page_title: Kbach kun dambong veng
hierarchical_section_title: Kbach kun dambong veng
caption_attribution_description: English: Khmer warrior knees an opponent and strikes another opponent with his staff.
context_page_description: Kbach kun dambong veng is the term for a Cambodian martial art based on the long staff. The term "dambong" means "staff" in the Khmer language and the term "veng" means "long". Translated literally it means "the art/martial skill of the long staff." The term is also used in the phrase "land of the lost staff", Battambang. In the town of Battambang there is a big statue of 'Grandfather Dambong' holding the lost staff. It is based on different mae which can be imagined as a Khmer version of kata.
context_section_description: Kbach kun dambong veng (Khmer: ក្បាច់គុណដំបងវែង) is the term for a Cambodian martial art based on the long staff.  The term "dambong" means "staff" in the Khmer language and the term "veng" means "long".  Translated literally it means "the art/martial skill of the long staff." The term is also used in the phrase "land of the lost staff", Battambang.  In the town of Battambang there is a big statue of 'Grandfather Dambong' holding the lost staff. It is based on different mae(s) which can be imagined as a Khmer version of kata(s).
caption: Knee and staff
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