{"title":"Krabi Krabong","description":"Krabi Krabong is the weapon art of Thailand. \u003cspan\u003eKrabi–krabong was developed by the ancient Thai warriors for fighting on the battlefield. It was likely used in conjunction with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Muay_boran\" title=\"Muay boran\"\u003emuay boran\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e but whether the two arts were developed together or independently is uncertain. Early warfare in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Indochina\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Indochina\"\u003eIndochina\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was mostly between rival kingdoms and were fought en masse. Individual fighters were armoured and carried \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rhino\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Rhino\"\u003erhino\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e hide shields. 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