August 24, 2006
Jaa crazy flying Thai guy
Muay Thai or Thai boxing is known as the Art of 8 Limbs and Panom Yeerum aka Tony Jaaaaaa has added those 4 other limbs less seen in traditional chop sock rock fair we've seen thus far. What Jaa does in his movies is supposedly actually known as Muay Boran, which is a predecessor to Muay Thai.
I have to admit, though I know all about Muay Thai and heard of this guy and movie - it was playing in tons of TV in shops in Bangkok when I went some years back - I was actually entralled and gasping the first time I saw Ong Bak. Those 'bows and knees put such an exclamation mark on the moves, I tell ya.
Well, Tony J is back again with another bow & knee smashing affair with the Protector (aka Tom Yum Goong)and so goes rise of SE Asia's first world action star (or does Michelle Yeoh count for that? Either way, its kinda cool to read names like Panom Yeerum, Prachya Pinkaew, Kongdej Jaturanrasamee, Petchtai Wongkamlao, Bongkoj Khongmalai, etc in credits of a world popular action flick).
The Protector will be out on SEPTEMBER 8.
The Proctector trailer
Ong Bak clip with intro by the RZA!
Tony Jaa, live on Hong Kong show
Tony Jaa's official site
Time Mag interview
Profile and Interview
For a whole other look at Thai culture and Muay Thai boxing, check out Beautiful Boxer
And, ah, while we're on Thai flicks, ever wonder what the Thai version of Amelie might look like? See Citizen Dog!
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