Are All The Rumors True About Tony Jaa?

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I feel like if you’re a Thai stuntman who’s been working for 20 years and both your knees still work good enough to do a backflip at age 47 you’ve made the right life choices.

I think people expected him to become a bigger action star than he already was. I don't think that's a downfall. I think he got to a point where making movies or chasing to the top was not his long-term priority. It seems that his focus now is his family and playing in movies when feels like it. He's accomplished so much already. He deserves it.

The fight in The Protector where he works his way up the stairwell to get the restaurant, to me, is one of the best in any Martial Arts movie. It's all one shot, he gets visibly tired, and the guys he checks over the side really do take the hits. Then the camera pans to the bottom from the very top and it's just perfection...

The problem is people have redicolous expectations, the dude made 2 iconic and at the time groundbreaking martial art movies, and has been working steadily ever since, he’s accomplished more than 99.9% of any martial art focused stuntman out there, especially for someone whose not a “actor”.

Ong Bak is one of the best films ever made. Tony Jaa is a beast.

Dude's left his mark on the martial arts film industry. I think that's all we really need from him.

I worked at a movie theatre when Ong Bak was released in NA. We got free tickets to an advanced press screening. When I tell you the crowd was insane, I mean, every. single. person. in the packed theater was going "OOOOOH!" "WHAT!?" "AHH!". Hands down the single most influential performance in the genre since Bruce.

I love Ong Bak 2 and 3. Years ago, I read an article that said that a lot of fans could not appreciate the mystical aspects of those movies. In those movies, Jaa was not fighting just to be fighting - he goes on a spiritual journey - he has a lot of internal as well as external conflicts and demons he has to face. It reminds me a bit of what Jet Li did with Fearless after he said he would no longer do "kung fu" movies. The focus was less on fighting for fighting sake - but on one's spiritual journey, healing, and bringing honor to their family.

My favourite Jaa moment, strangely, comes from Facebook. It was some time back in the early '10s and he was doing an AMA on his Facebook page. People were asking all kinds of sensible questions about martial arts, his life, etc. while me, being something of a joker, asked "if we loaded you into a canon and shot you at the sky, would you knee god in the face" fully expecting there to be absolutely no response because it was a dumb question, so imagine my surprise when he replied with "I hope not, I hear he is a nice person". The fact that he, not only, took the time to answer a silly question, but wasn't mad about it in the way most famous people would be, absolutely raised the, already high, amount of respect I had for him. Amazing martial artist, amazing person. Nothing but love for the guy.

I'm 43, studied Martial Arts for a long time and had pretty much watched every Martial Arts film ever made. When I saw Ong Bak for the first time I was absolutely blown away. I saw something new and interesting shot in a very exciting way. Ja was absolutely outstanding and will forever stand in my mind as something special. I think many of us hadn't seen a Thai based movie and that brought something special.

Ong Bak 2 is insanely good. That fight against his masters of different martial arts is epic.

He still making movies. Very humble guy.

I have nothing but total respect for Tony Jaa. Ong Bak is a movie you can watch over and over again. I wish nothing but happiness for him. Love your channel. Thank you for covering him.

I live in Thailand. It's normal to go and be a monk for a few months. ANd P'Mem - the comedy guy - is HUGE in Thailand. Tony is just raising his kids and enjoying life.

We missed Tony Jaa's prime. He didn't, that's great and all, but the ong bak trilogy had me excited for the next great martial arts global star. I had no idea he had fall out with his Thai label, which pretty much explains why the ong bak franchise ended. Those movies he made in Thailand weren't regulated like Hollywood, his stunts were real and dangerous. I didn't even know he became a monk, so this video is incredibly informative, although, I still think the world missed out on more of his authentic Muay Thai made in Thailand movies.

Dude this is a wonderfully made video about an era that helped so many Trickers and Parkour athletes like myself get motivated to run up walls and use the world as your playground. I love the way you did this video. It shows respect to professionalism in the industry, a young mans journey to just make it work and take care of his family and it also shows that he's just a human like us trying to navigate life with his skillsets. Even if he is a badass. Great stuff brother.

Ong Bok and the Protector are two of the most brilliant movies ever, there is no need for him to top them, he already showed himself to be the best. I didn't realize Tony and I were the same age. I know I can't do physical things that I could do in my 20s either, I am glad he is having a happy life.

Your videos provide such a refreshing perspective compared to the ones commonly riddled with fan boys, lazy reporting, or conspiracy theories. Ultimately, I feel like you're pulling back the veil of myth and rumor surrounding these martial artists, and exposing them as the human beings that they are. You're a great biographer. I grew up completely inspired by the martial artists featured in your videos, and hearing the behind the scenes stories about them makes me appreciate them even more. Thanks so much for making these videos. I enjoy watching every single one and can't wait to see what you make next.

Tony Jaa did exactly what he needed to do. He became a legend immediately. I honestly don't care to see another Tony movie cause he gave us everything we needed in the Ong Bak series...