I Am Oum Ry: A Champion Kickboxers Story of Surviving the Cambodian Genocide and Discovering Peace Ry Oum
From champion to refugee to martial-arts teacher, a kickboxing innovator tells of his career, remarkable survival and journey toward self-understanding. Includes a historical afterword, maps, and over…
Specifikacia I Am Oum Ry: A Champion Kickboxers Story of Surviving the Cambodian Genocide and Discovering Peace Ry Oum
From champion to refugee to martial-arts teacher, a kickboxing innovator tells of his career, remarkable survival and journey toward self-understanding. Includes a historical afterword, maps, and over 80 photos. "The story of the legendary martial arts fighter and kickboxer Oum Ry is by turns pulse-pounding, disturbing, and powerful. His is an astonishing life told beautifully by his daughter Zochada Tat and Addi Somekh. The book will grip you from its first pages and not let you go." --Jeff Chang, author of Water Mirror Echo: Bruce Lee and the Making of Asian America and Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop GenerationOum Ry (b.1944) grew up on a Central Cambodian island in the Mekong River in a family of silver engravers. When his family couldn't afford his food or schooling, he lived with monks until seeking out masters of