In the early 1960s, Maung Gyi formally began teaching Burmese Bando at American University in Washington D.C.[6] He coached the American Eagles men's soccer team in 1965.

[7] In 1966, Gyi established the American Bando Association (ABA) in Athens, 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.

[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.

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