I copied this off a web site. Is bando and lethawae the same thing.

"Lethawae also known as Burmese Boxing may well be the most brutal form of kickboxing. In many ways similar to Muay Thai from neighboring Thailand. If Thai Boxing is the science of 8 limbs than Burmese Boxing is the science of 9 limbs due to the allowance of head butts.

"Participants fight without gloves with wrapped hands , rules similar to Muay Thai but allowing all manner of takedowns along with head butts. Traditionally held outdoors in sandpits instead of rings. Popular technique in Lethawae include leg kicks, knees, elbows, head butts.,raking knuckle strikes and ballistic takedowns.

"Matches traditionally go until a fighter can no longer continue. If a knockout occurs the boxer is revived and has the option of continuing as a result defense, conditioning and learning to absorb punishment are very important. Burmese boxers spend a great deal of time preparing the body to absorb impact and conditioning their weapons to dish it out."

Here is a definition from another site.
" BANDO - The martial art of the infamous Burmese soldiers, the Gurkha.Actually the art is ancient, consisting of 3 seperate forms until they were fused in the 1930's. Its attacks are centered around incapacitition above death. This means a practitioner will most likely go for an unprotected leg before attempting to strike a defended head or torso. Thier are many animal forms to this style, each with slight variations. It also places emphasis on use of the Kukri blade, a heavy knike which acts as both a combat weapon and machete."