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'''Bokator''' ({{lang-km|ល្បុក្កតោ}}, {{lang|km-Latn|lbŏkkâtaô}} {{IPA-km|lɓokkatao|}}) or '''Kun L'Bokator''' ({{lang|km|គុនល្បុក្កតោ}}, {{lang|km-Latn|kun lbŏkkâtaô}} {{IPA-km|kun lɓokkatao|}}, {{literal translation|the art of pounding the lion}}) is an ancient [[Khmer people|Cambodian]] battlefield martial art. It is one of the oldest fighting systems existing in the world<ref name="Sony, Ouch 2021">{{cite web |url=https://vodenglish.news/an-ancient-martial-art-transformed-by-time-war-seeks-return-to-prominence/ |title=An Ancient Martial Art, Transformed by Time, War, Seeks Return to Prominence |last1=Sony |first1=Ouch |last2=Keeton-Olsen |first2=Danielle |date=12 January 2021 |website=[[Voice of America]] |access-date=26 February 2021}}</ref> and is recognised as [[intangible cultural heritage]] by the [[UNESCO]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ich.unesco.org/en/lists?term[]=vocabulary_ich-125|title=Browse the Lists of Intangible Cultural Heritage and the Register of good safeguarding practices}}</ref>

Oral tradition indicates that Bokator (or an early form thereof) was the close-quarter combat system used by the [[History of Cambodia|ancient Cambodian]] armies before the founding of [[Angkor]]. Khmer martial arts have been known by multiple names depending on regions and masters but is now generally referred by most as ''Bokator''.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/kun-lbokator-traditional-martial-arts-in-cambodia-01868|author= Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts of Cambodia|title= Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Cambodia|quote=Today, Kbach Kun Khmer has been called in different name in different region and master but most of them called it "Kun Lbokator".}}</ref> The martial art is believed to be the precursor of all forms of kickboxing present in the former provinces of the [[Khmer empire]], namely [[Kun Khmer]] in Cambodia,<ref name="Antonio Graceffo"/> [[Muay Lao]] in Laos<ref name="Dietmar"/>. Whether [[Muay Thai]] originated from Bokator is disputed.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bryan |first1=Andrew |title=The Complicated History of Muay Thai |url=The Complicated History of Muay Thai |access-date=25 March 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Petpailin |first1=Petch |title=Thailand and Cambodia argue over origin of Muay Thai kickboxing |url=https://thethaiger.com/news/world/thailand-and-cambodia-argue-over-origin-of-muay-thai-kickboxing |access-date=25 March 2024 |publisher=Thaiger |date=25 January 2023}}</ref>

== History ==