Muay Thai

I had such a fun night at Muay Thai. It was held at the Thai high school and the students were fighting. They were so good though, like a proper fight.
As soon as we walked in the gate we could smell a menthol smell. Turns out they smother the guys in Tiger Balm before they get in the ring.

We joked that this guy was the janitor, his uniform was so similiar to a janitor's.
Numerous jokes were made about the poor old janitor, mostly because he kept feeling up the fighters.

The Thai King turned up for the fight, it was amazing. I felt so honoured to be in his presence.

I didn't get any good photos from the fights, the quality is really crap. There's a video though. The first round of the first fight was a knockout! The guy looked dead.

This guy was amazing, the one in the pink was my favourite to win.
His opponent flipped his round at one point, like a cartwheel!!

The guys got ready in the corners of the room, ultimate privacy.

They really didn't seem to care that hundreds of people were crowded round them when they dropped their wee short shorts.

This is Ram Muay, the dance to show respect for their teachers. It is performed before every fight.

More videos tomorrow, im snackered.

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