Yayaying rhatha phongam and tony jaa movies

Why, Tony Jaa, why?

If you’re familiar with the work of Tony Jaa, and have followed his career trajectory, you may think you know the reason I’m asking the above question.

For those needing to get up to speed: Tony Jaa is a pretty incredible Thai martial arts dude. Not much of an actor, but certainly enough of an incredible Thai martial arts dude to conceive and perform in a series of staggering action sequences in latter-day martial arts classics such as “Ong Bak: Muy Thai Warrior” and its two sequels.

Yayaying rhatha phongam and tony jaa movies and tv shows

He is also known for eschewing what the martial arts movie pros call “wire work” (no flying kicks for him) and reliance on CGI. A good old fashioned organic incredible martial arts dude, in other words.

So Jaa fans may think I’m asking why he’s doing wire work and putting himself in the same frame with CGI effects in his new U.S.

release “The Protector 2,” but that’s not it. I’m upset because he’s doing such cheesy wire work, and because the CGI