| Maung Gyi | |
|---|---|
 young Maung Gyi | |
| Born | 1936 (age 88–89) Burma |
| Residence | Washington, D.C. |
| Style | Bando |
| Other information | |
| Spouse | Patricia Gyi |
| Children | Serena Gyi and Melinda White |
Maung Gyi (Burmese:မောင်ကြီး) is theBurmesemartial artist who introducedBando into theUnited States.[1][2][3] He is the chief instructor for the American Bando Association.[4][5]
Maung Gyi was born in 1936. He father was Ba Than (Gyi). He was the Director ofPhysical Education and Sports in the Ministry of Education in Burma.
In the early 1960s, Maung Gyi formally began teaching BurmeseBando atAmerican University in Washington D.C.[6] He coached theAmerican Eagles men's soccer team in 1965.[7]
In 1966, Gyi established theAmerican Bando Association (ABA) inAthens,Ohio. In recent years, Gyi has worked to promote modern Burmese Bando and to be accepted into the expanding community of Asian martial arts in the United States.
Gyi is a scholar ofinternational law,psycholinguistics, and communications. Gyi was a professor at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio.[citation needed] While at Ohio University, he taught Cross Cultural Communications, was interim Soccer Coach and served as boxing coach for the OU Boxing Club.[8]
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