Muay Thai in culture
Films, books, historical sources and other works connected with the martial art Muay Thai (Thailand). 11 works (including sub-styles).
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1989KickboxerAmerican action film from 1989 starring Jean-Claude Van Damme: Kurt Sloane looks for a Muay Thai teacher in Thailand to face the Thai champion Tong Po.Kickboxing2003Beautiful BoxerThai biographical film from 2003 about the Muay Thai boxer Parinya Charoenphol (Nong Toom). The lead role is played by Asanee Suwan, himself a former Thai boxing competitor.2003Ong-Bak: Muay Thai WarriorThai action film by Prachya Pinkaew from 2003, in which Tony Jaa demonstrates Muay Boran, an old style of Thai fighting with punches, shins, elbows and knees.Muay Boran2005Tom-Yum-GoongThai action film by Prachya Pinkaew from 2005 starring Tony Jaa, for which Jaa and Panna Rittikrai created muay kodchasaan, a style built on grips and grappling.CapoeiraKung FuWrestling2008ChocolateThai action film from 2008 directed by Prachya Pinkaew. The lead role went to Yanin Vismitananda, a 4th dan holder in taekwondo who specialises in Muay Thai.Capoeira2008Ong Bak 2Thai action film by Tony Jaa from 2008, set in Siam in 1431. A standalone prequel to the film Ong-Bak, in whose fights Muay Boran meets Silat or Kalaripayattu.KalaripayattuKoryu BujutsuKrabi-Krabong+42015Ip Man 3The third Ip Man film, from 2015: Ip Man faces a boxer played by Mike Tyson and a Wing Chun master from the same lineage; the action was directed by Yuen Woo-ping.Wing ChunBoxing
Documentary series 2
2007Fight QuestAmerican Discovery Channel documentary series (2007–2008) in which Jimmy Smith and Doug Anderson train five days with martial arts masters and then demonstrate the art.BoxingBrazilian Jiu-JitsuEskrima+92007Human WeaponAmerican History Channel documentary series from 2007 in which Jason Chambers and Bill Duff explore martial arts from muay thai to ninjutsu, each episode ending in a fight.BokatorEskrimaJudo+12
