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- Thailand's Kickboxing Kids: Muay Thai boxing is an ancient part of Thailand’s culture, but when children are competing for huge stakes, some see it as exploitation.
Mary-Ann Ochota went to investigate the brutal sport, an Unreported World classic first shown in April 2014.
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This Unreported World episode was first aired on Channel 4 on 25/04/2014.
She’s asking him if it’s worth it but fails to realize the poverty he’s in and the circumstances
Unlike in U.S. or U.K. those people don't get hand out from government from food stamps , and section 8 housing. You either have to work or starve to death.
it's sad you have to fight to get your life going tho
true that, I always say when a nation is in poverty then it makes its people unthinkable things of which it's really hard for a first world country person to really comprehend! it just so sad at the same time these poor childrens!
The minimum wage For a full days work is 400baht. Mans making 4,000 baht a fight.
Westerners
When kids can't afford to lose a single fight, it's not even sports anymore.
Concerned couldn’t say it better it’s more tryna live
Best comment ever...so well said...I agree 10000000...0000%👍
Concerned as a kid I lost ALL of my fights as a kid and its still a sport to me, that is the most bullshit I have ever seen ally friends didn't care if they lost or won because it is FUN,
What kind of fight did you do back then...School fight...Or Chess fight...
Anti Pakatan Harapan Munafik I'm half Thai and did MT as a kid with my cousins, if you were talking of me ofc.
Look at the respect these children have at 20:48. Unbelievable, not even the slightest anger of getting hurt by the other.
Respect little ones.
Adult boxer does that too no big deal here. They have to respect each other at the end of the day.
Your opponent is the only other person that really knows what you go through.
They put MMA fighters to shame with their childish stupid stare downs and slagging each others families off and anybody else important to them, pretty sad really.
The main problem here is POVERTY
The main problem here isn't poverty it's the CAUSE of this poverty. Any one care to guess?
Southern Arawak there’s a lot of factors to what causes poverty in Thailand.
And why is there poverty?
@@graphstyle He's going to cry about some SJW bullsh.t, I bet.
Most of them are going to be world champions one day that’s kinda why they fight
FYI, Thailand's situation has gotten ALOT better. Many famous muay thai fighters that I look up to, (buakaw, Saenchai, Yoddecha, Namsaknoi, etc) grew up in an even tougher situation than what you see here now. Yoddecha was a former child slave, and many of them were living in poverty. No fight = no food. This is nearly no longer happening. Tourism has made Thailand much richer than before. Muay thai is getting less and less competitive because there are actual career paths for kids. Back then poor folks can only fight.
Issan is poor so they can only do muay thai for money. That's why more champions come from there. Richer region can afford to send their kids to school.
Oh! so this region neeeds a program made the goverment with ( schools, universities,factories,politics mof development)
Yes that is improvement, but there is till room for progress.
Saenchai champ
@@wadodful wtf you on?
but now prostitution is a problem. Tuk TUk patrols are exploiting young Thai girls for their poverty
Meanwhile our kids in america are eating tidepods and trolling the internet.
God bless america. The greatest nation on earth
ha-ha, I love a good joke!
Lol
Jacob Tran earth is a small place my friend
That's why you discipline your child. These guys are in poverty and looking for a way out.
Intenxsify it was a joke
Rich kids will not understand, these kids are real heroes in my eyes, they fight for life and their family and friends.
They are not heroes. They are victims. Because they didn't choose to fight - they are forced to fight. You can't choose and make a good decision when you are 10 y.o. and have no clue about life at all.
Traumatic brain injury is a growing concern in all violent contact sports [ice hockey, NFL, rugby, boxing, MMA, muay Thai etc] and the effects of constant and repeated effects of violent blows and jolts to the head. The results can have more serious neurological effects and be exacerbated in children because cerebral maturation is at various stages of development [skull and brain tissue yet to be fully formed]
@@markknopflerisnot Do you think every fighter didn't know the Pain !!!???..🤨
shouldnt it be the parents too fight instead letting the kids do it?
I would sacrifice my life for my kids & get myself beaten up so They don’t have to - its on the parents to protect the kids not the other way around
@@markknopflerisnotYes, let’s outlaw all sports where competitors bump into each other. Then let the kids sit inside wearing their pajamas while drinking soda and eating chips. That’ll bode much better for the future. 🙄
In Thailand, Muay Thai is not just a sport. It is a life. On a stage you may win or loose, but among friends you are always a hero. I tried to practice Muay Thai at the young age but I couldn't pass through, It was to hard for me and turned to other interests. Now, I am an graduated engineer and I still respect to every muay thai fighter. Let them go!
cool, don't remember anyone asking tho
Wirojn- I agree.
@@user-sc8ph2ds2m no body asked you a anime kid’s opinion either
Those kids are real warriors.
Ksi Logan Deji jake 4 v 1 the kid the kid would kill em
No they're victims of exploitation you ignorant swine.
Ganzorig Bayarsaikhan that doesn’t mean they arent warriors. Very few people ever choose to get beaten to a pulp If they can avoid it.
While the adults are greedy, cowardly and smart enough to not do it.
they're not a warrior. just a kid who who try to survive in this cruel world. i used to be like these kid. but when i learn that i learned that we got just 8-10% of the money that the producer make from gamble. i quit (don't give a shit. my family is not poor anyway :P)
That moment when you’re a Muay Thai fighter but know these kids would fold your legs if you fought them.
They weigh 25 kg that's nothing you just have to think about how little mass they have to accelerate
BeastHugzHD Nah my legs are bruising just thinking about it. One of my friends went to train in Thailand and he said that the kids there will manhandle your average person in the clinch.
@@antarcticbicycle9005 it has a lot to do with pain treshhold I broke my leg when I was 9 and I walked to the hospital because I didn't want to bother anyone xD
BeastHugzHD I’m gonna post this on r/iamverybadass for 7 karma
BeastHugzHD Even if we assume that you’re some prodigy with conditioned as fuck legs, leg kicks aren’t necessary only about causing pain. The bruising and the swelling make your leg go weak. It’s honestly the weirdest feeling. If you ate a few of those with no experience you wouldn’t be able to walk.
Privilege is blind to the realities of poverty
That’s so true🥺
People in the western country will never understand this, this is what people do in poor countries around the world. Fighting or doing anything like this is not choice, its a must for alot of them. For some of them, fighting at this young age is fighting out off poverty.
🙏🏽
Plenty of people in the west are extremely poor as well.
@@Elohim100 You really have to see the poverty in some of these countries to realize what a blessing it is to be poor in wealthy Western countries.
Ukraine is gay 🏳️🌈
there is plenty of poor countries in the west.
These people travel to poor areas and entertain themselves judging the poor for what they are forced to do to survive. They want to stop these people from doing what earns them money but they don’t provide any alternative solutions. This show is pointless, she comes into a situation with nothing to lose and offers nothing but judgment and she expects her opinions to matter.
On point
Just like any other white
Well said i couldnt say it any better, i live in africa eithier u eat or die aint know welfare get it how u get it
Amen...
I felt the cringe strong when she came in for the whiteknight-rescue and belittling the thais with her nasty attitude..
Don't get me wrong. She can have her opinion and even share it in the documentary, as apthetic as it is, but don't interrupt them by whatever they see fit in doing with their lives...
@@kin5605 she's a fucking hypocrite like most westeners...they are disconnected from reality..force faed with half truths, and full of shit...she does not care about those kids..all she cares about is to kake her opinion heard and come off as the GOOD PERSON...journalism is doomed to fail from the start because it is NEVER OBJECTIVE..it's allways biased and political...and in this day and age it's fucking redundant...we can inform ourselves more or less now...we don't need someone's biased representation to paint a picture about the world.....and it's not about doing something for those kids...it's about how she presents the situation...and she does it wrong...
That boy trains harder than a grown man. Respect to that warrior
Absolutely. These boys show such courage. Total respect for these hard young heroes.
Literally kids fighting for survival, heavy stuuf
KICKBOXING AND MUAY THAI ARE DIFFERENT THINGS
Muay Thai kickboxing is another name for it, you can call it whatever you want chill out man
@@ernestobarra5546 lol cap.
In the past kickboxing differented from maythai but in the present kickboxing copy muay Thai style so not different. Remain Only elbow does not use.
@@apchee5165 Well that and in most kickboxing rules you aren't allowed clinch fighting for more than a few seconds and you only have a limited area where you can strike your opponent.
I mean it used to be, but now Kickboxing is just an umbrella term for martial arts styles like muay thai.
Im gonna educated a few now
Everyone who says its child abuse etc etc
Most of them are orphans who would end up living in the street and actually live in poverty
WHY do you wonder the first child said he liked Maui Thai because of the money
He knows life more than most of y'all
He already got robbed his childhood by poverty
WHY not give him a future
Dick Dickson that is his future, muythai boxer. Lots of money , and get popular. But me myself? Im not a big fan of it.
there is more ways to make money, its just about being grateful with what you have and not wanting more and more, especially kids shouldnt even be working to mantain their parents at that age, but the other way around, but keep on éducating' others with your ignorance.
This mostly comes from people living in first world countries who never had to think about where their next meal will come from or when. If they were being forced to fight then yes thats abuse but otherwise I think its fine. Noone says this about karate or football with youth
He could of choose a different path. As a kid, he is a Muay Thai boxer, he needs to know what is the true purpose of the martial arts.
Dick Dickson
Why not use a full stop
Why not use paragraphs
Oh wait, are you one of these exploited, uneducated boys?
I´ve trained in Thailand a fought.It´s not all that bad like in this move the reporter is trying to convince us.The true is that most kids who box are very poor,sometimes the gym is the family for them,as they ´ve got noone in this world.In Thailand,rich kids play football,the poor box,thet´s the way it is,noone understand why we westerners can enjoy fighting for free,for mere adrenalin rush.So don´t judge Thai people,they do everything to survive,and because they have no social support system,families often rely on kids.
And btw the way they were trying to shake down those 3 kilos was really one of the reasons that brave boy had lost,fucking idiots.
I think some poor kids do muay thai or football. the rich ones play basketball in the big cities..
In Thailand. Rich kids do basketball. tennis. taekwando. riding horse. Poor kids do muaythai. sepak takraw. But Football or Futsal are very famous. The kids in Thai almost play both.Whether poor or rich.
“The machines lying”
Me whenever I weigh myself after eating 4 bags of chips
I say, “ I can’t be this heavy....it must be my clothes! The shirt and pants I wore today are quite thick! :)”
@@damsie64 same 😭🤚
I'm Thai and this is part of our culture, whether you like it or not. In case they aren't able to go further in school. They would still be able to do something with their lives... he's fighting for his family.
I watched it twice and now i felt something really annoying about the reporter and this short documentary... Anything that she tries talking into seems like in UK "we dont have this.. this is wrong" and so on. But she really forgot that.. she needs to understand the environment she in, not doing the comparison. One of the last scene... she said " I think you really doing well" seems like she tried to comfort for herself, knowing that statement has nothing much effect to that kid, also she knowing... the kid lost and NO fucking food! She should shut up though...
There is a part when she talking about "so much violent" after watching a small fight ring as if there is not much violent from UK. Com on... really?
Ady Adnan That's what 'white' people do all of the time everywhere.
I’m from Thailand. Not all of poor Thai boys do Muay Thai only those who love and have talent. Those who lucky enough to know what they love to do and want to be, so they go for it as a young age, and that’s how they become champions.
There’s a reason the uk is a developed country meanwhile thailand is still backwards..... do you honestly think is ok? They starve the boy and force him into such awful conditions, yes he is a lot stronger but at what cost? Just bcos they’re poor doesn’t mean it’s right I don’t think you’d say young girls being sold in the sex trade as ethical so how is this any better, even the boy admits he doesn’t know if muay thai is his passion
@@paemonyes8299 > There’s a reason the uk is a developed country meanwhile thailand is still backwards
yes whats the reason lmao? in the industrial revolution the UK had kids as young as 6 years old working in coal mines and getting crushed or killed. Chimney sweeps, etc, so much child death that was much worse than this video. So by that metric then UK's success is built on the blood and suffering of soo many of its children. Now, modern societies of the west have exported their child suffering to third world countries in an extremely exploitative manner. You are a stupid fool with no knowledge of anything.
@@hammu351 singapore, south korea, chile and argentina have all never been colonial empires (besides the ancient incans) yet they are all listed as developed nations why? because they are willing to modernise and fix the flaws they have...... even the thai people know there’s something wrong with an autocratic state which is why they’re rioting as we speak, there’s definitely people who don’t support children “professionally” boxing in extreme situations, yet I think the less educated rural people would see nothing wrong and strangely enough even the foreigners seem to be supporting this judging by the comment section, didn’t you see the boy having to run across lamps at night besides traffic and lying down under the hot sun to lose weight? when the fuck is that supposed to work he’s indirectly being abused and he doesn’t know because he’s a child that’s been accustomed to this toxic culture, even the parents lack any education so why trust them in this matter??
From someone who's had countless bruised ribs and bleeding noses from kick boxing, I can't imagine a kid facing the agony of conditioning and liver shots .
This is what makes Thai fighters like Bua Kaw strong and legendary.
His response to her question, "If you didn't get money from Muay Thai, would you do it?" at 14:57, there is a mistranslation. He did not say, "I don't know." He said, "No." There is a clear difference between those two answers. How do I know? Because I speak Thai fluently. So either there's a mistranslation, or they did not show his full response.
I see no difference between this and many other sports kids participate in. Like Gymnastics... and such. Parents depend on their kids winning to earn fame or money, scholarships etc.
Yeah but none of those causes severe brain damage.
Cindy Detre your reasoning is dumb, in gymnastics they don't get hit in their head multiple times in one day. Fighting other children is NOT a normal sport smh!!!
bryan Brown football has left a high schooler paralyzed from the neck down for life. Every physical sport comes with risk. How many NFL players have come out talking about their brain damage? How much research is done on it proving the risk? Rugby? You think kids should still play football?
stfu you were probably born weak, stupid people these days think they know everything
Actually fighting isn't even the most dangerous sport. Horse sports are usually more risky and dangerous, are you against kids doing that too? What about soccer, a soccer player recieves more injuries than a fighter, that is a fact. Are you against kids playing soccer too?
Losing weight like that is so dangerous especially for a kid his age and size sheeesh hang in there buddy
Been a wrestler nearly my whole life. Every coach has said the same about cutting up until sophmore year
That weight cut is crazy. You risk killing the kid every time he's forced to do it. Especially since he is constantly growing and his limits are unknown.
Yes, also he have no body fat....so thin already. Its different for a grown up
There are plenty of kids who don't do this by choice. They're forced by their parents or the gym to fight, and they don't get very much of the prize money, if at all. I know of a boy who was forced to fight by his aunt (the owner of the gym) from 5 years old to 11. Whenever he tried to escape, he'd just be forced back. He won most fights, so he was a cash cow, but he would get only a tiny amount of the prize himself. He eventually just stopped doing anything, forced or not, because he was having trouble concentrating, and he was being robbed of his childhood. It was training every day to fight, and nothing else.
Just look at their eyes. These boys are dead inside.
Gon nah m8 they fine i know couple of my friend do it , they love it m8.
No, they just live in a 3rd world country
Children with "adult" eyes. They've had to grow up too quick.
Gon no there not pussy that’s just eyes of a fighter
No they're not. You don't know anything about these boys. Many of the best superstarts today in the world of muay thai started off as young kids, just like these. Muay thai is a way out of poverty for many young boys.
He’s way too young to be working out that hard. He’ll ruin his body if he strains himself too hard before puberty. This is really sad what they have to be put through.
Poverty is a crime
I was trying to count how many times Nhat smiled throughout the documentary, I only saw it once. The reality of his life.
The problem is not the kids fighting, it's the people relying on those kids for money. They shouldn't allow betting for kid fights and everything would be normal. In the west also we have good fighters, but they didn't fight to win their families gambling money. I saw many good fighter who started as a hobby. One star in bangkok right now is a french guy who started boxing at 20 years old. They are killing their children and the country's future. It's a shame because they are awesome people. It's not even because of poverty because there are poorer countries where they don't do this bad to their children. Same for the young girls in isan that go to bangkok to sell their bodies only to earn health issues after. Poverty is a cheap excuse for this, I lived in a poorer country, they suffer also but poor people always try to keep their children as safe as possible because the only exit from poverty for them is their children's good future. A sick child will become a burden for them later and the cycle of poverty will continue...
Then what do they do to make money
pishionelar poor people need money and when your whole world revolves around Thai that’s what they do
pishionelar First sensible comment I’ve read so far. The problem is the the dumb poor people having kids they can’t afford... that’s the problem.
they also use poverty as a excuse for crimals the the fact of the matter is that the working class suffer the most becuse of crimalls want to help the working class get tought on crime
He didnt even got his noodles, god damn it give this child his noodles!!!
get the fuck outta here with that racist shit.
bob junior stfu bob
@@jessp9391 Lmfao, the fuck are you talking about, you ape? The kid literally said he wanted noodles after this, you would know if you watched the video.
@@user-jq9fg3sk7q Get him bro!!! I'll lend you my boxing gloves. Lol 🥊
@@jessp9391 The only racist I see is you. It's funny how you attack a (imaginary) person for being racist, and you throw a racist insult at him.
Why can't they wear protective headgear again?
J X because it's Muay Thai and you don't wear gear in traditional Muay Thai boxing
J X they are pro. Not amateur
They wear 3 things, pants (duh?) , glove, and rubber tooth.
Cause it’s “professional”
Because it does fuck all to protect against head trauma.
I'm Thai, I swear people who learn Muay Thai are polite, they don't hurt anyone in real life. And no one dares to hurt those who learn Muay Thai as well.
When I was in Manthayam school, I had a friend who was a Thai boxer.
Even the annoying ringleaders didn't dare to offend him.
It also has a good effect to the boxers of the boxer because the jokes will not dare to think. I didn't study Muay Thai, but I'm an athlete. And the Thai boxers definitely couldn't keep up with me, haha.
Love this muay Thai docu! Well done to the reporter also!
you know something is wrong when your child is the moneymaker of the family
Edit: The betting man who sweats out the kid is disgusting. He even has the gall to have drinks while the kid is suffering
Just energy drink. And the one u call the betting man he was like scout in football something like that.
A lot of these kids are in a situation, where there father left their mother. It’s pretty normal that these mothers only earn 250-300 USD per month. Working 12 hours daily 6 times per week.
This way the kids can afford education and food.
The guy that locked the kid in the trunk of his car is really not having any of that woman's concerns
I's a common thing about evolution. When you want to have a strong body, you become less interlligent, and when you want to be inteligent, you become physically weaker.
SPOILERS
Who else was hella disappointed when Nat lost.😢
Me
They shoulda slapped tf outta him
@@richym3899 tf you talking about its not his fault that he lost he had to lose weight he was dehydrated before the fight and was tired
wow looks like a sport I know than causes brain damage and more harmful hmmmm?
*AMERICAN FOOTBALL*
omar oyt it’s already getting highly criticized in the states already.
Hey omar oyt, I would like to tell you that American do not consider the foot ball as just making a money like this. Kids box just seem like a entertainment for adults not for children!
@@gannamStlye How can you tell?
answer: you can't maybe some kids like it
also I said that to stop the fucking retards in the comments from thinking they are better than someone because they are American
Rugby union, rugby league, Australian Rules Football, motocross.....the list goes on....live life..do what you have to.... don't be stupid!
@@wadejensen3301 I never said it's the only sport that causes brain damage or that it's only American so... who is the stupid now?
How idiotic is that 'promoter' thinking an already dehydrated boy could lose 6% of his body weight through sweat in a matter of hours. Good video though.
It’s not healthy especially for a child but it’s the same rules as adults and it can be done just look at most professional fighters when they cut weight
Ocean Boi It doesn’t happen in adults to that degree though- not 6% after already going through a water cut. That would be like MCGregor doing full water cut and still coming in at 154 pounds (9 overweight) the day of a 145 fight weigh-in and then trying to cut the rest in a few hours. There is no way to do it, and people that have tried it to a much smaller degree often end up in hospital.
Tell that to wrestlers
Michael O'Toole that’s why they put him in the suit and the towels, to make him sweat more
because out there, you have to do anything to survive. this kid does muay thai fighting to support his family and to do that he has to lost 6 pounds to be able to fight to get a chance to win money for his family.
I have no problem with doing tough things to make a better living, especially for impoverished kids and their families, but methods like intentionally dehydrating the kid by putting him in a hot car and layering him in rubber suits while he runs in pure heat is not healthy at all and a waste of time. He'll just end up in the emergency room like that.
I've lost 15lbs in 2 days I had to do soo much to lose it to make weight for my match and I didnt even make it
Bless them with all my heart! Do your best!
Better than them going out selling drugs and getting fat.
you mean as in America?
Brain damage... Wake up
Ummm I’d rather my kid b a bit overweight than have irreversible brain damage for the rest of his life
Don’t get me wrong I love Muay Thai but I don’t think kids this young should b fighting. Light sparring is fine but full contact fighting is not practical
CallMeNumber8 wow pussy, you feel smart yet
Showtime123 football can cause brain damage too. And so can almost all other sports.
6:16 when she said “I want to see just who Matt will be facing” I thought that that grown man was the 12 yo😂😂
This kid provides for his family more then most kids 🙏 I hope u make it kid
That's the reason why many Thai boxers are fought around 100 fights when they were just 19. That's their beginning of professional fight. All she seen was professional fight. For me at least they should regulate the headgear and knee protection. This will course less damage to their brain and prepare them for further professional in MMA after they retired around 25 which will made them able to make more money and opportunities in the future.
Knee, shin, and elbow pads could actually be a good idea, but most research questions the effect from headgear (apart from preventing cuts). I just hope that they don't use something like 4-6 oz gloves.
Wheres this place in Thailand in particular I'll pay the dad to train me no lie real talk
You could get a better trainer in the US lol. The guys their are hard but have no intelligence when it comes to training compared to the US trainers. They havent evolved. For example one dude was telling the kid to sit in the fucking car for 2 or 3 hours to lose weight. Thats not how its done lmao.
GhastlyGhost if moneys not a problem you can definitely get in top tier fighting gyms in the US.
@@MZ-ez1nu wow slow down what you are seeing here are a poor man training his son he never said that he is a trainer he only train his son and also you didn't see the kids in the gyms in the real good gyms they will be on doferent level
Same
the knife enthusiast bitch racist? How is that racist? And no, it is a fact that more than 40% of the american populus can be deemed as fat
Bruh. This kid is my new role model. Big ups to him, he's earned my respect. Hunger breeds a beast
Gotta love it when westerners view things through their own narrow lens. Muay thai is to Thailand as is football is to Portugal. It is their national sport, and it takes more than just greed in order to succeed. It takes talent, pride, and genuine enjoyment of the sport, which many of these young fighters have. It's sad to see that the modern world has lost much of its grit and toughness and sees this proud sport as nothing but savagery.
Tactless Guy dumb ass comment u must have brain damage too
Tactless Guy yeah but when kids are being hurt and not fully understanding the consequences of what their doing it’s a problem dumbass
Tactless Guy excellent point really well made. The boys are real young heroes and they deserve honour and respect for the stamina and courage shown in the bouts.
@@carlosvasquez6054 gay
To any ignorant people, this is not the same as "gymnastic" or "soccer". You aren't tasked with beating another child to a bloody pulp in any first-world children's sport. You don't train to bruise ribs, smash groins, and crack faces in baseball. You don't have to go home a physically beaten loser, with the disappointment of your entire town if you play basketball. Stop normalizing this and saying it's just fine, because it certainly isn't. Yes this is their livelihood but that does NOT make it morally in the right. If I make a living as a hit-man does that justify me killing people? No it doesn't. This is child blood sport and it is awful.
Bro Lil kids in western literally box, play football, rugby and wrestling. This is isn’t brutal
Not once did I see him smile.
John Dough 13:03
Joyce Tolentino it's a different boy
John Dough so you’re saying he shouldn’t provide for his family because it’s hard?
They are kind of dead inside , if you get what i mean
Well, they cut it out...
Bro tf, give them a quick 5000 Pounds!? You're making money off the documentary. It's not a nature show, you don't need to watch them struggle
It's easy to criticize other people's live and you know nothing about when you are sitting in the comfort zone
That's not how to fix poverty.
This is sad that this kid has really got to fight to help his family, but what a young man he is. Not only for his family but his village also. Yes this is whY makes great champions more than what they already are. Will he set back later in his life and think I wish I had not done this? Probably not because it's a passion for him. And he enjoys it. Hats off to these guys
21:35 young boy ain’t playin; he will knock both of them out.
I need to go to Thailand for a year and train with a local Muay Thai family
Bless his heart
Hope these kids grow up fine without injury and make their hard time pay off..now I am curious about Buakaw's childhood haha thanks for uploading!
I do Muay Thai and travel everywhere for fights, next year I’m going to Thailand to train more 😍 I’m actually exited!
"Is it worth it"
*Lives in abject poverty, no other opportunities, no education, family extremely poor, if it wasnt this then the family would be in an even worse position
Yeah, as unfortunate as it is.... it is worth it. This is not England or a fully developed nation, it isnt a choice for them, it is necessity... The ignorance and naivety is astounding
Just my opinion here mate but if I was as talented and tough a fighter as those kids I would go around beating grown western tourists men. What man is going to report getting the beating of his life from a little kid
And obviously rob the life out of them
They state in the video the dad told him to stop but he refused to
Giving kids brain damage before they even know what brain damage is.
Typical European reporter judging another culture ...
Learn the culture before talking.
@Uqpaa Handy Yeah ! 'Merica !!! us culture all over the world !!! yeah !!!
Imagine child welfare try to separate them from their parents, child welfare will be leaving with bruises and maybe broken ribs. If you're complaining about child abuse, child endangerment, here's a question for you, what are you going to do? What will you do? Your answer is nothing, your not living in there life, you probably haven't experienced their life.
Should not be for money.........but hey, at least they are not gonna be sjw snowflakes.
My full respect.
It should be if it wasn't then most kids wouldn't even be in their what you need to learn is how much poverty there is over their smh
How old are you? 10? There are kids younger than you fighting and here you are on TH-cam (a site which you shouldn't be on until you're 13)
Poverty drives us
TeratoRonin true
Agree
Its funny how a little kid is being told by an adult to stop doing his dream
20:51 no one's gonna talk about the hug
And this is how great fighters are born.
When you live in poverty in many countries, welfare of both children and animals goes out the window.
People saying let them fight as it's their national sport, but I still don't think that excuses no head gear or children being locked in cars in 30 degree heat.
Headgear does fuck all
@@paullytle246 if fuck all is not receiving brain damage
Absolutely support a young boy deciding to fight without having headgear so as to make for an exciting fight in which he shows that he's a real hard lad.
i like how she smiles when she makes it sounds bad.
_This is the longest pre-fight promo video I had ever seen to date..._
This is not how professional cuts weight not on empty stomach
that's called fasting, it helps lose weight a little faster
ごみTRxSH not eating before losing weight, you burn more fat. When you workout on an empty stomach your body is burning stored fats. To calories you need to eat less calories than your body needs to burn off. Yes eating before working out is fine but it’s more effective to burn weight on an empty stomach. Now being hungry and working out that’s a bad idea
vozrel they are not cutting fat weight they are cutting water weight
They cut it through intense dehydration in sweat suits, there is no way they can cut fat that quick
ummm yea it is!!!! look a kabebe from ufc ..
conner mgregger went thro it as well
Muaythai, is a lesson of life, you can't simply come fresh out of your world and understand the depth of it. Fighter s deserve the ultimate respect, for the lesson of sacrifice to help their own out of extreme poor conditions, they give their life for that. This part is absolutely missing in the report, i wanted to mention.
@specchiorotto Excellent comments. It's impressive to see these tough young heroes fighting aggressively determined to get the better of their opponent and earning honour and respect with each kick and headshot. Fantastic young lads.
I also hope Nat and his dad smiles more often in their time!~
He roasts in the car
lady: where I come from you wouldn't be aloud to do this
man: Here we can do it :)
hahaha
I'm 14 and I fight muay thai amateur 19 fights
Professional 3 fights
Good video! I was in thailand last month and saw kids fighting at the bangala stadium in Phuket.. you can bet on them too.
The Thai boxing champions in 2019 from Thailand, still do all of these things. Thats why they are the best
It is no longer a sport when the children are forced into fighting for their lives to make a living for their families. This is truly heart breaking. I hope the kid and the other children who are in similar situations are saved.
what else can they do
its their national sport
They’re not “forced” into fighting. Youth Muay Thai in Thailand is as popular as little league baseball is in the USA.
Lol “I don’t abuse kids but let him roast in the car it’s good for him”.
It is if he wants him and his family to eat
It’s upsetting but I promise you these kids are gonna be something
where r u getting your information from? Don't make promises you can't keep!
Brian Robson calm it's not that deep ,taking everything seriously
Ohwaay! As an amateur Muay Thai practitioner myself, I can just imagine the cringing and eye rolling going on by others who practice MT every time the narrator talks about the poor kids etc. It's not like they're fighting adults, that's why they have weight classes. These kids get no more damaged than kids playing American football. It's their national sport and it's f'n awesome! Chok!
A determined gaze is rarely seen nowadays from kids good stuff mate!
Very tough upbringing. I know I'll forget all about my privileges and take them for granted again later, but for now, I am thankful for my position in the world.
i do muay thai and am a 14 year old. since i don't live in thailand, fights aren't held much often. i don't do muay thai because of the money, i do it because i love the art itself. it's kind of sad to see these children not even liking muay thai but are still training for money. here, you need money to train muay thai. there, you need to train muay thai to earn money.
tap to edit How long have you done muay thai? I'm 18 and have done kickboxing for 4 years
That's the sad reality of their situation
You derive pleasure from being kicked and elbowed all over your body and groin area by your male peers and you also you enjoy inflicting pain hurting them back.
There’s a term for that and an entire discipline in psychiatry dedicated to this deviant behaviour.
imogen It’s full contact fight! Of course you’re in for some beating, knocks, blows and punches and pain. Can’t tell me that it is not painful. Your body gets strong enough in training to withstand the pain and over time your brain just becomes desensitized to a lot of hits and of course during the match the adrenaline spike alleviates the pain while the fight is going on but you’re going to feel the effects of it soon enough.
I play soccer and it can be hard on my muscles, joints and after each game I need 2-3 days to recover my whole body and even this sport can be painful so I can only imagine how painful must these fights be between two trained fighters who are out to hurt each other until one of them is floored and concussed.
You’re mentioning box and I’m surprised you forget that most pro fights require a long recovery process which is why you don’t see those people fighting every week! They take months to recover from a single fight! All brusied, battered, concussed and exhausted.
Wearing protective gear helps a lot but we’re talking here about these kids who have to fight without any of it and they have to fight every week! You have to be as crazy as that promoter in the doc to think this tempo is good for their bodies and brain. Not to mention that they use some of the worst punches there possible are like elbowing, kneeing someone in the groin, stomach, head... This is some crazy shit. At least in boxing you can only use your fists.
@@SanderSovrlic-alesov everyone knows that from the video get a life and don’t spend 1 hour typing a paragraph of the obvious
Oh man, I had a terrible feeling in my gut when the boy’s opponent seemed to be more well off than him, it made me sad that even before getting on top of the ring, it seemed unequal when there was a young boy putting his family’s future on the line.
I went to a local Muai Thai fight a few years ago and was surprised to see kids fighting (I think the youngest kids were around 14). They had protective head gear and softer gloves, but it was still pretty brutal.
This is making me sad!!! These kids are too young for this kinda fight or sport. Need to worry about head injury or their health. To me, It's a child abuse!!
You don't want to mess with them when they are young adults for sure! 👍💪
The lady's problem is she doesn's realize that this is not a sport or just a game for them like how she looks at it in the western world, this is a survival matter for these people.
Bless this kids and his fathers soul hopefully they doing better 💯
Pure Fighters.these lil boys can take on any mma fighters when they grow up.
For my understanding.....
I think he's father is forcing his son to fight for money
Wait, didn't the father state multiple times that he wanted Nat to stop but that the kid wants to keep doing it?
@@Elmy_Kiu NAT is a real awesome tough young hero m
Honestly ur right
I do Maui Thai but he is a machine he has did good and alot more fights that I’ve done this year.
I live in Malaysia which is connected to Thailand and seperated by a border. We rarely have such extreme poverty in our country! I'm shocked! The only thing between me and them is a security line, and yet so much difference.
It is wat it is...legends all went thru this shit.
Without Muay Thai, a lot of these families would be jobless and living on the streets without food or housing. There would be no ability to climb any sort of ladder, because you'd be at the mercy of your employer. At the very least, this provides a means of income and eating, verses being unemployed and relying totally on an education/government that doesn't even guarantee a job. I think this practice should be spread to even first world countries like Americas and Britain. Gambling on fighting sports should also be allowed. To think you can make money with a walk in fight is great. Some guy off the street can make money. Unless, you are handicap, you'll always have a way if you take care of yourself.
In my day Governments never guaranteed a job - you had to get off your lazy arse and get one for yourself!
Neelan Joachimpillai: weird how my ex is from thailand and her and all her friends work jobs
Does Vice pay people featured in their videos?
That’s Emotional and great.👍