Elderly martial arts master Elderly martial arts master The elderly martial arts master is a mentor/teacher stock character in fiction, especially "Wuxia", "Chanbara", and other martial arts films. Typically an East Asian male, he is a near-invincible master of the martial arts, despite being advanced in age and presumably having a decrease in physical strength. Often he possesses the rank of Sensei (or teacher) and is referred to as such by his student. The elderly master most often teaches either generic kung fu or an exotic style specific to the fictional period (see List of fictional martial arts). During the films, the master often
Mainland Southeast Asia martial arts Mainland Southeast Asia martial arts The traditional martial arts of the Mainland Southeast Asia are related to one another, and as a group to Indian martial arts. The most salient common feature is Mainland Southeast Asia kickboxing. Thaing (, ) is a Burmese term used to classify the traditional martial systems of Myanmar. Systems of "thaing" include bando, lethwei, banshay and naban. Pradal Serey is an unarmed martial art from Cambodia. In Khmer the word "pradal" means fighting or boxing and "serey" means free. Originally used for warfare, pradal serey is now one of Cambodia's national sports. Its moves have