Sunday, April 16, 2006

jaa, baby!

it's been about a year since i first raved about tony jaa and his sick, SICK moves in Ong Bak. apparently he has a second movie out called Tom Yum Goong that i'm dying to watch. i checked out a couple of the fight scenes on YouTube... *drool*... now that's my definition of eye candy ;) he's a great acrobat/stuntman/fighter, but it's his martial skills that i dig the most. if you're not already a fan or you've never had a taste of tony jaa, check out the following appetizer video that showcases some of his skills (though more on the stunt side... my favourite--just cuz it was my first time seeing him do it--is that superhigh kick of his where he kicks something at twice his height. i mean, it's hard enough for some people to touch the ceiling with their hands, but tony can do it with his feet! i'm still trying to work out the physics of such a move. and a lot of his other moves, for that matter.) anyway, the guy is so unbelievably awesome!!!

2 comments:

Mere Rhetoric said...

That's crazy! I have been meaning to watch Ong Bak since you first mentioned it a while back...

grace said...

aww j, you're missing out! ;)

yah, he's pretty crazy isn't he... i've had the urge to throw a lot of air punches lately. also, i forget if the video shows him doing hook kicks, but i saw him do lots of them in one of the fight scenes i saw. so yah, i dunno what came over me, but i was in my basement when i decided to throw a hook kick of my own out of the blue...... oh my goodness gracious! two things: 1) it didn't go past chest height, which means i'm no longer flexible and i suck! 2) i think i pulled a groin muscle in the process... a reminder to everyone to ALWAYS stretch before any kind of strenous physical activity :P