Mong Fu ( Andy Lau), a former Muay Thai boxer, returns to Thailand from Hong Kong and challenges the champion to a match. Thus, he is subsequently chosen by Lord Dobbs to participate in a grand martial arts tournament, held in the Lost City of Tibet. After six months, Dobbs and his partner Harry Smythe find Dubois fighting in a Muay Thai match and see that Dubois has become a skilled fighter. He is later acquired by a mercenary Englishman, Lord Edgar Dobbs ( Roger Moore), who sells Dubois into slavery on an island off the coast of Siam, where Dubois is trained in Muay Thai fighting. Taking place in 1920s, Christopher Dubois ( Jean-Claude Van Damme) ends up stowing way on a boat and ends up being imprisoned by the boat's men. While primarily a kung fu movie, the movie takes place in Thailand, where various scenes featuring Thaiboxers are present. The film features a formidable Muay Thai Fighter named Paco, played by a career Thaiboxer Paulo Tocha, who serves Van Damme's opponent in the tournament's semi-finals.Īfter his brother, an American heavyweight kickboxing champion, is crippled by a vicious Thaiboxer Tong Po ( Michel Qissi) in the ring, Kurt Sloane ( Jean-Claude Van Damme) seeks out a elusive Muay Thai Kru to teach him the art to avenge his brother.

Martial arts movie about an underground fighting tournament, starring Jean-Claude Van Damme in his break-through role. Later in the film, James Bond ( Roger Moore) goes to the Lumpinee Boxing Stadium, where he meets the main antagonist Scaramanga ( Christopher Lee). Muay Thai has been featured in the following films:Ī Hong Kong engineer ( David Chiang) goes to Thailand to find his long-lost half-brother ( Ti Lung), who is a Muay Thai boxer. It has heavily influenced the sport of kickboxing, and is used in mixed martial arts (MMA), where athletes train in its techniques. It gained international attention when Yodtong Senanan led the Nak Muay Team against Osamu Noguchi's Kickboxer Team on October 16, 1972. The combat sport of Muay Thai has been featured in media, including film, television, manga, anime and video games.

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