‘Amazing Muaythai Festival’ sets new Guinness World Record

[reader]

From TAT / Pattaya Mail

The Amazing Muaythai Festival 2023 held during 4-6 February 2023 at Rajabhakti Park, HuaHin, Prachuap Kiri Khan successfully promoted Muay Thai to the world.

The event showcased Muay Thai exhibition, Muay Thai industry promotional activities, and sales of merchandise and local cuisine to enjoy. The highlight of the event was the mass performance of the traditional “Wai Kru” ceremony with 3,660 participants, led by the famous Muay Thai fighter Sombat “Buakaw” Banchamek, successfully setting the new Guinness World Record. (TAT)

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[scott456]

I am sure this photo has been photo-shopped.

[reader]

Too bad, Scotty, you were around to express this opinion directly to the fighters pictured above.

[scott456]

31 minutes ago, reader said:

Too bad, Scotty, you were around to express this opinion directly to the fighters pictured above.

Yes I am, also to the Thai publishers who photo-shopped all their pictures, and to massage parlors who photo-shopped their massuer's pictures, and to the Thais on Grindr who photo-shopped their pictures...etc, etc...

[reader]

....and they're all hoping that we'll Photoshop our own.

[vinapu]

On 2/8/2023 at 2:41 AM, scott456 said:

I am sure this photo has been photo-shopped.

I agree , in original picture  they all are old ladies from Hua Hin knitting club, president being 17th in the third row 

[reader]

On 2/8/2023 at 2:41 AM, scott456 said:

I am sure this photo has been photo-shopped.

I don't believe that you necessarily have to be a fan of the sport to appreciate that the young men pictured here are actually honoring an ancient tradition. Muay Thai was the manner of battle that their ancestors employed to defend their land. It required no weapons other than that which their bodies and skills provided. The vast majority of those warriors came from Thailand's northeast: Isan, the nation's largest region on the Khorat Plateau, bordered by the mighty Mekong. Most began honing their knowledge as young as their fifth or sixth year.

These photos weren't doctored simply because nothing could possibly be improved.

 

[Lucky]

I would have liked to see this.