Here's a fun little GIRL FIGHT
martial arts film I found. It's called "
Muay Thai Giant". The girl fighters in it are awesome. They're miniature little Thai fighters and it takes place in
Thailand.
Nathan Jones is great as, Barney Emerald, the "Gentle Giant". I've actually known a few of those in the
Martial Arts world. Thank goodness not all males are Alpha types.
And
Dan Chupong, the Police Chief, reminds me of
Tony Jaa in "
Ong Bak".
In addition to all that, it's so delightful to break the tradition of martial arts movie equals
drug smugglers, thieves, and gangsters... oops. I lied. But at least the girls with the gentle (Aussie?) giant make it CUTE enough to qualify as FAMILY FUN.
Okay, it gets a little silly. But haven't we all felt that way with a little too much wasabi?
There's even a male vs. female Muay Thai match. How could you miss that?! You gotta love the "flying" elbows, upper-cuts, and knees of Muay Thai... but where are the blocks? Oh, yeah, I did see some inside the thigh knee blocks! Nice.
And then there's the Papaya Girl. Mmm.There's nothing better than TOUGH and SEXY!
SPOILER: Inside the ring she beats him but they call it a draw (being a male-dominated culture and all). That's one of the things we, as women, have to face in this patriarchal world culture. I once took down an 8th Degree
Black Belt as a 6th Degree myself... did I get the same respect a man would have? No. Instead of saying, "Good job!", he said... "Here's what you did wrong."
Sub-titled. But well worth it.
Image by Getty Images via @daylifeGlad to see that traditional Karate is alive and well. I spent my first 10 years (up to 3rd Dan Black Belt) studying the traditional path...which I highly recommend if you're interested in MMA competition.
