Krabi Krabong

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Krabi Krabong is a Thai combat style that dates back
at least 400 years. Its earliest origins are unknown owing
This style is appropriate for knights during the years 600-
1100. In later periods, it could represent the training of light
cavalry from “backwater” or “tribal” provinces.
Skills: Broadsword; Riding (Horse); Shield; Spear;
Wrestling.
Techniques: Cavalry Training (Broadsword or Spear);
Combat Riding; Hands-Free Riding; Quick Mount; Retain
Weapon (Spear); Staying Seated.
Cinematic Skills: Kiai; Power Blow.
Perks: Grip Mastery (Spear); Shield-Wall Training.
Optional Traits
Advantages: Combat Reflexes; Enhanced Block; Status;
Wealth.
Disadvantages: Code of Honor (Chivalry); Duty (To liege).
Skills: Animal Handling; Axe/Mace; Bow; Brawling;
Knife; Swimming; Thrown Weapon (Spear).
to the loss of written records in Thailand. However, it’s
clear that Thailand’s royal bodyguards learned the art and
that matches served as both spectator sport and training.
Krabi Krabong teaches the daab song meu (twin short
swords), krabi (saber), mae sun-sawk (twin tonfa-like
clubs), ngao (polearm), and plong (staff). It also includes
unarmed strikes, grapples, and throws. Unarmed blows
often parallel those of Muay Thai (pp. 185-186) but are
frequently reinforced with weapons – e.g., elbow strikes
while using the mae sun-sawk – and many fighters learn
Muay Thai alongside Krabi Krabong.
Modern Krabi Krabong matches still involve real
weapons. Competitors avoid hitting the opponent, how-
ever, and instead strike his weapons or halt just short of
impact. Injuries do occur but an injured fighter can con-
tinue. The contenders’ endurance and display of skill
determines victory. Competitive fighters should learn
Combat Sport and combat versions of the style’s weapon
skills – or only Combat Sport versions, if they’re strictly
athletes.
Skills: Judo; Karate; Polearm; Saber; Smallsword;
Staff; Tonfa.
Techniques: Back Kick; Elbow Strike; Feint (Polearm,
Saber, Smallsword, or Staff); Kicking; Knee Strike; Sweep
(Staff); Uppercut.
Cinematic Skills: Power Blow.
Cinematic Techniques: Dual-Weapon Attack (Saber,
Smallsword, or Tonfa).
Perks: Style Adaptation (Muay Thai); Unusual
Training (Dual-Weapon Attack, Both attacks must target
the same foe); Weapon Adaptation (Shortsword to
Smallsword).
Optional Traits
Advantages: Combat Reflexes; Language (Thai).
Disadvantages: Crippling injuries.
Skills: Games (Krabi Krabong); Shield.