Phoenix Muay Thai

Tong Po vs Eric Sloane! Kickboxer is a 1989 American martial arts film directed by David Worth and starring Jean-Claude Van Damme. Former world kickboxing champion Dennis Alexio is also featured. The plot revolves around Kurt Sloane (Van Damme) seeking revenge on the fearsome kickboxing champion Tong Po (Michel Qissi) who paralyzed his brother Eric Sloane (Dennis Alexio). The film is regarded as the first movie to bring Muay Thai (Thai kickboxing) to a global audience.

🥊 Throwback Thursday

Every champion starts as a beginner.

Looking back reminds us how far we’ve come—countless rounds, hard training, lessons learned, and friendships built through Muay Thai.

Respect the journey. Trust the process. Keep moving forward.

A child’s safety should never be sacrificed for entertainment or social media attention.

Martial arts are about discipline, respect, and protection — not putting children in unnecessary danger. No views or applause are worth risking a child’s life.

A jack of all trades in Muay Thai can survive.

A master of a few skills can dominate.

Learn everything, but master something. The fighters who go furthest aren’t the ones who know every technique—they’re the ones who make their best weapons impossible to stop.

Depth beats variety.

He forgot it was a boxing match and turned it into a Muay Thai sparring match 😂

You can take the fighter out of Muay Thai, but you can’t take Muay Thai out of the fighter 👊🔥

What do you think… was the referee right to stop it, or should Rico have been allowed to continue? 🥊