กระบี่กระบองเป็นศิลปะการป้องกันตัวด้วยอาวุธของไทย ที่สืบทอดมาตั้งแต่สมัยโบราณ ควบคู่กับมวยไทย ถูกใช้ในสนามรบเพื่อปกป้องประเทศชาติมาโดยตลอด
Human beings were born with an instinct to fight for survival. Each human race created methods of self-defence both with and without weapons. In Thailand, the Thai art of self-defence with bare hands is "Muay Thai" and one of those with weapons is "Krabi-Krabong". Both arts of fighting have kept Thailand an independent country up until the present day.
The Sukhothai, Ayudhaya, Thonburi and early Rattanakosin (Kings Rama I–IV) periods were all periods of wars. In the past, training for Muay Thai and Krabi-Krabong would be carried out together, simultaneously — because in real fighting all sorts of weapons were used, and when weapons were dropped, the skill of Muay Thai would also be used.
Knowledge of Krabi-Krabong includes the equipment used in fighting, the skill of dancing, the fight itself and personal skills and talents.