As with many full-contact fighting sports, Muay Thai focuses strongly on body conditioning and intensive training, designed specifically to promote the toughness required for ring competition. Of interest is how Liu trains his lens particularly on the youth who are hoping to achieve success in the ranks of Thailand's national sport. Click on the thumbnails to the right to expand view. |
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Thai Culture series.
Click here to download a pdf of the article
and read more from the artist.
You can request your personal copy of the
magazine here.
More of Liu's work can be seen at lungliu.com.
| Shadow and Boxer (2008) |
Muay Thai, also known as
"The Art of the Eight
Limbs," is deeply
ingrained in Thai culture.
It remains the salvation of
those who have no other
means of livelihood.
Camps across Thailand
regularly take in orphans,
homeless children, and
children whose parents
can no longer afford to
raise them. They are fed,
clothed, and provided
with an education. In
return, the camp typically
takes half their earnings.
However, not all
motivations are monetary
in nature, as some camps
take in children simply
because they have
nowhere else to go.
Read more by
downloading the article
below.
"The Art of the Eight
Limbs," is deeply
ingrained in Thai culture.
It remains the salvation of
those who have no other
means of livelihood.
Camps across Thailand
regularly take in orphans,
homeless children, and
children whose parents
can no longer afford to
raise them. They are fed,
clothed, and provided
with an education. In
return, the camp typically
takes half their earnings.
However, not all
motivations are monetary
in nature, as some camps
take in children simply
because they have
nowhere else to go.
Read more by
downloading the article
below.