He Fights in the Most Brutal Sport on Earth | Locky Tinhla
About this episode
Locky Tinhla shares his journey from a violent upbringing to becoming Australia's only active Lethwei fighter, discussing the impact of his past on his identity and mental health.
Locky Tinhla grew up mixed-race with a violent, racist father before going on to fight bare-knuckle in Myanmar, inside the world’s most brutal combat sport. He opens up about the impact that environment had on his identity and mental health, how early exposure to violence shaped his worldview, and the years of self-destruction that nearly broke him before he found something that gave him direction. That search led him to Lethwei, the traditional Burmese bare-knuckle fighting sport widely regarded as the most brutal combat sport on earth. Locky explains how he discovered Lethwei, why it stood apart from every other fighting discipline, and what pushed him to fly to Myanmar, despite it being a red, do-not-travel zone, to take his first fight with minimal preparation. Now known as Australia’s only active Lethwei fighter, Locky breaks down what it was really like stepping into the ring in Myanmar, the realities of bare-knuckle fighting under Lethwei rules, and why he continues to return to one of the most dangerous combat environments in the world. This episode is a raw, unfiltered conversation about violence, identity, risk, and what it means to choose a path that everything and…
People in this episode
Guest: Locky Tinhla
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: MensLine Australia, Lifeline
Places: Myanmar, Australia
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