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For many fans of action and martial arts cinema, the Thai movie Ong Bak was groundbreaking as much as it was bone-breaking. A breakout movie for the impish Tony Jaa, the movie featured actual physical contact with acrobatic stunts that were free from any wirework, prevalent in Hong Kong movies and later seen in Hollywood productions such as The Matrix (which utilized legendary fight choreographer, Yuen Woo Ping). Along with the introduction of a very traditional variation of Muay Thai called Muay Boran, the movie served as a reintroduction to Thai cinema with not so subtle hints littered throughout the movie – all of which were directed at Hollywood heavyweights such as Spielberg. Amongst all of the antagonists in the film, the one opponent that quickly became a fan-favourite was that of ‘Big Bear’, played by Australian martial arts champion, Nick Kara. Known as ‘Special K’, this Aussie appeared to […]

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