THAI BOXING: thoughts on the choreography of aggression

	attack of the ankles
	flying feet and fists
	opponents square off
	exploratory probes
	then swift turn-arounds
	POW!
	another person is hit.

	heels bending gracefully
	punches lightening swift
	bodies pure motion til
	someone is off their feet.

	in this battle of attrition
	the margin for error is slim
	perfect timing is essential
	in order to win

An-Yi:   (shaking her head) Boxing is a violent sport. I can't understand why some people enjoy it . . .

Daiki:   There's a beauty to it. Also, some humans relish violence.

Chariya: Aren't most fights fixed anyway? The underworld controls more than we generally imagine . . .

Bhäraté: (briefly tempted to speak, then deciding thatsilence is wiser)


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from _Pan-Asian Pulses: Poetry, Art, and Dialogs about Asia_ by T Newfields
SUMMARY: A conversation and poem boxing, violence, and gangsters.
KEYWORDS: Thai boxing, violent sports, kick-boxing, human aggression

Author: T Newfields [Nitta Hirou / Huáng Yuèwǔ] (b. 1955)
Begun: 2004 in Tokyo, Japan ≜ Finished: 2020 in Yokohama, Japan
Creative Commons License: Attribution. {{CC-BY-4.0}} Granted

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