Thai Boxing
The other day I took a walk through the neighborhood of Banglamphu, strayed around narrow alleys and along backyards of small two-storey houses. Banglamphu is an old quarter of Bangkok and easily the most charming one. Walking around there makes it easy catching a good glimpse into daily Thai life.
All of a sudden I came across a Thai Boxing school. Two boxing rings and a small training area were simply built directly by the road. As most of the Thai life takes place on the streets there were no walls nor gate, just a simple roof covered the facility.
Thai Boxing (Thai: Muay Thai) is a dynamic and exciting sport with a long history. Matches can be violent as not only hands but also shins, elbows and knees are all used extensively in this art. That’s why it is also referred to as “The Art of the Eight Limbs”.
But this time no blood was seen in the ring nor I heard shouts of encouragement from a manic crowd. Only a little boy was sitting there, accompanied by his trainer and his father. The boy’s serious look I found amazing, he already had the right kind of dignity in his appearance like all professional martial arts fighter have it.
am 9. June 2009 um 10:26 Uhr.
Ein exzellentes Portrait!!