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Warrior King - Tony Jaa

  • 07-08-2006 01:30PM
    #1
    Ph3n0m
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,655 ✭✭✭


    Having sat through a movie with jaw dropping fights but the worst plotline ever :)

    It got me wondering - would the majority of what Jaa does in the movie, be a hollywood-ised version of Muay Thai or a more accurate reflection of it

    Scene of interest in the movie is Jaa vs some Capoeira bloke (Lateef Crowder)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHAix0QvavY

    the small video does not do this fight justice


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  • #2
    dlofnep
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,759 ✭✭✭✭dlofnep


    Tom yum goong (warrior king) was not a muay thai movie. Ong Bak however was more muay thai orientated.


  • #3
    Ph3n0m
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,655 ✭✭✭Ph3n0m


    dlofnep wrote:
    Tom yum goong (warrior king) was not a muay thai movie. Ong Bak however was more muay thai orientated.


    thank you kindly for that correction - still a brilliant film


  • #4
    Mola.mola
    Closed Accounts Posts: 314 ✭✭Mola.mola


    Saw this in the cinema last night, thought it was a bit ****. I like elephants, I like Muay Thai (no need for pedantics) but the film seemed almost completely devoid of plot line and descent fights.


  • #5
    Black Jack
    Closed Accounts Posts: 83 ✭✭Black Jack


    well your wrong there my friend,
    tom yum Goong(Honor of the Beast) is a Muay Thai movie, did you not watch it, christ, all it does is revel in Thailands ancient history of guys smashing other blokes to bits, He does all the movies under the supervision of his master, so is all Muay Thai, his master was in Ong Bak.

    It uses a different style of Mauy Thai, please see this

    http://www.retrocrush.com/archive2006/jaa/index.html

    he tells all !!


  • #6
    dlofnep
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,759 ✭✭✭✭dlofnep


    Yes I watched it - and it was more flicky flacky martial arts than the muay thai he demonstrated in ong bak. I only saw the visuals as when I saw it, it was not subtitled for me. hardly anythnig in it resembled muay thai.


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  • #7
    Black Jack
    Closed Accounts Posts: 83 ✭✭Black Jack


    wouldnt like to go up against flicky flacky ! i like my arms


    and my legs:eek:


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