Following their success working with Tony Jaa, director Prachya Pinkaew and stuntman / fight choreorapher Panna Rittikrai decided to search for a female martial arts star. A young woman named JeeJa Yanin auditioned for a part in a project they were working on and Panna saw the possibilties. Already proficient in the Korean martial art Tae Kwondo, she then spent nearly two years of grueling training adding new skills including, of course, Thailands own native art Muay Thai.
The oddly named Chocolate is JeeJa's debut starring role and while she's not a match for Jaa in terms of being a stunt person, she certainly is impressive and arguably Chocolate is better than both Ong Bak and Tom Yum Goong. JeeJa is fast and flexible with impressive tae kwondo kicking skills (which always look impressive on screen) and an arsonal of mixed martial arts skills. In JeeJa Yanin, Thailands martial arts svengalis...
The oddly named Chocolate is JeeJa's debut starring role and while she's not a match for Jaa in terms of being a stunt person, she certainly is impressive and arguably Chocolate is better than both Ong Bak and Tom Yum Goong. JeeJa is fast and flexible with impressive tae kwondo kicking skills (which always look impressive on screen) and an arsonal of mixed martial arts skills. In JeeJa Yanin, Thailands martial arts svengalis...
- 11/3/2008
- by Leigh
- Latemag.com/film
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