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New Martial Arts Video: The Last Muay Thai Temple

Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand  |  Dec 30, 2008
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The Last Muay Thai Monk

Prah Kruh Bah, The Golden Horse Monastert Wat Acha Tong

A new martial arts adventure video, by Antonio Graceffo

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=QPYj-YoQxXU

 

In 2003, Antonio Graceffo went to Thailand to find a Buddhist monk, named Prah Kruh Ba, a former professional Muay Thai fighter, who lives in a jungle monastery on the Burmese border, where he takes in tribal kids, orphaned by the war in Burma.

 

Antonio cut the Kruh Bah story out of a Taiwanese newspaper, flew to Thailand and walked around the border town of Maesai, showing people the photo, until he eventually wound up in the monastery. Within minutes of arriving, Kruh Bah had Antonio fighting in a ring.

 

During the three months that Antonio lived in the monastery he learned Thai language and Muay Thai (Thai kick boxing). Most importantly, he learned about Kruh Bah’s work along the border, helping tribal people, subjected to genocide by the Burmese government. Among the friends he made in the monastery were members of many of the ethnic minorities: Akha, Lihsu, Lahu, and Shan.

 

The story of the Shan people and their struggle for survival would touch Antonio so deeply that he would eventually go on to work with the Shan State Army inside of Burma. But that is another story.

 

See part one of the Kru Bah story on youtube.

 

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=QPYj-YoQxXU

 

Antonio Graceffo is the author of four books, available on amazon.com. He is also the host of the web TV show, “Martial Arts Odyssey.” To see Antonio Graceffo’s Burma and martial arts videos, click here.

http://youtube.com/results?search_query=antonio+graceffo+shan+state+army&search_type=

 

 

See his website www.speakingadventure.com

contact him Antonio@speakingadventure.com

Join him on facebook.com

 

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