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- Instance of
- sports discipline
- Subclass of
- folk wrestling
- Country of origin
- Myanmar
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- Naban2005.jpg
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- Naban
- native label
- နပန်း
- indigenous to
- Chin people
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Naban (, ) is a traditional form of grappling from Myanmar. Naban is integrated into other fighting styles instead of existing as a separate martial art. Originally based on Indian wrestling, it is practiced primarily in rural areas. Naban is especially popular among the Kachin and Chin tribes that have Himalayan origins. Techniques include joint locks, strikes to pressure points, palm strikes, foot strikes and chokeholds. Any part of the opponent's body is a legal target.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Naban” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.