What is the name of the male protagonist in the Thai movie Thief of the Buddha?

Tony Jaa

Male, born on February 5, 1976, Surin, Thailand

Constellation: Aquarius

Height: 172cm

Weight: 62kg

Favorite celebrities:

Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Panna Rittikrai, jet li (Jet Li)

Other hobbies: Hip-Hop Music, traveling with friends, and watching action movies. .

Other translations:

Donikea

Family situation

The family currently lives in: Bankok and Surig (Thailand). There are two sisters and one brother.

There are also two elephants. Everyone in their family likes elephants.

Biography

Tony Jaa is the world's most outstanding martial arts performer after Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan and Jet Li. Tony, who is naturally fond of martial arts, has been asking his father to let him practice martial arts since he was 10 years old. After watching Jackie Chan's movie at the age of 11, Tony dreamed of being as successful as Jackie Chan. Since then, he has been practicing Kung Fu every day, hoping to become a martial artist. Fulfill your wish. In terms of hitting, no one can surpass Bruce Lee's accuracy, speed and ruthlessness; in terms of jumping, no one can match Jackie Chan's spatial displacement that is more daring than committing suicide. But Tony did take inspiration from it and created his own unique action style. In 1984, Tony Jaa saw "Born To Fight" directed and starred by Pena Ritika and made up his mind to become his disciple. Therefore, he would go to the studio after school every day to peek at how people make movies.

After graduating from high school, Tony went to college and majored in physical education. During this period, he learned many martial arts, including Taekwondo, Muay Thai, stick method and swordsmanship, and also participated in many sports. On weekends, he also visits the sets of Penna Ritika. Tony's sincerity impressed Pena Ritika, and he finally accepted him as his apprentice, taught him kung fu, and arranged for him to be a stand-in in the film, thus starting his acting career.

The uniqueness of Tony Jaa lies in his ability to achieve strong and fast attacks in the air! This is something Bruce Lee would not do. Although Jackie Chan has more dazzling aerial movements than Tony Jaa, they are only used for escape or pursuit and cannot be effectively used for direct attacks. Therefore, Tony Jaa was able to stand out from countless admirers and learners of Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan, and became the only person whose influence and achievements could rival those of Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, and Jet Li. In addition, Tony Jaa also realized the beauty in Jet Li's pure fighting and eliminated redundant tricks, creating an excellent balance between beauty and practical simplicity, which was unprecedented.

During this period of martial arts practice, he has been very fortunate that he did not suffer too many injuries. Probably the most serious one was when he was filming "Boxing Fighter", there was a scene where he had to ride a motorcycle from A fast-moving truck slid under him, and he accidentally injured his ankle. He had to rest for a month. After going to the hospital to apply medicine, he originally wanted to go back and continue filming, but the doctor didn't allow it, so he went home to rest.

The name Tony Jia was mentioned again in 2005's "Tung Yum Kung". Today, Tony Jia has become a new international kung fu superstar.

Other introductions:

Tony Jaa’s personal experience is very similar to Bruce Lee’s, and he has a solid foundation in kung fu. He has been a disciple of the famous Muay Thai coach Boralitga since he was a child and learned authentic Muay Thai. Bruce Lee also studied under Wing Chun master Ip Man since childhood.

A solid foundation in practical kung fu is indeed a rare advantage for action actors. Tony Jaa can complete two 360-degree tornado kicks in succession, which is the fastest kick method under conventional cameras. In the film, his sweeping kicks, front kicks and tiger tail kicks are as standard as Muay Thai textbooks, fast and hard. Muay Thai's unique knee and elbow attacks were fully demonstrated by him. And Tony's performance is not screen kung fu at all, but real actual combat kung fu. Muay Thai is known as "Iron Knees and Steel Legs". In Muay Thai competitions, it is common to break arms or even cause serious injuries. In order not to hurt other actors during filming, Tony trained for a long time to learn to control his strength without losing speed.

Tony's solid foundation in practical kung fu is not only reflected in fighting, but also in his amazing jumping ability. He can easily jump over a car that is 1.5 meters high and 2 meters wide. Even Jackie Chan would feel inferior after seeing it. Tony explained that in order to maintain sufficient physical strength and powerful attacks during the five-round competition, Muay Thai fighters must conduct a lot of running and jumping training every day. This is how he practiced his "Lingbo Weibu".

Tony’s superb action performances on the screen all come from strict Muay Thai training. Muay Thai has always been known for its "devil training". It was from this training that Tony emerged. Unlike martial arts, Muay Thai requires the mastery of eighteen weapons and complex routines, but each technique must be refined over time to maximize its lethality. When Tony was a child, he practiced kicking punching bags and running in a simple boxing gym with other children who dreamed of becoming a boxing champion.

The traditional physical training methods of Muay Thai are sandbag running, mountain climbing and frog jumping.

Before training, boxers must wrap sandbags of different sizes around their legs and waist to increase the weight. If you train like this for a long time, you will gain strong strength and endurance. Although this is also a classic martial arts training method in China, there are very few practitioners. In Thailand, it is a required course for every boxer. When Tony was training in Muay Thai, he had to tie 20 kilograms of sandbags on his body every day and run 3,000 meters and jump 400 meters. No wonder he has such agility and extraordinary physical strength on screen.

The sweeping kick is the most lethal weapon in Muay Thai. In order to develop a kick that is as sharp as an axe, boxers often kick tree trunks in addition to sandbags to increase the penetration of the kick. Although many people in the martial arts community have criticized this training method as unscientific, its effectiveness has long been proven by the extremely high knockout rate of Muay Thai fighters. Tony completes more than 400 leg sweeps on the banana tree every day. This is how he achieved his domineering leg sweep on the screen. He often knocks down opponents directly with leg sweeps, which of course has an element of performance. But if he hits with all his strength with sweeping legs like he does in the boxing ring, his opponent may not just be knocked down. Tony can use his sweeping kick to break a wooden stick with a circumference of 15 cm, which shows his lethality.

Knees are the main weapon in Muay Thai close combat. The boxer can deliver knee strikes from various angles. Sometimes he hooks his opponent's neck with both hands and slams his knees into the opponent's head. Sometimes he leaps into the air and strikes hard, which is shockingly powerful. In the film, Tony knocks out a much stronger opponent with just one knee, which is a true reflection of the lethality of the knee. Tony has a big sandbag weighing more than 100 kilograms. In addition to being used to practice leg sweeps, this sandbag is mainly prepared for knee strikes. He can often knock the sandbag into a 45-degree angle with a knee strike. If a flesh and blood body receives such a blow, the consequences can be imagined. The world's kung fu superstar Jet Li also worshiped Tony as his teacher, mainly because he learned this invincible knee technique.

Typical Muay Thai masters, especially lightweight boxers, always have a thin and strong image. Tony was also very thin when he was a child. He believed that this did not affect the strength of his fists and kicks, because long-term Muay Thai training enabled him to maximize his strength. Those who are much stronger than him can often only exert 30% of their strength when fighting. But as an action star, physical image is also very important. Moreover, modern Muay Thai is paying more and more attention to using strength training methods to improve the lethality of attacks. As a result, Tony has been increasingly using barbells and strength training equipment in recent years. Now he can do squats with a weight of 200 kilograms and sit-ups with a weight of 40 kilograms. He likes to have people punch him in the stomach and show off his rock-like abs. He also asked people to beat his legs with wooden sticks with all their strength, showing his strong legs and amazing ability to withstand beatings. The result was always that the batter was exhausted and out of breath, but Tony was unharmed.

Due to his solid Muay Thai foundation, all kinds of fights on the screen are a piece of cake for Tony. But becoming a kung fu star is not that simple. Having great kung fu skills may not necessarily make you a kung fu star. Many fighting masters, such as Huang Yangli, Binny and "Super Leg" Valles, although their kung fu skills greatly exceed those of today's popular kung fu stars, they can only be reduced to supporting roles or villains. Kung Fu stars must have something unique to attract the audience. Tony also realized this. He didn't have Bruce Lee's sharp voice, Jackie Chan's humor and Jet Li's handsomeness. If he wants to go further in the entertainment industry, he must establish another "signature" besides kung fu.

Tony's most admired idol is the Muay Thai master and "King of Legs" Apil. He always wanted to be a great and respected person like Apil, and he also wanted to do his best to promote Muay Thai. But instead of becoming a professional boxer, he chose to become a Muay Thai action star. Bruce Lee's experience shows that action stars often have greater appeal than professional boxers. Tony also has another idol in the entertainment industry, and that is Jackie Chan. Tony believes that with his physical condition, he can create his own unique "stunt" style. In "Boxing Fighter" he nimbly leaps through the hoop, which is an attempt at this style. Tony hopes to show more reliance on physical fitness and skills in his films rather than difficult moves that rely on courage. If he can pull it off, he could establish a new genre in action movies.

Currently, Tony's net worth has reached 2 million US dollars. Internationally renowned director Luke Besson has officially invited him to play the leading role in his own kung fu film. This new kung fu star is using the screen to explain his understanding of kung fu just like Bruce Lee did back then.

Works: "Stealing Buddha's Thread"

"Tung Yin Kung", etc.