(AFP) Soldiers used to deploy the elegant Krabi Krabong, meaning “sword staff”, in hand-to-hand frontline combat or from the back of war elephants. But as guns replaced swords, Krabi Krabong ...

With swords and stunts, Thai youth embrace ancient martial art. Soldiers used to deploy the elegant Krabi Krabong, meaning "sword staff", in hand-to-hand frontline combat or from the back of war ...