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martial art. As a result, its methods adapt well to self-defense applications
(civilian, military, and law enforcement) and the no-holds-barred circuit.
Phil Dunlap
See alsoMuay Thai; Southeast Asia
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Thang-Ta
Thang-ta(Meiteilon; sword-spear) is the popular Manipuri name for a set
of armed and unarmed fighting techniques developed by the Meitei people
of the state of Manipur, India. The formal name for this martial system is
Huyen Lallong(Meiteilon; art of warfare).
Bordered on the east by Myanmar (Burma), the state of Manipur (to-
tal area: 8,456 square miles) in northeastern India consists geographically
of an oval valley of about 700 square miles surrounded by densely forested
mountain ranges. Each of the various communities residing in the valley
possesses its own distinct religious practices. The Meiteis have long been


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