The New Bruce Lee???

[Titsy]

I thought you Karate boys might enjoy this:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1926903251801138075\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Tony Jaa

Born in the Surin Province of the Isan region of Thailand, Jaa grew up in a rural area and watched films by Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan and Jet Li at temple fairs. While doing chores or playing with friends, he would imitate the martial arts moves he had seen in the films. He would practice in his father's rice paddy or, when bathing the family's elephants, he would somersault off their backs into the river.

In Tom-Yum-Goong, Tony Jaa demonstrated a style of muay Thai that has moves that imitate an elephant. Jaa was able to draw on his childhood for experience, because his family raises elephants."What they did was so beautiful, so heroic. I wanted to do it, too," Jaa told Time in a 2004 interview. "I practiced until I could do the move exactly as I had seen the masters do it."[1]

At age 15, he looked up Panna Rittikrai, begging the veteran Thai stuntman and action-film director to take him on as a protege. Panna instructed Jaa to attend Maha Sarakham College of Physical Education in Maha Sarakham Province.

[55starchief]

Definatly has athletic ability

[Roadkill]

Pretty darn impressive.

Not exactly the next Bruce Lee, yet, but impressive all the same.

[Jamieg285]

I think Ong Bak was his first film. Definitely worth watching.

[Roadkill]

Never heard of him before.

[55starchief]

its like an early jackie chan before he went to hollywood and they said he couldnt do most of his own stunts

[Jamieg285]

I'd say he was a cross between Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee.  Less of a clown, and a hard nut.

[FUBAR]

Quoting: Jamieg285

I think Ong Bak was his first film. Definitely worth watching.

Yup seen that twice its a good film, (except for the whiney girl in it)

[55starchief]

Quoting: FUBAR

Yup seen that twice its a good film, (except for the whiney girl in it)

is this a porno then

[Jamieg285]

Quoting: 55starchief

Quoting: FUBAR

Yup seen that twice its a good film, (except for the whiney girl in it)


is this a porno then

[Incursus]

Impressive

[Mustangus]

yeh Ong Bak is awsome, seriously impressive some of the stuff he pulls off, and its done using no wires or anything like that.

[Roadkill]

A "Must see" film, then.

[nick69]

Being an EX Martial Arts teacher id have to say I prefer Mark Decascos. Jackie Chan is and will always be my all time favorite though.