Article: COMING TO BLOWS INSTRUCTOR BRINGS MUAY THAI HOME MARTIAL ART HAS RICH CULTURAL HERITAGE.(News)

Byline: Eugene Tong Staff Writer

CANYON COUNTRY - Kicks and blows pelted Pongsan Ekyotin like raindrops as the padded instructor drilled another student on the ring work and combinations of Muay Thai - Thai kickboxing.

``I want to promote fights here in Santa Clarita and teach the people more about Muay Thai,'' said Ekyotin, who opened his World Muay Thai Gym just eight months ago in a Canyon Country industrial center. ``It's my life. It's everything for me.''

More than 600 years old, Muay Thai is a fierce fighting system known for its devastating, direct kicks. It is Thailand's national sport, and has gained a loyal following in the West in ...

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