Lethwei in popular culture
Appearance
The Burmese martial art of Lethwei has been featured in films, television, manga and anime. Lethwei was featured in The Joe Rogan Experience podcast by Joe Rogan with Lethwei champion Dave Leduc as guest.[1][2] Born Warriors presented an authentic up-close look at Lethwei through a series of documentaries shot entirely on location throughout Myanmar. Lethwei was featured in the Netflix documentary FightWorld with Frank Grillo[3][4] and in the popular Japanese manga series Kengan Ashura.[5]
Films
Movie | Year | Description |
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Born Warriors | 2016 | Trilogy documentary film about the art of Lethwei.[6] |
La Fosse aux Tigres | 2017 | Canal D documentary about the Dave Leduc vs. Tun Tun Min III fight in 2016.[7] |
Into Dave's Fist | 2018 | Canal+ Myanmar documentary following Dave Leduc on his preparation for Dave Leduc vs. Tun Tun Min III[8] |
Still/Life | 2019 | A short Film about Lethwei in Myanmar[9] |
Myanmar Lethwei and Me | 2019 | Canal+ Myanmar documentary following Dave Leduc around Myanmar exploring the Lethwei culture.[10] |
Power & Martial Arts : Lethwei | 2019 | Short film about Lethwei following Dave Leduc around Yangon, Myanmar.Power & Martial Arts at IMDb |
Underground | 2019 | Myanmar movie in Burmese language with Dave Leduc playing a gangster and using Lethwei in fight scenes.[11] |
Television
Television | Year | Episode | Description |
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FightWorld | 2018 | Myanmar: Crossroads | American docu-series on Netflix with Episode 3 about Lethwei.[3] |
Spirit of Fight | 2019 | Season 1 & 2 | Canal+ Myanmar TV Series about Lethwei fighters on Canal+ Zat Lenn channel. |
Le Canal Nouvelles | 2019 | LCN: Denis Lévesque | Denis Lévesque and Dave Leduc discuss Lethwei.[12] |
The Joe Rogan Experience | 2019 | MMA Show Episode #81 | Joe Rogan and Dave Leduc discuss Lethwei.[13] |
World Lethwei Championship | 2019 | WLC 7: Mighty Warriors | The first Lethwei event to be transmitted live on UFC Fight Pass.[14] |
Billions | 2022 | Cannonade | Season 6 Ep. 1 – Kate Sacker played by Condola Rashad trains for a Lethwei fight. |
Manga and anime
Lethwei has been featured in the popular Japanese manga series Kengan Ashura.[15] In the series, opponents of the Burmese Lethwei master Saw Paing shatter the bones in their hands when they punch him.[5]
Manga or Animation | Character(s) |
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Kengan Ashura | Saw Paing (Burmese fighter) |
Batuque (manga) | Batuque Vol.8 Chapter 79: Lethwei vs Capoeira[16] |
Baki the Grappler | Saw Paing from Kengan Ashura fights Lethwei, Baki x Kengan, Baki-Dou (2018), Chapter 107.5[17] |
See also
References
- ^ "JRE MMA Show #81 with Dave Leduc". The Joe Rogan Experience. 29 October 2019.
- ^ Nick Atkin (8 November 2019). "Dave Leduc blasts 'delusional' Liam Harrison and challenges him to fight Lethwei". South China Morning Post.
- ^ a b "Fightworld Looks at Combat, Country and Culture on Netflix". Black Belt. 11 March 2019.
- ^ "Can Netflix's Fightworld help rehabilitate MMA's image?". The Guardian. 24 October 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ a b Patrick L. Stumberg (27 April 2020). "Fighting Fiction: 'Kengan Ashura' perfects the martial arts tournament arc". MMA Mania.
- ^ Myanmar’s fighting art of Lethwei Retrieval date 22 December 2016
- ^ Comtois, Martin (7 November 2017). ""Le Nomade" passe au petit écran". Le Soleil.
- ^ "Into Dave's Fist". Canal+ Myanmar. 16 December 2018.
- ^ "MultiVerse Advertising Still/Life Lethwei Short Film". Facebook. 8 February 2019.
- ^ "Dave Leduc & Myanmar Lethwei – Documentary trailer". Youtube. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ^ "အားပေးဖို့ အသင့်ပဲလားဗျို့". Facebook (in Burmese). 14 December 2018.
- ^ "Dave Leduc veut devenir ambassadeur de lethwei". TVA Nouvelles. 18 January 2019.
- ^ Matt Eaton (29 October 2019). "Dave Leduc Says Lethwei Is Coming To USA". The Fight Nation. Archived from the original on 27 December 2019.
- ^ "World Lethwei Championship Lines Up Big Card for UFC Fight Pass Debut". The Fight Nation. 31 January 2019. Archived from the original on 5 April 2019.
- ^ "Saw Paing Workout: Train like The Kengan Ashura Lethwei Fighter!". Super Hero Jacked. 25 June 2022.
- ^ "Batuque Vol.8 Chapter 79: Lethwei VS Capoeira". Mangakakalot.com. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ^ "Batuque Vol.8 Chapter 79: Lethwei VS Capoeira". Baki-Dou. Retrieved 12 July 2023.