Asian_Geographic_PASSPORT_-_Year_2016_-_2017

19 Instrumental in conquering large swaths of territory across the region, Genghis Khan brought the Silk Road under collective p ...

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26 PICTURESQUE 12 A gathering of grannies share gossip at Dadal, Genghis Khan’s birthplace. Altargana is a bi-annual festival wh ...

27 13 White pigeons surround Mazar-e- sharif. Mazar-e-sharif means 'noble shrine', and it is home to the shrine of Hazrat Ali, t ...

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29 THE ART OF EIGHT LIMBS PACK A PUNCH WITH THE TRADITIONAL MARTIAL ART FORM OF MUAY THAI Text Jim Welch Photos Lord K2 A fighte ...

30 COVER FE ATURE Muay Thai, otherwise known as ‘The Art of Eight Limbs’, is Thailand’s form of boxing that makes lethal use of ...

31 Thai’s infancy originated from the Khmer Empire (the predecessor to modern Cambodia), from a martial art called Pradal Serey. ...

32 COVER FE ATURE The Ayutthaya Era, 1400s – 1590 Periods of conquest between the neighbouring kingdoms of Sukhothai and Kamphae ...

33 King Prachao Sua the ‘Tiger King’, 1697 – 1709 Another historical figure who was instrumental in keeping Muay Thai culturally ...

34 COVER FE ATURE in a seven-day festival. Put up against a Burmese champion, it was said that Nai Khanom Tom overwhelmed his op ...

35 Look closer I recently decided to take a closer look at this fast-rising industry to get a better sense of what kind of peopl ...

36 COVER FE ATURE Standing alone as he tested his hand wraps, Darren, an expat from Canada, was getting ready for a training ses ...

37 opportunities such as yoga, cross-fit, and Brazilian jujitsu. I chose this camp because it’s focused exclusively on Muay Thai ...

38 COVER FE ATURE 1180– 1377 1909– 1910 1180– 1377 1584 1774 1887 1913 King Rama V created the Department of Education, with Mua ...