Pongyi Thaing

Focus	self-defense
Country of origin	Myanmar
Creator	Oopali
Olympic sport	no

Pongyi thaing (Burmese: ဘုန်းကြီးသိုင်း [pʰóʊɴdʑí θáɪɴ]) is a Burmese martial art created by the monk Oopali in the 9th century. Based on the Hindu-Buddhist principle of non-violence and non-aggression, its objective is not to cause maximum harm but simply to defend oneself. The word pongyi means monk and thaing is an umbrella term for Burmese martial arts.

Pongyi thaing is an integrated system of developing the body, mind and spirit to achieve harmony with oneself, with others and with nature. Style are generally determined by the level of emotional control during confrontation. Levels of emotional discipline determine the nature of action and reaction.

See also[link]

• Burmese martial arts or Thaing (burmese)
• Bando
• Banshay
• Lethwei
• Naban

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Lay Phyu (Burmese: လေးဖြူ, pronounced: [lé bjù]; born 19 May 1965) is a Burmese rock vocalist/guitarist. He rose to fame with his debut album Gandarya Lamin (Desert Moon).^[1]

Biography

Lay Phyu was born in May 19, 1965 in Inlay Lake, Shan State, Myanmar, according the source. He graduated from Mandalay University with an English Major where he met Y Wine, one of the famous singers from Iron Cross Music band (a renowned music band in Myanmar). Starting from his first music album, he joined the "Iron Cross" band, which is originally founded by Saw Byot Muu, a famous Karen guitarist in the history of Myanmar (Burma). Later, Chit San Maung became the lead guitarist after Saw Byot Muu died.

Since the beginning, Lay Phyu was quite successful in his first album and got the most fans in the world of Myanmar rock music. Today, Lay Phyu still enjoys composing music with Iron Cross Music Band for more than 15 years. Other band members include Ah Nge (Lay Phyu's younger brother), Myo Gyi, Zaw Paing, Y Wine and R Zarni.

In 2007, when Cyclone Nargis struck the South Western regions of Myanmar, Iron Cross as well as many other famous artists formed a collaboration of songs as to raise funds to help the victims.

October 9th, 2008 by KD Bang (http://kumondra.com/lay-phyu-biography-and-more/)

Discography[link]

Solo albums[link]

1. Gandarya Lamin
2. Pinle Aw Than
3. Gandarya Pinle Lamin Aw Than (Live)
4. Gita Myitzuri
5. Power 54
6. Gaba Thit Tay
7. Kyein-Za
8. Thargaung
9. Einmet Kabya
10. Leitpya (The Butterfly)
11. Mummy Mya (The Mummies)
12. Khana Lay Mya (The Moments)
13. Bay of Bengal (BOB)

Collaborations[link]

1. 95 Myanmar Billboard Top Hits
2. Saw Bwe Hmu Amhattaya (2)
3. Do Ye Chit-Thu Mya Ne
4. Saung-Nay De Chit-Thu-Mya
5. Chit-Thu Dway Ye Di Mhattan
6. Madi Nhit Sone-Mhat-Mya
7. Iron Cross Band Unplugged
8. Iron Cross Band Acoustic
9. Tay Myone Nget Ye Hnit Nar Se (2)
10. Yarzu Thit
11. LMN

References[link]