Craft, Combat, and Culture: Thailand’s Untold Artistic Legacy – Documentary - HR

Two Thai masters. Two ancestral arts on the brink of disappearance. One journey revealing how Thailand’s cultural soul survives through discipline, devotion, and the bond between teacher and disciple. 🔔 Subscribe and join us on this journey around the world → https://bit.ly/GO_ASIA

00:00 – The foundation of Thai art & martial arts
02:50 – Strength, discipline & childhood origins
04:48 – The Subsin family and the legacy of shadow puppetry
06:08 – Crafting puppets: techniques, tools & transmission
13:30 – The sacred universe of Thai tattooing
17:38 – Reviving ancient martial arts in Southern Thailand
21:50 – Teaching values, gratitude & mastery
25:42 – Challenges, evolution & artistic authenticity
32:17 – Bringing Thai arts to communities across the country
34:30 – The role of community and spiritual purpose
39:07 – A life dedicated to preserving Thai heritage

This story begins in Bangkok, the fast-paced Thai capital, where Kru Lek combines kickboxing with principles of traditional painting.

Then, in the south, we follow Wathi Subsin in his attempt to keep his father's art of shadow puppetry alive.

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Directed by K. Rajagopal
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