Ajarn Lek – Muay Chaiya Master

In 2011 I traveled to Thailand in search of a link between Buddhism, morality and the Thai martial art, Muay Thai. Along the way I discovered Ajarn Lek, a practitioner, teacher and master of Muay Chaiya, an ancient variation of Muay Thai. He was kind enough to invite me over to discover more. (The following interview ...

Dancing Under the Mongkhon: How Thailand’s National Sport Can Teach us a Distinctive Moral Code.

The LSE Asia Research Centre (ARC) – Thailand Government Scholarship scheme is a partnership between the Royal Thai Embassy in London and the Asia Research Centre, LSE. The Scholarship aims to promote better understanding of, and knowledge regarding, Thailand. I received the above scholarship and visited Thailand from August-October 2011. My personal take on my trip to ...