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...sought out the Thai stunt coordinator and low-budget action director Panna Ritthikrai, who took him on as a prot?g?. He went to a gymnastics college and soon found work as a stunt man in local and international films, including 1997's Mortal Kombat 2. Then he and Ritthikrai started devising their own stunts inspired by muay boran, a more elegant and traditional form of Thai boxing that resembles kung fu. Jaa traveled the countryside talking to the few remaining old masters of muay boran, rediscovering more than 100 long-abandoned moves. Ritthikrai and Jaa filmed the actor's best...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hitting the Big Time | 10/18/2004 | See Source »

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