Thai boxers move like ballet dancers as they deliver pile-driver blows-with their feet. Chavalit was just one of the thousands of aspiring boys seeking fortune and honour for family and village by practising Thailand's number one sport. Thai boxing dates back to when the Siamese wars were fought with sword and stave. In Bangkok can be found a grace and elegance which Western civilisation has either lost or never had; but only just below the surface there's also a great capacity for violence which spills over into its entertainment.