which have become popular all over the world, especially Ong Bak and Tom Yam Kung. Some people say that his movies have made Muay Thai more popular abroad.
when he was a child in Surin, he used to watch martial arts movies featuring Jackie Chan and Jet Li, and watched Maay Thai at local temple fairs. When he was 10 years old he told his father that he would kill himself if hr did not lrarn Muay Thai!
He wasgood at many sports, and at university he competed in the high jump. He can still jump over two meters!
In 2010 he became a Buddhist monk in his home town of Surin. When he came out he returned to movie making, and is now preparing to star in several Hollywood movies.