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Maung Gyi (Burmese: မောင်ကြီး) is a Burmese martial artist that introduced Bando into the United States.Maung Gyi’s father was Ba Than (Gyi). 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.