Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior

When the head of his village's sacred Buddha statue is stolen, simple country boy Ting (Tony Jaa) is sent to Bangkok to retrieve it. Raised by a monk who has trained him in Muay Thai, Ting has vowed to never use his lethal martial arts skills. But once he arrives in the big city, Ting is forced to fight. It's non-stop action as Ting infiltrates Bangkok's seedy underworld and takes on a series of lowlifes and criminals in his quest to obtain the sacred head.

Release Date: 2005-08-30, Rating R (Restricted),

When the head of his village s sacred Buddha statue is stolen, simple country boy Ting (Tony Jaa) is sent to Bangkok to retrieve it.Raised by a monk who has trained him in Muay Thai, Ting has vowed to never use his lethal martial arts skills. But once he arrives in the big city, Ting is forced to fight. It s non-stop action as Ting infiltrates Bangkok s seedy underworld and takes on a series of lowlifes and criminals in his quest to obtain the sacred head.

DVDs. Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior

Tony Jaa follows in the powerful martial arts footsteps of Bruce Lee Jackie Chan and Jet Li in ONG-BAK: THE THAI WARRIOR one of the first films to center on the ancient fighting system of Muay Thai which utilizes the body's limbs to potentially devastating effect. Jaa stars as Ting a quiet young man who lives in the peaceful village of Nong Pradu. As the village's special celebration approaches a Bangkok villain named Don Wannakit Siriput steals the head of the Buddha statue Ong-Bak which is said to protect the village from bad luck. Ting volunteers to go to the big city to bring back the head of Ong-Bak but remembers what he was taught by sage monk Pra Cru Woranard Tantipidok: he must not use his Muay Thai skills to harm people. However soon after arriving in Bangkok Ting a peaceful fish out of water finds that the only way to recapture the village's sacred treasure is by using his arms his legs--and his head. Influenced by the films of Thai action star Phanna Rithikrai director Prachya Pinkaew hired the Mua