Last night, we revisited the Ao Nang Muay Thai Stadium in Krabi to see some kickboxing.
For a smaller local show, the fighting was quite decent and we had a fun night out. The stadium, though, is still a bit ramshackle, and the toilets remain grim.
My favourite fighters of the night were two young boys of about 11. Both were lightning quick and the eventual winner was the more composed and technical of the two, who was slightly taller and less muscular. He used his leg reach to keep his opponent at bay and exchanged up-close when he knew his opponent was too tired to keep hold of him and out-grapple him in the clinch.
As a hobby martial artist and sometime competitor, it was genuinely impressive and inspiring to see such mastery in such a young boy.
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