Forget Cane… meet Phra Ba Neua Chai

I found this article on the only MMA Blog I read… Grapplemonkey.com If you guys haven’t been you should add it on your daily must reads. What’s up Ed where you at?

We’ve all seen Cane “Walk the Earth”, now here’s the real deal. Meet Phra Kru Ba Neua Chai. In Thai “Phra” is Monk and Kru is of course teacher. The full article is available here. It profiles the venerable Phra Kru Ba Neua Chai, who in his earlier life was a fighter.

It’s funny… in America and most of the western world there is this stereotype that Martial Artists (particularly veteran martial artists) are wise sages. I think it’s all the shitty episodes of Kung Fu I had to endure as kid that makes me think that. Most of the Nak Muay’s I’ve meet a far from wise… Read more