Live, Train, Fight like Thai City Lee Gar

A photo essay and documentary on the sport of Muay Thai, shot by photographer Leon Rose

Live, Train, Fight like Thai documents the sport of Muay Thai. "Leon has captured the preparation, training, & experience of the fight game." Muay Thai is a most skilful art and is as beautiful as it is brutal. I learnt that to practice this sport involves the most incredible amount of dedication and training. The dedication of these fighters who start their fight careers at very early ages, some as early as eight years old, is truly astonishing and is something I have a huge amount of respect for. Of course, it's not all about the fighting. As a photographer I have focused on the lead-up to the fights, the training, the anticipation, the exhilaration of success and the disappointment of failure, the religious side involving traditional dance and praying before the battle, the medical side, the stitches, the wounds, and of course the ring girls. It has been a fascinating journey. One that h...