phonies117.htm
Dr. Maung Gyi is most widely known as a Grandmaster of Bando, there is so much more to this dynamic individual. He was born in Burma in the 1920's. His family has a long history of serving in the military going all the way back to 1760. So it was no su www.scubajkd.com/Articles/Dr%20Gyi.htm
