A cutting edge travel show based in Asia, targeting adventure tourism activities offered in the area. Follow Anan and Tom as they scour the region in search of their next VENTURE.
This short film was directed and produced by our close friend James Tang. It features Anan as the main character which showcases his stunt abilities that translates well from parkour.
What’s up everyone? Tom here.
I’ve decided to take off and take a month long trip down south to Koh Tao. The island is world renown for it’s diving schools and beautiful beaches. But I came here to solely do muay thai for a month and get away from the rest of the world. It’s been just over a week already that I’m here and it’s been pretty intense this whole time. I’ve only done muay thai when I’m on holidays so to be totally immersed in it this time is really fun.
The boys in the plank position
Stay tuned for more pics and vids as another week goes by. You can check a more thorough review on Talk Muay Thai soon
The team fully assembled on the Helipad on top of my building
In July of 2010, over a dozen Parkour/Freerunning enthusiasts traveled to Thailand for what has become an annual event. You would think that all the civil unrest concerning Thailand merely a month before would deter them from coming, but not this group of adventurers. This band of merry travelers included practitioners from England, Australia, France, and Germany, all of whom thought it appropriate to set up camp in my modest 2 bed room apartment. This was cause for considerable discomfort on my behalf, but was a small price to pay in exchange for the experiences we shared.
Over 4 weeks they traveled to almost every corner of the country, from top to toe. From Chiang Mai, to Ton Sai, even venturing into Cambodia. They moved through cities, temples, beaches, and forests, taking in all the sights and taking every new location as an opportunity to train and share their passion for movement.
This group, with a moderate grasp of the native tongue, quickly dubbed themselves TEAM FARANG, but i much prefer to refer to them as my Farang-tourage.
One of the beautiful things about Bangkok is that there is something different around every corner. On this occasion the VENTURE team found themselves at the Bangkok Brazillian Jiu Jitsu Club, and we got a chance to participate in our first Jiu Jitsu class. Not only was it a grueling physical effort, but we quickly found that it was no sport for your simple dumb brute. Every movement is purposeful and strategic, with difficult technical maneuvers to match. All to often i would catch myself wearing a look of bewilderment on my face, as if i was asked to fight of bear and program the VCR at the same time. Unlike any martial art I’ve ever taken before, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is something you really have to jump in with both feet, and literally get elbow deep in the action. A real challenging experience.
It’s barely been over a week since I’ve been back from Sangkhlaburi and already it feels like a whole life-time away. Kevin and I went on a 7 hour – up/down, left/right, swaying trip to the Thai / Burmese border in order to film a mini-documentary about The Children of the Forest. It opened my eyes in many different ways to say the least.
Even though the whole trip was beyond surreal (from the poverty, the monsoon, the conditions) there were parts that stuck out even more, such as the image of the man that got nailed by the car on the highway there, or when the Mon villagers ran to check on the farmer that got struck by lightning or something as simple as a adorable little girl that was abandoned by her parents at such a young age. (more…)
