Maung Gyi
Maung Gyi is a Burmese martial artist that introduced Bando into the United States.Biography
Maung Gyi was born in 1936. He father was Ba Than. He was the Director of Physical Education and Sports in the Ministry of Education in Burma. He always encouraged his son to maintain good health, participate in both individual and team sports, and practice different martial arts systems.
In the early 1960s, Maung Gyi formally began teaching Burmese Bando at American University in Washington D.C. He coached the American Eagles men's soccer team in 1965.
In 1966, Maung Gyi established the American Bando Association in Athens, Ohio. In recent years, Maung Gyi has worked to promote modern Burmese Bando and to be accepted into the expanding community of Asian martial arts in the United States.
Maung Gyi is an accomplished martial artist, as well as a scholar of international law, psycholinguistics, and communications. He is a self-confessed Christian, and often incorporates biblical content into his instructional curriculum. Dr. Gyi was a professor at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. While at Ohio University, he taught Cross Cultural Communications, was interim Soccer Coach and served as boxing coach for the OU Boxing Club.
