THE WORDS OF MUAY july ‘25

 60X100, Acrylic on Canvas

In Martial Arts you face some many challenges and contradictions, every step of the way. Sometimes progress seems minimal, and it’s easy to become frustrated or discouraged. But that’s what lights the fire of every fighter I know.

What we live by is an unwritten rule, that whenever an effort feels losing, the only way to beat it is through. What we all chose is to try and learn to be better that 1% every day, to never risk the worst risk of them all: staying exactly where you are.

“The Words of Muay” is a piece on the unsaid words behind each movement. A vow to oneself and others within the community, that the respect you give others, you give back to yourself through pressure. Pressure to be better, strive forwards and expect yourself to fail in the process.

Most of us are scared of failure. We all are, even Fighters. But what gives us the spark is the awareness, that we cannot stay the same. Everything must change, and everything does.

And in 'the words of Muay’, you fight with loved and so you love the pain of life too.