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Here is a place to suggest krus and legends who would make good additions to film for the Library. Any helpful information on how to contact them, where they are is always appreciated! Just as a matter of practicality anyone in the corridor from Pattaya to Bangkok all the way up to Chiang Mai is reachable. I do plan to take special trips out to Isaan, so krus to the North East also are reachable eventually. But I have no plans to go down to the islands. You can suggest krus down in the islands, but it becomes less realistic. All suggestions welcome though! 

If you aren't sure if someone is already in the Library, here is an up to date list of everyone so far included

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Can we expect any filming with Jomhod Kiatadisak? He had wonderful style and I think he lives in Thailand now, had his own gym at one point, but had money and drinking problems at one point. Hope he is doing better, would love to see some material with him.

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7 minutes ago, Tom said:

Can we expect any filming with Jomhod Kiatadisak? He had wonderful style and I think he lives in Thailand now, had his own gym at one point, but had money and drinking problems at one point. Hope he is doing better, would love to see some material with him.

I can ask around for where he is. If anyone knows and I can reach him I'd be happy to have him in the Library.

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Wangchannoi  Sor Palangchai. I reckon he's incredible. According to Wikipedia he's a trainer at Chor Hapayak Gym, Tambon Lam Luk Ka, Amphoe Lam Luk Ka, Pathum Thani. But I also read somewhere that he may be dead. I hope he isn't and that you guys can find out and maybe do a session. I'd be stoked.😀😀😀

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On 5/19/2019 at 1:20 PM, Jeremy Stewart said:

Wangchannoi  Sor Palangchai. I reckon he's incredible. According to Wikipedia he's a trainer at Chor Hapayak Gym, Tambon Lam Luk Ka, Amphoe Lam Luk Ka, Pathum Thani. But I also read somewhere that he may be dead. I hope he isn't and that you guys can find out and maybe do a session. I'd be stoked.😀😀😀

He is still in life,  i have his phone number

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As I’ve always requested: RAMBO! RAMBO! RAMBO! 😬

 

I spoke with Sylvie before on assisting her in tracking him down since he is an enigma. I’ve been following his son on Instagram to see if there’s been any updates, but the trail has gone cold. Last I saw he was a trainer at a fitness gym in Bangkok and then he just vanished. 

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11 hours ago, Jirasak S said:

As I’ve always requested: RAMBO! RAMBO! RAMBO! 😬

 

I spoke with Sylvie before on assisting her in tracking him down since he is an enigma. I’ve been following his son on Instagram to see if there’s been any updates, but the trail has gone cold. Last I saw he was a trainer at a fitness gym in Bangkok and then he just vanished. 

https://m.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100008965800040

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6 hours ago, Snack Payback said:

Veeraphol Sahaprom. According to Siam Fight Mag he has a restaurant in Chaiyaphum. If you could get Wangchannoi and Veeraphol in the library, that would be brilliant 👍👍

I have both phone number if they need

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On 5/22/2019 at 11:23 PM, Coach James Poidog said:

For me itd be Somlak. Not sure if he would be what some consider a legend, but hes been a favorite of mine for a long time. Id love to see him show his stuff. 

Yes, Somrak has been on everyone's list, including our own! We got very, very close to filming with him when he had his own gym in Bangkok. We visited and filmed there (he wasn't around, so we filmed with some of his trainers), and then we visited again just to talk with him, and how do I say this delicately...he was several sheets to the wind, but kind of amazing. He said then he doesn't train people anymore, at all really, and we got the sense that he spent almost all his time in the part of the gym where chicken fighting was being done. But, he took Sylvie in and said yes, he would definitely film with her for the project (photo below). So, we were almost there! But, he then lost his gym in a very heavy gambling debt (I think). We literally drove up to it before the news broke and it was completely bulldozed. Like it was nothing but a lot. Without a gym, and with probably a somewhat carefree lifestyle, it will take some doing to get to the place where we can film with him. My own intuition is that this is something not to rush or push, but to just let it naturally evolve. When it happens it will be special.

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51 minutes ago, AndyMaBobs said:

Oh! I'm a mad man, how did I read this thread and not say Youssef Boughanem. First ever farang to hold Lumpinee and Rajadamnern titles simultaneously. That'd be my number 1 suggestion!

It may be possible. Youssef and his brother used to train at Sylvie's gym, back in the day, I believe. There are connections.

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This isn't the muay thai library but I remember you and Sylvie filming at Burklerk's new gym and talking about how he was combining a meditation retreat and muay thai. I'd love to see Sylvie participate and vlog it the way she did her first Vipassana retreat.  

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On 6/5/2019 at 6:56 PM, Kevin von Duuglas-Ittu said:

It may be possible. Youssef and his brother used to train at Sylvie's gym, back in the day, I believe. There are connections.

That would be the dream there! Both of them are great and technical. I'd be interested in seeing a few farang legends in there like Skarbowsky being the obvious one, but Youssef in particular is a fighter with such an aggressive, forward moving style - the way he mixes up his boxing with fake teeps, knees and sweeps I think would be great for Sylvie's style in particular.

Not that she doesn't already do those things, but I can really see his approach geling well with Sylvie.

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