Making of Ong Bak..Must See!!!

Tony Jaa practice some incredible move for fighting and chasing scenes in Ong Bak Movie and also show some ancient form of Muay Boran (the predecessor to Muay Thai) Tony Jaa’s Training: “My master used to be an actor and a director. I learned from the sets of the movies of my master and I would work on the sets, everything from being a waterboy. Then I went on to study at a physical education university where they taught every type of martial arts and sports.” Now, Jaa trains “8 hours a day. I wake up five to six am, run about 10 kilometers, then do a warm-up and go over all the moves of Muay Thai. Then gymnastics for flexibility.” Tony Jaa’s Style: “I love Muay Thai and love any form of martial art. Muay Thai is able to show Thai culture and provide entertainment as well in its clearest form. The main part of Muay Thai is using the knees and the elbows. And the culture and the heritage that goes into Muay Thai is different from other martial arts. The incorporation of gymnastics into Muay Thai where I do a backflip and kicks… make Muay Thai seem prettier.” Muay Thai in Film: “Muay Thai hasn’t been used in any films that we’ve seen and I wanted to bring that Muay Thai to films for people to know it and as a Thai person, that’s important. It’s different in the way they present the martial arts, but all martial arts have the same basis of being part of nature and the way they present themselves and the way they name the different types of moves. Like Muay Thai, we put an …
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