Lerdsila Training for One: Pinnacle of Power 23 June 2018

Lerdsila hails from a small village in the northeastern Thai province of Chaiyaphum where agriculture is the main driver of the local economy. Many families there are poor and barely make enough money to survive, and the famed martial artist’s was no exception. But despite growing up with little, Lerdsila had a stable upbringing thanks to a hard-working, close-knit family. “I enjoyed country life,” he says. “My family worked on the rice farm all of their lives. They loved me very much.”