The Life of a Muay Thai Fighter - Part 2: The Professional Years
ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ธ.ค. 2020
- Want more RW4U? Check out my website here: retiredworkingforyou.com/
Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) comes in many forms. Muay Thai (aka Thai Boxing) is a martial art that isThailand's National Sport and woven into the fabric of this country. How much does a Professional Muay Thai Fighter in Thailand make? Find out, and also find out what the life of a Muay Thai fighter is like in Thailand. In Chapter 2, we will follow the journey of a Professional fighter and go behind the scenes before, during, and after his bout. I hope after watching this series you have a new appreciation for this sport and the people who dedicate their lives to it.
If you are looking to train Muay Thai, this is the gym my host (Khun Aek) has in Bangkok: www.fitfacmuaythai.com/en/
He's a great guy and I suggest you check it out!
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
To the many of you who have asked how you can Support the Channel....it's now super easy, and fun. Check out RW4U's BRAND NEW Membership Program!! Details Here: retiredworkingforyou.com/memb...
Follow RW4U for more Fun and Informative videos!
Instagram: / retiredworkingforyou
Facebook: / retiredworkingforyou
LinkedIn: / retiredworkingforyou
Twitter: / retiredyou
Like this video? SUBSCRIBE for More: bit.ly/3dEAf2u
Fun + Informative Videos from Thailand
Join the party, RW4u Timeline:
Hit 100 Subs on May 22, 2020
Hit 1,000 Subs on July 26, 2020
Hit 10,000 Subs on Aug 24, 2020
Hit 25,000 Subs on Oct 5, 2020
Hit 50,000 Subs on Dec 1, 2020
Hit 1M Subs on ……Yeah right, keep dreamin’ Chris.......
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
My goal with this channel is to grow a community of people who like to have fun.
People who like to travel.
And people who understand you only live once!
I want to inspire you to see that being retired is the best chapter in life.
At the end of the day, this Channel is all about YOU. Let me know what you want to see next and I'll do my best to make it happen!
After all...I'm Retired, Working For You.
#muaythai #thailand #bangkok #thaiboxing
Here is Part 1 of this series, The Early Years of a Muay Thai Fighter: th-cam.com/video/NbQKC5-4tIk/w-d-xo.html
Chris, you must not have seen JVD in Bloodsport. Gambling everywhere in the stadiums.
Fascinating video. Great stuff and cheers for making it.
What’s that tune called at the end ,great video
Part 3? This series is insane🙏🏽
That was really nice of you to give him money in the end you are a true canuck :)
Canuk of the year !!
What the frig is a canuck!!
everything for the content
@@martinpowell5769 Canadian
You did a great job on this video!
Thank you so much!
“In the western world a pro fighter lives to fight and here In the world of Muay Thai they fight to live” Great lines❤️
I am from India with lot of love and respect for Thai People
One of your best productions Chris. Good on you for giving him a little extra money. I trained Muay Thai for 14 years..it is brutal. He seemed like a great kid and well deserving.
wow, 14 years. good on ya!
Would it be silly to take it up at 25 years old? Obviously not going to become champion or anything but just for the sport of it
@@tubbyrainbow111 no, not at all. I started training last year at the age of 23 and it was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made for both my physical health and mental health. Go for it man. You’ll get addicted real fast and won’t regret it. You’re still young, btw!
@@tubbyrainbow111 I started at 25, and I still fight at nearly 40. I love it. Wish more women would get involved though... Hard to find match ups.. :)
Seems like that money will be invested well. Love that part.
As a Boxer and Muay Thai fanatic, this is the best short documentary showing the the life of a Thai fighter. Very well done on this, especially from more of an outsiders perspective so that everyone can understand the sport. Absolutely Brilliant!
Much appreciated
Look the whole picture
ต่อยร่วงหมดอะ
Your remark on "They Fight To Live" make this sport in thailand different. Anyone can learn Muay Thai, but not only a few have the spirit to "Fight To Live". Thank you for appreciating their life, hardship, and spirit. You yourself is a great character
Your comment makes cry.
It became a "sport" do you knowe about historie ? You can look it up on Google! Wár when they lose there weapens, they got 10 left there body.there where no fire arms Then look it up
@@jomontanee That 's exactly, true.
I was a Thai boxer in a past life and seeing you give Sam money made me tear up. We make very little money for such a tough sport. On behalf of all the Nak Muay out there, thank you!
Wow, thank you
So humble, you could see pure gratitude on his face accepting that bonus money even though he lost
I'm currently in Bangkok quarantine and stumbled across your channel, while flicking through your videos I came across this one by surprise. I have known Sarm Singh for about 6 years, we lived down the road from each other in Buriram. we would run most evenings together and then do some training at his home gym on his farm where his father would teach him. Sarm and his brother (Carrying the water cooler) are excellent fighters and a great people from a very solid and humbling family. Very deserving of the bonus. thanks for the videos they are awesome!!!
This taught me more about Muay Thai than I learned from my ten trips to Thailand! Great work.
Great to hear!
Dude, high quality content from Thailand. Good stuff
thanks SDC!
Made me smile when you gave him money even tho he lost his fight.
Its bheting
I smile too
Nice touch giving him the money. Hope the lad does well at university.
Outstanding quality and unique content. You and CB are setting the standard for thai vloggers.
glad you like it!
I agree. Both pumping out quality.
Someone set up a gofundme for Sam-Sing! It takes real balls to step into the ring, and this kid has his priorities strait, he deserves it!
Everyone in Thailand fights to live in different ways. Thanks a million for spreading Muay Thai fighter life. They need your supports.
“Fight to live”. With so many close friends in Thailand and struggling with the current situation, I can strongly relate to that phrase. Good content Chris. Thank you. 🙏🏼
Well said!
Thai fighters are the most badass dudes in the world.
and most humble
Thai people are in general tough
"Fight to Live" drive people to get stronger
that why many champion have down to earth personality
they survived the hrash life and emerge as the seasonal warriors
We can learn the art... but we won't experience the same thing as these steel warrior
Thank you Chris for doing this series. It brings back memories from my youth in Cambodia around 50 years ago. It's emotional for me since I used to be good friend with a few very poor national fighters. I helped them as much as I could then. They taught me the sport and I'm still practicing it in my late 60.
You are a very compassionate person. A true Canadian indeed
🙏🙏🙏.
I look forward to part 3.
cheers!
Seriously... thank you for doing this!
You show the world insights in the Muay Thai-Business... that they probably never would have seen.
It is not a matter of liking or disliking what's going on with the bets and so on...
it is a lifestyle that gives underprivileged kids a possibilty to have some earnings to start a career.
Actually it is quite similar to the military service in many countries.
People enlist... have the lifestyle and go for an education after their service.
Wow Chris, very beautiful story telling. Even as a Thai, I have never seen this side of the sport.
Thanks for such great video!
Glad you enjoyed it
Good Footage Chris.. Love from India.. I love Thailand ❤️❤️
thanks CC!
What an amazing video and great commentary. I have great respect for the fighters, Thai fighters are the best! Good luck San-Sing!
cheers JRcat!
Such a great video, Chris, and you showed some things about the gambling of Muay Thai that I don't think I've seen in any production before. Thanks for making this man. Really great!
Absolutely brother
This video is awesome! Professionally done! You’re a reporting authority with respect in my opinion. Keep up the great work. The betting chatter in the background roars during the fight and I couldn’t understand the hand signals... now that I do, I’ll get a better appreciation for the quality of fighters entering the ring. Might as well start your own channel to provide English commentary for such Muy Thai fighting... for a fee of course. You have the talent for it.
Excellent Video, I have been living in Thailand now for over 14 years and this was the best video go giving insight to Muay Thai from the boxer point of view. Super Job here Chris!!
Great to hear!
Oh! I am crying again when you hand him money to support his internship.
This is the best video by you so far. Extremely eye-opening. I'm Thai and I've never seen what's behind the scenes in professional Muay Thai fights.
Me too
The long awaited Muay Thai Part 2 Video! Yeah!
finally here!
That's VERY insightful. Thank you
Those bets should be regulated so that both fighters get a percentage... that was a nice gesture of you at the end 👍
yeah he was surprised to get some bonus cash after a loss
Awesome! Great to see someone explain the gambling and why they often don’t fight hard in the first and last round. 🙏🏽
I appreciate that!
“Fight to live”.. simply loved that parting insight!
Chris that was spectacular... whatever the TH-cam industry recognition awards are, you should get one for this video. The storyline was exciting, informative and the camera work and your narrative drew you deeper and deeper into the world of Muay Thai. I can’t believe you produced, caught and edited on just an iphone(?).... it’s so well shot and edited. The pacing was great! The interview subjects were the right people to illustrate the story. One aspect, that I find interesting is the starting age of the fighters. I caught a couple of bouts in Chiang Mai. On the fighters card that night must have been kids 12-14 years old. Keep up the great work... you are the gold standard in TH-cam story telling. Always rewarding. Thank you! 🙏
wow, just read your comment now. thanks....it made my day.
The translator guy did a very good job👍
The announcer the retired guy did a very nice gesture by giving some money for future education of Sam sing.
Respect 🙏
Thank you for the dignity you've shown in the making of this. Shame you never got your 100k followers by 15 Dec so we can go see the school up north and hand the my airplain ticket money. But we'll to it one day. the 1Mil sub party in 2022 will be fun. x
Maybe if he starts making thai food videos.
Another great video and follow up ! An insight that into Muay Thai that the average person in the street would never see or understand perfectlyexplained. Thanks Chris.
Thanks for sharing this cool comment!
Best video I have watched so far. Very motivational and emotional as well seeing how people in Thailand live their lives. Props on you Chris for giving him bonus. He looks like a good kid and deserved the money you gave him.
Amazing little mini-series. I'm very happy it showed up in my recommended. Great work man.
Man this was an amazing coverage, I have been considering doing this but these young men literally fight to invest in their lives, meanwhile in the states, it's either fight or just just stare at a phone all day.
For sure my fav vid from you so far Chris. I like the docu-feeling, it makes it so much more interesting. Keep up the good work, cheers from Sweden!
Good job making this behind-the-scenes video blog. The footage opened my eyes as regards the commoditization of Muay Thai by gamblers from all walks of life. And quite interesting how gamblers settle their bets during the fifth and final round, well before the judges hand their cards in! Obviously the stakes can be high hence a fighter may or may not take a dive on account of this (who knows?). Thank you again for providing a good insight.
Thank you, Chris. Great quality and content. Like always.
Thank you for covering this Chris, quality content right here:)
Awesome video, worth the wait on part II
Love the editing and production value of this video! Really stepping up your game!
This is amazing, thanks for sharing the story! I absolutely loved it.
Your productions just keeps getting better Chris! Great coverage! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Massive respect to these guys and what they do. Hard work and discipline, keep up the good work lads
I just finished watching The Early Years of a Muay Thai fighter, and this was a wonderful continuation into the professional part! Thank you so much for showing this because it was very educational and interesting!
great production - very professional. Nice classy move at the end with your own bonus to the fighter
Man, that was a great video. Glad the algorythm played nice with me. Wish you all the best and keep dem behind the scenes coming!
Live to fight and fight to live is the highlight phrase of the document. Thanks to your good work.
i enjoyed every moment of this series, excellent from the beginning to the end. thankyou Chris.
Great video Chris, the way you mix up your content (and tell the stories) is one of the reasons so many of us subscribe , keep up the great work please 👌👌,oh and ya got a big heart ❤️, well done 🙏🙏
This was absolutely beautiful. Thank you my friend. From a guy who just got started in Muay Thai in San Diego and working on being able to appreciate the culture and all the history it comes with.
Both of these videos Chris were great work. You did a very insightful and respectful presentation of the culture surrounding Muay Thai.
Nice vid! A real behind the scenes at what happens that we miss as foreigners. Respect for giving the fighter a bonus. Tough dudes!
Good for you! The smile on his face when you gave him money was priceless.
Great, great work mate. Thanks for sharing this whole experience
I've been doing martial arts since I was 8 years old, and it's impressive how you've opened the eyes of the public to the many facets of Muay Thai--from training, to fighting and everything in between! Great job on this one, Chris!
I've always been interested in Muay Thai and Thailand in general (even consider living there nowadays). This channel showed up in the perfect timing for me. Keep up the good work!
Because of you I now know much more about this sport from start to making a professional career in this sport. Thanks for that and Keep up the great job you are doing! Salutes from the Netherlands
It’s really touching, Chris. Thanks for sharing.
My pleasure!
Beautifully filmed close up of the fighters! @ 12:10 I knew I was sending all my love, cheers and support for the boxer in the red corner!
I been living and training in thailand for7 years and that was the best muay thai doc ive watched much props !! that bonus he gave at the end made my heart melt.
Great followup episode Chris. So glad you're continuing this series, as I'm learning heaps about this mysterious part of Thai Culture. Looking forward to the next episode.
Great to hear!
I don't often comment on videos but just wanted to say I'm really enjoying this series so far! Thanks for the insight Chris
Glad you like them!
5:08 I can perfectly relate to his face as I was in the exact same situation a week ago. The weighing, the massaging, the taping, warm up, seeing other bloody beaten fighters come into the dressing room.. this whole situation is just fckd up. The adrelanine runs through your body and you just try to stay calm and wait for the moment when you step into the ring. Scary but this fear makes you do things that you never thought you could do..
amazing comment. my hope with this channel is that each video STARTS a conversation that others add to. so your useful information added onto this topic is EXACTLY what i'm hoping we get more of here. cheers!
Satu P'Chris for supporting this young man on his future good videos as always krup!
Another classic Chris. Giving back just feels so good when you can.
You got that right!
ผมเป็นคนหนึ่งที่รักมวยไทย Muay thaiเมื่อตอนเด็กๆ(8ขวบ)ผมได้ดูมวยไทย Muay thaiกับพ่อตอนวันหยุด(มวยช่อง7สี)ตอนแรกผมไม่ชอบแต่คุณพ่อชอบดูมากๆผมก็เลยต้องดูมันทำให้ผมได้ซึมซับมวยไทยเข้าไปอยูในสายเลือดทุกวันนี้ผมอายุ53ปีแล้วยังดูมวยไทย muay thaiและใช้มวยไทยMuay thaiในการออกกำลังกายอยู่ครับ ขอบคุณคลิปดีๆ ทีทำให้ผมย้อนรำลึกถึงความรู้สึกทีมีต่อคุณพ่อผมให้การสนับสนุนคุณครับคุณคริส
Bravo!
Shed a tear on this one...Beautifully done!
wow, awesome!
Great job P. Loved seeing the behind the scenes stuff. Learned a lot about something I had only watched live a few times before. Thanks for broadening my knowledge on a very cool sport and it's culture. Good on ya for helping him with a bit of cash to put towards his schooling.
cheers birdy
Thank you Chris for this view into the world of Muay Thai Fighter. Really good video!
You nailed it! The mood of the show is awesome.
Excellent presentation and content Chris, your doing a great job with all of your vids, enjoying every topic, a talented man indeed!
Much appreciated!
I learned a lot about this incredible sport. Thanks for the insight and excellent story telling and commentary.
Any time!
This vid popped up to my screen last night and as a huge combat sports fan i enjoyed it...good work bratha
I've done multiple trips to Thailand and visited rajadamnern stadium ect and I learnt so many new things watching this video! Amazing work giving such an authentic look into the lives of Thai fighters
Chris, that is an amazingly well done and interesting story, youre definitly the top thai vlogger at the moment, hands down. kohp kuhn na krap
Wow, thank you
With the bar already set high this is arguably the best video you've made to date.
wow, thanks david!
Excellent content on this channel Chris. Really appreciate the work that you put in to make these videos and the ability to show the many different sides to true Thai culture.ขอขอบคุณ
thanks so much for the supportive comment!
Another great video !! I'm a Muay Thai coach in the US and your throwing out some great content about the sport and life in Thailand ! Keep it up!
Great to hear!
So nice to see behind the scene ! Lot of respect for these fighters !!
Excellent, really enjoyed that. Loved the production
Glad you enjoyed it!
Loved part 1. I'm leaving a like before even watching 😅
awesome, hope you like this one too!
Wow my bruther, you did an excellent job on this documentary. You should be proud of your work. I have trained for a substantial amount of time in Thailand, you really captured the essence of it.
Great vlog Chris. Your last comment summed it up perfectly. Humility is possibly another difference.
Very true
Great video Chris. Well done.
Epic video Chris, shame your man lost on the night, its a tough old sport and you have given us all an amazing insight into the preparation. The gambling side is incredible considering it is illegal.
It is legal within the stadium krub. The same could be said about horse racing in this country and around the world, betting is legal in the stadium, field. Outside the venue, it is illegal.
Chris this is one of your best videos yet! And heaps of respect to those kids doing what they do. Can't be easy..
wow, thanks!
Love watching your videos Chris. Kudos!
glad you like 'em
Excellent mini documentary. Very professional for youtube. Great production value. Well done.
Love your work Chris. I have great respect for people who make a difference like you do.
Loved your last pay it forward.
I appreciate that!
Hey chris blown away with pt1 now pt2 was just as good!
awesome to hear it Dan, thanks!
YEEES!!! I waited for this!!
That was awesome. Great footage and info. Thanks Chris.
Such a beautiful video showing such beautiful people.