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Aung La Nsang
Aung La Maung Nsang (; born on May 21, 1985) is an American-Burmese mixed martial artist of Kachin people, Kachin descent. He is currently signed to ONE Championship, where he competes in both the Middleweight (MMA), middleweight and Light heavyweight (MMA), light heavyweight divisions. He is a former ONE Middleweight World Champion, ONE Middleweight and ONE Light Heavyweight World Champion, and was the second Double champions in MMA, two-division champion in ONE history, having held both belts simultaneously. He made his MMA debut in 2005 and would go on to become a major star in his native Myanmar after signing with ONE Championship and winning two titles with the organization. Aung La Nsang is a national icon in Myanmar and his own bronze statue was erected in 2018 at the Kachin National Manau Park in his hometown of Myitkyina. During the opening ceremony of the statue, a huge crowd of thousands fans gathered. Aung La Nsang is one of the few Myanmar citizens with an internatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myitkyina
Myitkyina (, ; Jingpho language, Jinghpaw: ''Myitkyina'', ; , ''Sèna'') is the capital city of Kachin State in Myanmar (Burma), located from Yangon, and from Mandalay. In Burmese language, Burmese it means "near the big river", and Myitkyina is on the west bank of the Ayeyarwady River, just downstream from Myit-son (Burmese for confluence) of its two headstreams (the Mali River, Mali and N'Mai River, N'mai rivers). It is the northernmost river port and railway terminus in Myanmar. The city is served by Myitkyina Airport. History Myitkyina has been an important trading town between China and Myanmar since ancient times. American Baptist missionary George J. Geis and his wife arrived in Myitkyina in the late 1890s and in 1900 they requested permission to build a mansion in the town. The building was named Geis Memorial Church. It is one of the Kachin Baptist Convention (KBC) churches in Myitkyina. Japanese forces captured the town and nearby airbase during World War II in 1942 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vitaly Bigdash
Vitaly Bigdash (Russian: Виталий Бигдаш; born July 25, 1984) is a Russian mixed martial artist who competed in the Light heavyweight division of Absolute Championship Akhmat (ACA). Bigdash has also competed for ONE Championship and he has a former ONE Middleweight World Champion. In April 2017, Bigdash reached his highest ranking of #37 Light Heavyweight in the world by Fight Matrix. Mixed martial arts career ONE Championship ONE Middleweight Champion Bigdash made his promotional debut challenging Igor Svirid for the ONE Middleweight World Championship at ONE Championship: Tigers of Asia on October 9, 2015. After weathering an early storm in the first round, Bigdash came back to knock out Svirid in the second round to become the new ONE Middleweight World Champion. Bigdash was originally scheduled to defend his title against Marcin Prachnio at ONE Championship: Quest for Power on January 14, 2017. However, Prachnio was forced to withdraw due to injury and was re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lone Chaw
Lone Chaw () is a retired Burmese Lethwei fighter and former Openweight Lethwei World Champion. Personal life Lone Chaw is of Karen descent. He was born in a humble village in the Ayeyarwady division in Myanmar. He dropped out of school in the ninth grade and started working at the family farm full-time. In 1995, he started training Lethwei and became determined to be a successful professional fighter when he learned his hometown did not boast a Myanmar Lethwei champion. He moved to Yangon in 1999 to pursue that goal. His first fight was at a traditional festival. In 2012, he joined Thut Ti Lethwei Gym as head trainer and teacher under camp owner Win Zin Oo. In 2012, at 36 years old, Lone Chaw retired from fighting and started coaching. Lone Chaw eventually left Thut Ti to form his own camp with the help of his father. Lethwei career Lone Chaw made a name for himself by fighting local and international competition. Notably, he was one of the first Lethwei fighter to go figh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tway Ma Shaung
Tway Ma Shaung () (born December 9, 1982) is a retired Burmese lethwei fighter considered by many to be the best of his generation and a legend in the sport, his fighting style characterised by his resilience and virtuosity. He was revered for taking on larger and heavier opponents and praised for his commitment to working the body instead of the head. Biography Tway Ma Shaung was born in Mon State, but his family moved to Tanintharyi Region when he was two years old. He is the son of U Mya Thaung and Daw Nyo Nyo Khin and has one older brother and two younger sisters. His first fight was in 1996 while in 8th standard and his second fight was during a school holiday in Myeik Township at an event hosted by his future trainer U Myint Wai. He left school after 9th standard. Lethwei career The real start of Tway Ma Shaung's career was during the 1999/2000 season in Mon State where he was taught by local legend U Dee, the grandfather of Shwe Yar Mann. During his stay there he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lethwei
Lethwei (; International Phonetic Alphabet, IPA: ) or Burmese boxing is a Full contact fighting, full contact combat sport originating from Myanmar and is considered as one of the most brutal martial arts in the world.} * * * * * * Lethwei fighters use stand-up striking techniques such as kicks, knees, elbows and punches, and the use of headbutts is also permitted. Fighters compete bareknuckle, wrapping their hands with only tape and gauze. Disallowed in most combat sports, headbutts are important weapons in a Lethwei fighter's arsenal, giving Lethwei its name of the "Art of nine limbs". In traditional rules, each corner is allowed one two-minute timeout per fight to revive a KO’d fighter. This, combined with its bareknuckle nature, gave Lethwei a reputation for being one of the bloodiest and most violent martial arts. Although popular throughout Myanmar, Lethwei has been primarily and historically associated with the Karen people of the Kayin State; the vast majority of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burmese Python
The Burmese python (''Python bivittatus'') is one of the largest species of snakes. It is native to a large area of Southeast Asia and is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Until 2009, it was considered a subspecies of the Indian python, but is now recognized as a distinct species. It is an invasive species in Florida as a result of the pet trade. Description The Burmese python is a dark-colored non-venomous snake with many brown blotches bordered by black down the back. In the wild, Burmese pythons typically grow to , while specimens of more than are unconfirmed. This species is sexually dimorphic in size; females average only slightly longer, but are considerably heavier and bulkier than the males. For example, length-weight comparisons in captive Burmese pythons for individual females have shown: at length, a specimen weighed , a specimen of just over weighed , a specimen of weighed , and a specimen of weighed . In comparison, length-weight comparisons for ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midwest
The Midwestern United States (also referred to as the Midwest, the Heartland or the American Midwest) is one of the four census regions defined by the United States Census Bureau. It occupies the northern central part of the United States. It was officially named the North Central Region by the U.S. Census Bureau until 1984. It is between the Northeastern United States and the Western United States, with Canada to the north and the Southern United States to the south. The U.S. Census Bureau's definition consists of 12 states in the north central United States: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. The region generally lies on the broad Interior Plain between the states occupying the Appalachian Mountain range and the states occupying the Rocky Mountain range. Major rivers in the region include, from east to west, the Ohio River, the Upper Mississippi River, and the Missouri River. The 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michigan
Michigan ( ) is a peninsular U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, Upper Midwestern United States. It shares water and land boundaries with Minnesota to the northwest, Wisconsin to the west, Indiana and Illinois to the southwest, Ohio to the southeast, and the Canadian Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Ontario to the east, northeast and north. With a population of 10.14 million and an area of , Michigan is the List of U.S. states and territories by population, 10th-largest state by population, the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 11th-largest by area, and the largest by total area east of the Mississippi River.''i.e.'', including water that is part of state territory. Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia is the largest state by land area alone east of the Mississippi and Michigan the second-largest. The state capital is Lansing, Michigan, Lansing, while its most populous city is Detroit. The Metro Detroit r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berrien Springs
Berrien Springs is a village in Berrien County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,910 at the time of the 2020 census. The village is located within Oronoko Charter Township. History Berrien Springs, like Berrien County, is named for John M. Berrien. "Springs" was added after mineral springs were discovered in the area. The village is the site of the earliest European-American settlement in Oronoko Township. It was first known as "Wolf's Prairie" in reference to the 1,000-acre prairie in which it was situated. The site had been a village under the leadership of a Potawatomi chief named Wolf. The first permanent settlers (according to European-American terms), John Pike and his family, did not arrive until 1829.Coolidge, Orville W. (1906)''A Twentieth Century History of Berrien County, Michigan'' pp. 198–99. The Lewis Publishing Company. Francis B. Murdoch was a co-founder of the village and the first lawyer in the county. (His surname was spelled as 'Mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrews University
Andrews University (Andrews) is a private Seventh-day Adventist university in Berrien Springs, Michigan. Founded in 1874 as Battle Creek College, it was the first higher education facility started by Seventh-day Adventists and is the flagship university of the Seventh-day Adventist school system,Bull, Malcolm & Keith Lockhart, 2006, ''Seeking a Sanctuary: Seventh-day Adventism and the American Dream'', p.291. * * the world's second largest Christian school system. The university consists of eight schools or colleges, offering 130 undergraduate majors and 70 graduate majors in addition to graduate degree programs. It is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and the Adventist Accrediting Association (AAA). History 1874–1901: Battle Creek College Andrews University was founded as a small Seventh-day Adventist school called Battle Creek College in 1874 named for the nearby city of Battle Creek, Michigan. 1901–1959: Emmanuel Missionary College In 1901, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States
The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 contiguous states border Canada to the north and Mexico to the south, with the semi-exclave of Alaska in the northwest and the archipelago of Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean. The United States asserts sovereignty over five Territories of the United States, major island territories and United States Minor Outlying Islands, various uninhabited islands in Oceania and the Caribbean. It is a megadiverse country, with the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, third-largest land area and List of countries and dependencies by population, third-largest population, exceeding 340 million. Its three Metropolitan statistical areas by population, largest metropolitan areas are New York metropolitan area, New York, Greater Los Angeles, Los Angel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International School Yangon
The International School Yangon (ISY; ) is a private, co-educational day school located in Yangon, Myanmar. It offers an international education from early childhood (Chinthe Cubs, for children aged 3 and 4) through Grade 12, serving students of various nationalities."About ISY" International School Yangon. Retrieved May 20, 2025. The school was established in 1955 and follows a U.S. based elementary and middle school curricula and a high school curriculum shaped by the adoption of the International Baccalaureate (IB) Program. "Learning at ISY – High School" International School Yangon. Retrieved May 20, 2025. ISY operates as a non-profit school under foreign ownership in Myanmar ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
