What is Kun Khmer? What is Rogue Island?
The Ancient Art: Kun Khmer
Kun Khmer, or Pradal Serey, is an unarmed martial art and combat sport from Cambodia. In Khmer, Pradal means fighting and Serey means free. Thus, Pradal Serey may be translated as "free fighting." The story of pradal serey starts with the Khmer Empire. The Khmer Empire was founded in 802 A.D. at a time when many modern Southeast Asian countries didn't exist yet. Martial arts were used by the military of the Khmer Empire. Pradal Serey has its root from the hand-to-hand combat use by the military of the Khmer Empire.
The Khmer Empire
The Khmer Empire, or the Angkorian Empire, are the terms that historians use to refer to Cambodia from the 9th century to the 15th century when the nation was a Hindu/Buddhist empire in Southeast Asia. The empire grew out of the former civilizations of Funan and Chenla, at times ruled over and/or vassalised most of mainland Southeast Asia and parts of Southern China stretching from the tip of the Indochinese Peninsula northward to modern Yunnan province, China, and from Vietnam westward to Myanmar.
