“When I held my sword in my hand and tried to ram darb (sword dance) again, it reminded me how much I loved this sport before,” Tim said.
It had been seven years since Tim last touched his sword, or talked to the teacher who taught him the traditional Siamese martial art. When he finally managed to contact his teacher, Chatmongkol Chatan (Tik), Tim found out that for all the years they had been apart, his master was still teaching the art free of charge and had started his own academy called Prajanripu, which offers lessons to the public. Tim soon decided to leave his job to help his master promote Prajanripu and its values.