Isaan
A Farang at Lamnamoon Muay Thai
Far from the comforts of home, Canadian Muay Thai fighter Sean Kearney finds his rhythm fighting in rural Isaan before testing himself against Thailand's best.
‘Beyond the Fields’ Will Tell the Story of the Child Fighters of Isaan
We talk to the director of the forthcoming documentary Beyond the Fields about raising awareness and sparking an honest dialogue about the child boxers of Thailand’s most impoverished region.
Against the Odds: Bpaet Becomes a Muay Thai Fighter
Abandoned by his parents and unable to find a job, 12-year-old Bpaet finds the fighter within to survive in Thailand.
The Moonshining Mayor of Muay Thai
We found a gym in Thailand built on a foundation of hard liquor and local politics.
On Fighting Abroad: Four Thai Fighters in Western Europe
How could four Thai boxers, who grew up in the sport and have over 1,000 fights between them, go to Europe and lose?
High-Frequency Fights and the Children of Muay Thai
We follow a group of child fighters in rural Thailand as they take on unknown opponents and accept fights on a moment’s notice, on the last of a four-day-long “fighting holiday.”
The Beginner's Guide to Promoting Muay Thai in Thailand 2: Fight Night
The unlikely story of a rather large European company investing in small-town Muay Thai.
Banchamek Surin: Inside Buakaw's Gym in Rural Isaan
With a roster of young unknowns, unassuming trainers, and hogs and buffalo out back, Buakaw's gym in the countryside of his home province is not what you'd expect Muay Thai's biggest celebrity fighter to own.
The Beginners' Guide to Promoting Muay Thai in Thailand
For a pair of first-time Muay Thai promoters in rural Isaan, the headaches of putting on their maiden event are as endless as the rice paddies surrounding their village.
Fighting for Identity: The Life of a Transgender Kickboxer in Rural Thailand
The trials and triumphs of Rose, a young fighter in Thailand's northeastern region of Isaan.