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There are so many Muay Thai documentaries and TV shows out there, but discovering them and finding links to watch them online can be difficult. Here, I’ve built a directory where you can find all of them in one place. Videos are separated by type (documentary or TV series, and those based on child fighters have their own category). Click on the film titles for direct links to watch them.
If you know of any Muay Thai documentaries, films or TV shows that need to be added, please submit them in a comment.
Muay Thai Documentaries
A Day in the Life of a Muay Thai Fighter
This is a mini documentary about Malaysian fighter Bernard ‘Headhunter’ Radin, who was a fighter for Contender Asia 2.
This is a three-part documentary on Lanna gym in Chiang Mai, filmed by ‘Brave Dave‘ over three trips there in 2001, 2003 and 2005. Watch it on YouTube and read Sylvie von Duuglas-Ittu’s review.
An 18-minute film about Angela Chang, a fighter from New York living in Bangkok. It follows her in the lead-up to her bout on a Top King World Series show in Ayutthaya.
This is a movie based on a true story, but simply had to be included here. This famous film is based on Parinya Charoenpol (Nong Toom) a now world-renowned transgender Muay Thai fighter. Watch the trailer on YouTube.
A feature-length documentary on the life and career of John Wayne Parr, which is available in full on Youtube. You can watch the trailer and check it out on IMDb.
Filmed in 1992 and broadcast on National Geographic, Born for the Fight gives an in-depth look into the history and culture of Muay Thai while following the lives of three fighters; Namkabuan and Saenliam at Sidyodtong in Pattaya; and Oran, a young fighter from Buriram.
Breaking a Taboo: A Muay Thai Fighter in Afghanistan
This 2021 short documentary follows 18-year-old Shukria Bahmani, a fighter and gold medalist who trains with her sister and fights for Afghanistan’s national team. Shukria describes how societal expectations of women and threats of violence impact her life and her fighting career.
A 2015 Muay Ties documentary about Buakaw. There are three different trailers (watch trailer 1, trailer 2 and trailer 3), but the full film is no longer available on Vimeo.
Dreamchasers: I Want to be a Muay Thai Fighter
Dreamchasers is a reality TV series on A&E network, but it’s featured here in the documentaries section because this Muay Thai-related episode was just a one-off. It followed Nat McIntyre, a 31-year-old amateur fighter from Minnesota, as he travelled to Thailand to train at Lanna Muay Thai and had his first fight in Thailand. Since then, Nat has won IKF and WKA professional titles, and is now a trainer at The Academy in Minnesota. Nat talks the viewer through the entire process from leaving his home gym to coming out of his fight against JR from Lanna Muay Thai. You can watch it by clicking the above link and scrolling down to the bottom, where you’ll find the video embedded.
This 27-minute documentary follows Tanet ‘Jacky’ Puangngoen, a Thai-Chinese fighter living in Hong Kong. He’s also a gamer, and when he’s not training, he’s playing League of Legends. He talks about the parallels between his two passions as he competes in the Hong Kong Muay Thai championship.
Fighter: The Legend of a Thai Boxer
In this 8-minute short film, trainer and ex-fighter Wisarut Wat Suksriwararak talks about how the true art of Muay Thai is being lost as the sport becomes more commercialized. “Now, Muay Thai is more about business than tradition”, he says.
This is the story of Rawai Muay Thai, in Khao Lak. The gym’s founders, Diana and Tuk, talk about how they met and set up the gym together, and how they care for their fighters.
An excellent 5-minute documentary about Sylvie Von Duuglas-Ittu and her journey to have 100 fights in Thailand.
A National Geographic documentary that follows Sam-A Gaiyanghaadao, Prakaipetch Eminent Air and Fa Tong Lanna Muay Thai.
Fight or Flight is multi-award-winning feature-length documentary about an Irishman’s journey into Muay Thai after being brutally attacked by a gang in the street. The synopsis reads, “This unique and true story explores the diverse experiences of a young Irish man, Peter McCarthy, who grew up in Dublin and how the difficulties endured in his society led him to venture into a world completely different to his own. This is the world of Muay Thai, where Peter embarks on a journey of revenge and hate, using Muay Thai as a platform. However, the results of the journey bring Peter to a deeper understanding of his own roots and culture”. You can watch the trailer, and contact Good Dog Films to rent or buy the full movie.
Gambpan (which means ‘fist’) is a short Thai film that follows a young girl named Yui as she finds Muay Thai and has her first fight. It’s in Thai with English subtitles. You can watch it on Facebook.
Gina Carano – Fight in Thailand
A 20-minute documentary covering Gina Carano as she trains with Master Toddy for a fight in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
A short feature on Nong Benz Sit. Dobwad by PRI’s The World on how her fight career helps her to pay for her education and to support her family. Read the full feature to find out more.
Guerrero tells the story of Carlitos Machado, an Argentinian fighter who had his right arm amputated at the age of 4 due to a tumour. The 50-minute documentary is in Spanish without English subtitles, and available in full on YouTube.
Inside the Fight – Battle of the Belts
A Can’t Stop Crazy production on Joe Schilling and his fight against Karapet Karapetyan for the WBC Light-Heavyweight world title.
This two-part documentary takes a behind-the-scenes look at the lives of some of the world’s best Muay Thai fighters as they strive to become Muay Thai Premier League and WMC World Champions. Watch the trailer.
Episode 1 features Miriam Nakamoto, Kevin Ross, Germain De Randamie and Baxter Humby.
Episode 2 features Buakaw, Ernesto Hoost, Simon Marcus, Julie Kitchen, Valentina Shevchenko and more.
Jerome Adamoli: Portrait of a Muay Thai Fighter
A mini-documentary about French fighter Jerome Adamoli, who trains under Krongsak in Paris.
John Wayne Parr: Fox Sports Special
A 2-hour feature by Fox Sport Australia in which Mark ‘The Hammer’ Castagnini interviews John Wayne Parr. It includes clips from some of his best fights throughout his career. Filmed in 2006.
This documentary is mainly an interview with Kiatmoo9’s manager, Sudja Pumprakorn, and Jerdja Kiatmoo9, the gym’s head trainer. Edit: This video is no longer available on YouTube.
A National Geographic documentary following John Wayne Parr, Masato and Buakaw Por. Pramuk as they prepare for the K1-World Max Championship.
A 16-minute documentary by French TV1 about Antoine and Leo Pinto, filmed at Siangboxing Gym.
A 20-minute documentary about Phet Jee Jaa, the 12-year-old ‘girl who fights boys’. The film starts from the point at which she was banned from fighting boys (as all girls were) and goes on to show the subsequent effect on her and her family. Edit: This video is no longer available on YouTube.
A short anime about Buakaw, starting with his fight against Dutch champion, Andy Souwer in the K1 World Max Tournament in 2005, which he unexpectedly lost. It then gives the story of Buakaw’s childhood discovery of Muay Thai before depicting his rematch with Souwer in 2006. Edit: This video is no longer available on YouTube.
Lumpini delves into the world of gambling at the famous stadium and how it affects Muay Thai. It follows Saenchai, one of the sport’s most high-profile fighters; and Kwankao, a young fighter chasing the 130lb Lumpini stadium title. The documentary asks, “can the stadium and the sport survive the existential crisis wrought by corruption?” The film costs $3.99 to rent on Vimeo.
Main Player: Muay Thai Changes Lives
Main Player is a Muay Thai docuseries by Mainstand, a Thai digital platform for sports media. The series focuses on how Muay Thai changes people’s lives, talking to fighters, trainers, promoters, and other figures in the Muay Thai community. It spans eight thirty-minute episodes, all of which are available on YouTube (although currently without English subtitles):
Episode 3: Lamnamoonlek Or. Achiraya’s Opportunity
Episode 4: The Professional Secrets of Superlek Kiatmoo 9
Episode 6: Hero of the Family – Phetkanya Sor. Phuangthong
Episode 7: The Real Lives of Muay Thai Champions
Episode 8: The Qualities of a Champion – Burengnong Mixballpakranong
MTV’s True Life – ‘I’m a Muay Thai Fighter’
An episode of MTV’s ‘True Life’ series which followed Kit Cope and Ben Garcia as they trained with Master Toddy in Las Vegas and travelled to Thailand to compete in the annual bare-knuckle, Thailand vs. Burma event in Mae Sot in 2004. There only seems to be some poor-quality videos of this episode on YouTube, but you can watch a feature on the entire bare-knuckle event (which is much longer and has a lot more fight footage) on YouTube in separate parts (Ben Garcia’s fight is in part 3 and Kit Cope’s fight is in part 7): Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7.
Muay Thai Daughters – Pride of the Family
This documentary by Asia Insight takes a look at the family of Looksaikongdin Gym, which consists of 14 siblings, all of whom are fighters. It focuses on Aida and Duangdownoi Looksaikongdin as they prepare for big matches. Edit: This video is no longer available.
Muay Thai Documentary 8 Limbs: Life of a Nak Muay
A Liverkick documentary about two fighters from Phuket Top Team — Kru Lucky and Yoduman. Watch part 1 and part 2.
A 5-minute film featuring 17-year-old Ong-ard Padnamu and 20-year-old Ekkachai Dangsuntad as they train at 96 Peenang Gym in Bangkok.
A 48-minute film in English and Spanish. The DVD no longer seems to be available for purchase, but you can watch the trailer on YouTube.
Muay Thai Superstars – Antione Pinto
A Siangboxing documentary on Antione Pinto and his rise to stardom in Thai Fight. This film is in Thai language.
Muay Ying Docuseries
The Muay Ying docuseries consists of four YouTube videos ranging from five to fifteen minutes in length, each interviewing a different fighter about her journey in the sport:
This is only 2 minutes long, but I think it’s worth sharing. It shows the story of Baxter Humby, a Canadian fighter known as the ‘One-Armed Bandit’. Baxter’s right hand was amputated at birth. Throughout his career, he’s won a number of belts, including world titles. Edit: This video is no longer available on Vimeo.
A 5-minute piece on Prakaipetch Eminent Air, who was born with only one hand.
Prison Fighters: 5 Rounds to Freedom
This Showtime documentary follows the Prison Fight program, which offers inmates the chance to win their freedom in the form of a royal pardon by competing in Muay Thai. It includes the previous story of Sirimongkol Singwancha, a boxing champion who was imprisoned for possession of methamphetamine, and was freed 3 years into his 20-year sentence after winning the WBC Welterweight Asia Intercontinental title. It also follows current inmate Noy Khaopan, a fighter and inmate 5 years into a prison sentence for murder, as he hopes to be released in the same way.
An 8-minute documentary on PTT Petchrungruang. He talks about how lots of teenage boys get tired of fighting and give up, but he refuses to do so himself, despite having a year-long losing streak. He also says that his dream is to fight on Thai Fight. Three years later, he’s now been signed to the promotion. Read Sylvie von Duuglas-Ittu’s post on him to find out more about his story.
Ramon Dekkers – The Man Behind the Knockouts
Interviews with the legendary Dutch fighter, Ramon Dekkers.
Ramon Dekkers – A Living Legend
A shorter, 10-minute documentary on Ramon Dekkers and his career.
Master Toddy mentors Gina Carano, Christina Toledo, Lisa King, LaTasha Marzolla and Ardra Hernandez and takes them to Thailand to fight against Thai fighters. You can watch it in YouTube videos separated into ten parts: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10.
Road to Greatness – The Art of Muay Thai Boxing
A short, 5-minute piece featuring Stephan Fox and Clifton Brown. Stephan talks about the WMC’s Muay Thai Against Drugs campaign, which encourages children to learn Muay Thai and promotes awareness of the dangers of drugs. Clifton goes to a Thai school to promote the campaign to the students.
Saiyok Pumpanmuang by Elite Boxing
A 20-minute feature on Saiyok Windy Sport (Pumpanmuang) and his life inside and outside of the ring.
This short feature by ESPN covers Gina Carano’s transition to MMA from Muay Thai and the controversy involved.
Stand Your Ground is the story of Brendan McDonnell and how Muay Thai helped him deal with his father’s suicide.
Thai boxer: นวอาวุธ (Nawa Awut)
Thai Boxer: นวอาวุธ is a 2023 Thai docuseries exploring different regional ancient forms of Muay Thai (Muay Chaiya, Muay Korat, Muay Lopburi and Muay Tha Sao) through the experiences of foreign Muay Thai fighters. Each 30-minute episode provides historical context for the discipline, as well as the personal story of the chosen fighter and footage of their training.
All episodes are available on YouTube with English subtitles:
Lift Up: Muay Chaiya (with Marie Heinz)
Power of Motivation: Muay Tha Sao (with Marie Ruumet)
Free My Soul: Muay Lopburi (with Paul Hendrik Scholten)
Way of Spirit: Muay Korat (with Xavier Gonzalez)
Thai Boxing- A Fighting Chance
A documentary filmed in 2002 and narrated by Jason Statham that follows three fighters — Sam Sheridan, a Harvard graduate who is training in Thailand with Apidet; Boonterm Kitmuti, a female Thai fighter and 29-year-old mother of two who was previously forbidden to fight due to sexist tradition; and Gongprai Sor. Jintana, a young fighter from Ayutthaya.
Thai Prison Fights by Vice’s Fightland
A 10-minute documentary on the Prison Fight event at Khlong Prem prison in 2013, where prisoners fought in Muay Thai bouts against foreigners for the opportunity for reduced sentences (read my post on my visit to Prison Fight for more info).
This film breaks down different techniques and principles of Muay Thai in both traditional and modern aspects.
The Stage: Episode 2 – ‘Vulnerability’
The Stage is a short web docuseries created by director Ray Smiling, which he says is about “unique performers and the spaces that give them meaning”. “Expressions of self, culture, identity. Little carved out times/spaces where people can go off. Do the things that the wider world doesn’t understand. If we’re lucky we all find our stage”, he says. Episode 2, titled ‘Vulnerability’ follows American fighter Amy Duke as she prepares for her WBC Super Flyweight championship title fight, with a running time of 4 minutes.
Top of Thailand: The Best of the Best in Muay Thai
A 20-minute documentary on Anuwat, Yodsanklai and Saenchai, narrated by Rob Cox. Watch part 1 and part 2.
This documentary follows the USA Muay Thai Team as they compete in the 2014 WMF Pro-Am World Championship tournament. You can watch it on YouTube.
Under the Rope is an eight-minute documentary about Sylvie von Duuglas-Ittu. Its creator, Simon Mulvaney, describes it as “the story of how a feminist from the U.S.A. fell in love with a foreign community that has gender inequality at the core of its values”.
Where Cultures Collide: Muay Thai
This is a 5-minute video from KCET about Jackie Buntan. She talks about how she got into Muay Thai and why she loves the sport.
A 27-minute short film, filmed in 2012 featuring Monlit Sitpohdaeng and Jongsanan along with Ben Brown, who is a student of theirs at PHAS3 Martial Arts in California. You can watch the trailer and the full film on YouTube and also find it on Vimeo.
Muay Thai Documentaries on Child Fighters
This is a fantastic documentary about the Golden Horse Monastery in Northern Thailand, where travelling monk Kru Bah teaches the local children the art of Muay Thai. The documentary was previously available in full on YouTube, but now seems to have been removed. You can watch the trailer on YouTube and read Sylvie von Duuglas-Ittu’s review of the movie. Visit the Buddha’s Lost Children website for more information.
Todd Kellstein’s wonderful documentary about Stamp (now Stamp Fairtex) and Pet, two eight-year-old girls in rural Thailand who fight Muay Thai to support their families. Read Sylvie von Duuglas -Ittu’s review of this documentary for more information. Buffalo Girls is available to watch on Amazon. Watch the Buffalo Girls trailer.
Children of the Ring by E:60
A 15-minute film by ESPN on children fighting Muay Thai in Thailand. The full video is no longer available online, but you can watch a snippet on Facebook, and read an ESPN article about the documentary.
Child Thai Boxers: A Fighting Chance
This 12-minute documentary follows the story of Bpaet, a young fighter at Wor. Wattana Gym.
Fists of Pride
Fists of Pride documents the stories of migrant children on the Thai-Myanmar border who have turned to fighting Muay Thai to support their families. Focusing on a young fighter named Samingnoi (Little Tiger), the documentary follows them in preparation for a Songkran festival fight promotion. While the full film is not available, the trailer is on YouTube, and a short video from Hot Docs explains the difficulties the French filmmakers had in navigating the multiple language barriers.
Muay Thai Children Fighting for Cash
A 23-minute documentary by Unreported World, which follows child fighters in Isaan and explores the topic of exploitation in Muay Thai.
A documentary following five young fighters in Northern Thailand. The full film doesn’t seem to be available online, but you can watch the trailer on YouTube. See more info on IMDb.
A Channel 4 documentary on children’s Thai boxing in the UK, which follows five young fighters including Iman Barlow’s younger brother, Thai. It caused some controversy in the UK Muay Thai community, who criticized its negative and unfair representation of the sport. The documentary is no longer available on Channel 4, but has been uploaded to YouTube in 3 parts:
Strictly Baby Fight Club – Part 1
Strictly Baby Fight Club – Part 2
Strictly Baby Fight Club – Part 3
Taboo – Child Boxers of Thailand
A documentary from National Geographic’s ‘Taboo’ series. The above link is from Damien Trainor’s website and includes a short review from him. The full episode doesn’t seem to be available online, but there is a 3-minute clip on YouTube.
A 26-minute Al Jazeera 101 East documentary about child fighters in Thailand, filmed after 13-year-old Anucha Tasako tragically died after being knocked out in a fight in Samut Prakarn. The documentary includes an interview with his opponent, 15-year-old Nithikorn.
A documentary filmed at a gym in Northern Thailand about young boys who take up Muay Thai and compete in bare-knuckle matches. You can watch the trailer and the full film on YouTube. See more info on IMDb.
Muay Thai TV Shows
The Contender Asia
A 2008 reality TV series, filmed in Singapore and hosted by WMC Vice President, Stephan Fox. 16 aspiring middleweight fighters from around the world were put together in a house and divided into two opposing teams. They took part in challenges and fought against each other for the Contender title and a cash prize of $150,000.
Episode 1: Naruepol vs. Trevor Smandych
Episode 2: Sean Wright vs. Jams Martinez
Episode 3: John Wayne Parr vs. Rafik Bakkouri
Episode 4: Yodsaenklai vs. Bruce Macfie
Episode 5: Soren Monkongtong vs. Alain Slyvestre
Episode 6: Dzhabar Askerov vs. David Pacquette
Episode 7: Zidov “Akuma” Dominik vs. Kim Khan Zaki “Zig Zach”
Episode 8: Jose “Pitu” Sans vs. Joakim “Yukay” Karlsson
Episode 9: Yodsaenklai vs. Naruepol
Episode 10: Sean Wright vs. Joakim “Yukay” Karlsson
Episode 11: John Wayne Parr vs. Zidov “Akuma” Dominik
Episode 12: Soren Monkongtong vs. Dzhabar Askerov
Episode 13: Yodsaenklai vs. Sean Wright
Episode 14: Yodsaenklai vs. John Wayne Parr
The Challenger Muay Thai
Stephan Fox’s 2011 follow-up to Contender Asia. Fighters included Antoine Pinto, Cyrus Washington and Jordan Watson. Full episodes don’t seem to be available online, but are some clips of some of the fights on YouTube. You can also watch a teaser clip for the show.
The Challenger: Battleground
After more than 10 years, The Challenger returned with a new season in 2022, this time filmed in Langkawi and including women as contestants as well as men. Amy Duke, Tierra Brandt, Laura Burgos, Natalie Morgan, Jazzy Parr and Natasha Hingley competed in the women’s division. While full episodes aren’t available to watch online, you can watch the trailer and see clips on The Challenger Battleground Instagram.
Fight Girls
A reality TV show in which seven American female fighters, including Miriam Nakamoto and Felice Herrig, live and train together. They’re trained by Master Toddy, with Gina Carano and Lisa King as mentors. They compete against each other before going to Thailand to fight against Thai opponents.
Episode 1 – Hit me with your Best Shot
Episode 2 – Hungry like the Wolf
Episode 3 – Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
Episode 4 – Breaking Us in Two
Episode 5 – Another One Bites the Dust
Inside the Fight – USA vs. Thailand
A four-part series following some of the best Muay Thai fighters in America as they fight against Thai champions.
Episode 2 – Romie Adanza vs. Lansuanlek Sasiprapa
Episode 3 – Kevin Ross vs. Sagetdao Petchpayathai
Episode 4 – Joe Schilling vs Kaoklai Kaenorasing
Muay Thai Girl is a fictional drama series from Singapore, based around a Muay Thai fighting main character named Samantha.
Muay Thai Journal
Episode 1 – Pornsanae Sitmonchai
Episode 2 – Sam A Gaiyanghaadao
Episode 3 – The Next Generation
Episode 4 – Petchatsawin Seatransferry
Episode 5 – Rungubon Eminent Air
Episode 7 – Social Mobility ft. Abigail McCullough
Episode 8 – Petchisaan Seatransdiscovery
Episode 9 – Justin Greskiewicz
Episode 10 – Thanit ‘Boom’ Watthanaya
Tuff Girls
The follow-up to Master Toddy’s Ring Girls and Fight Girls. This reality series features nine female fighters from around the world who train with him in Bangkok for six weeks. They fight each other before going on to fight Thai opponents. This series was aired on Canada’s Fight Network and Australia’s Fuel TV, but is currently unavailable online. You can watch the trailer and the pilot episode online.
A series by Liverkick focusing on Muay Thai and kickboxing in Europe. It’s broken down into 20-minute Episodes:
Shin on Shin Episode 1: The Fall, Hated Dominance, Unappreciated Brilliance
Shin on Shin Episode 2: Alexey Ignashov The First Next Big Thing, Badr Hari The People’s Champ
Shin on Shin Episode 3: The Wages of the Wars, In Honor of those we lost…
Shin on Shin Episode 4: They Call it a War
Shin on Shin Episode 5: The Tour
Shin on Shin Episode 6: The Never Ending Story (Women’s Fighting)
Shin on Shin Episode 7: From the Gym to the Corner (Coaches)
Shin on Shin Episode 8: Where They Hate the Heroes (Holland)
Shin on Shin Episode 9: The Ambassador Remy Bonjasky, Stars of the Future
Shin on Shin Episode 10: The Pretty Killer, The King of the Ring
Warriors of the Mongkol
An Australian series showcasing some of the best Muay Thai fighters in the country. There are 2 seasons, each with 5 episodes. You can watch them all on the Warriors of the Mongkon YouTube channel.
Help the directory to grow. If you know of any Muay Thai documentary or TV show that isn’t listed here, please submit it in a comment below.
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chokdeenc83 · July 8, 2014 at 12:28 pm
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Jackson · July 9, 2014 at 10:03 am
This is awesome! Thanks!
Markie · July 10, 2014 at 1:12 am
Thank You so much for this list. I’m excited to watch all of these documentary’s on my beloved Must Thai. Sawadee krap.
Markie · July 10, 2014 at 1:12 am
Muay*
Johnny · July 11, 2014 at 5:26 am
Dreamchasers: Muay Thai (A&E)
Emily · July 13, 2014 at 7:53 pm
Great list! I’ll have to share it.
Fists if Pride. Another child boxing documentary about the Burmese refugee children training along the northern border.
Emily · July 13, 2014 at 7:54 pm
Fists *of Pride
lindseynewhall · August 2, 2014 at 12:29 am
Wow Emma, how long did that list take you to compile!? That is so comprehensive, with pictures and everything! Thanks for putting this together.
On a personal note, “Beautiful Boxer” is my favorite of everything mentioned on this list (though admittedly I’ve only seen like a 10th of things listed). It makes me cry every time I see it. Just watching the trailer can make me cry!
Under the Ropes · August 4, 2014 at 1:25 pm
Thanks, Lindsey!
It took be the best part of an entire day to get it done. It was one of those days where you accidentally find yourself still hammering away at your keyboard 12 hours later.. I have a few of these yet to watch, myself! Beautiful Boxer is definitely a good one 🙂
Jesse Maddox · September 4, 2014 at 12:11 pm
Hey, great collection!! I will be happy to submit to you the full length Doc I filmed, but as I still have just a few weeks left of getting things sorted out for festivals and stuff, here’s a short teaser. 🙂 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ios0qSbbTl8
Under the Ropes · September 8, 2014 at 3:36 pm
Jesse,
Thanks so much for posting this, please do let me know when the finished film is out! So you filmed at the WMF tournament in March? I look forward to seeing it and I’ll be sure to add it here when it’s done 🙂
– Emma
Jesse · October 6, 2014 at 6:33 am
Hey Emma,
Yep I filmed much of the tournament and followed team USA for the entirety. The doc will be about that, as well as a nice look into Muay Thai itself! I’ll be sure to let you know when, but it’s basically out of post production now and we’re working on festivals next!
Kurt Hoffmann · December 27, 2014 at 11:09 pm
This is a great list. Thanks for compiling! Here is another Muay Thai documentary that is now available to view for free online (links lower down on the page where it says ‘Where to View’). It features legendary Muay Thai Coaches Jongsanan Woodenman and Monlit Sitphodaeng. It was produced in 2013 http://WinLoseForgive.com
Hoffmann · December 28, 2014 at 12:37 am
Awesome. Thanks!
Tiago Simão · January 15, 2015 at 2:39 am
Hey, i´m a brazilian muaythai fighter, there´s a film, call “chok dee” a true history about dida diafat, fighting in thailand.
sorry about my english.
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bk1LbXYX_kU
Under the Ropes · January 17, 2015 at 5:53 pm
Hi,
Thanks for bringing this one to my attention. I haven’t seen it before, so I’ll check it out 🙂
Adrien · January 15, 2015 at 4:16 am
What a list! Thank you for all the work 🙂
Adrien · January 16, 2015 at 3:55 pm
I just watched Buddha’s Lost Children yesterday night, couldn’t sleep. I am completely blown away…
Under the Ropes · January 17, 2015 at 5:52 pm
It’s great, isn’t it? I loved that movie, too. If you haven’t seen ‘Buffalo Girls’ yet, I definitely recommend that one as well.
Sunil · January 17, 2015 at 3:05 pm
Thank you for compiling this list and keeping it updated too!! Really helps me save me time rather then googling for muay thai documentaries everytime;)
Keep up the great work:)
Under the Ropes · January 17, 2015 at 5:52 pm
Hi Sunil,
Thanks, I’m glad you like it! There didn’t seem to be another resource like this online, so I figured that it had to be done 🙂
– Emma
niamh · March 20, 2015 at 7:06 pm
Really useful list, lots on there I hadn’t known about! You reminded me about Buffalo Girls – did a post on that with a ‘thank you’ to you! http://niamhgriffin.blogspot.ie/2015/03/is-child-boxing-in-thailand-about-sport.html Niamh
Equipo Muay Thai · July 12, 2016 at 3:10 pm
Lanna Muay Thai is very good Muay Thai camp. 🙂
Jesse · July 21, 2021 at 8:21 am
Hey Emma, there’s a new link for “Under The Lights in Thailand” 🙂
https://youtu.be/kJfLKLnXf04
Under the Ropes · July 21, 2021 at 8:57 am
Thanks! I’ve updated it.
rockshreller · July 21, 2021 at 8:23 am
Hey there is a new link for “Under The Lights In Thailand” 🙂
It’s a Youtube link: https://youtu.be/kJfLKLnXf04
Hoffmann · July 21, 2021 at 9:23 pm
Thank you for starting and maintaining this list. My Muay Thai documentary “Win. Lose. Forgive.” featuring Jongsanan Woodenman celebrated the 8-year anniversary since its release yesterday. I appreciate being on the list!
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[…] We’re introduced to a 14-year old named Chian, short for Wichian. He’s played by Phuripat Poonsuk, a fighter whose real-life story was covered by a 2019 Al Jazeera documentary, Thailand’s Child Fighters (listed in my directory of Muay Thai documentaries and TV shows). […]