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Happy Birthday Jeeja Yanin!

Happy Birthday to  Jeeja Yanin, who hits the big three-oh today! Born 31st March 1984 in Bangkok, Thailand she is mainly of Thai descent with a bit of English and Burmese ancestry. She currently holds a 3rd Dan black belt in Taekwondo which she has been practicing since she was just 11-years old.

Her most notable films include Tom yum goong 2Chocolate, Raging Phoenix and The Kick.

You can read more about her in our profile here.

Here’s one of many fight clips proving that what she lacks in stature she more than makes up for in kicks and punches!

Elliot Richards

Elliot is KFK's Web Content Editor, writer and lover of all kinds of movies, including martial arts ones. Favourites include The Prodigal Son, Magnificent Butcher, The Victim, Legend of a Fighter and the Ip Man movies with Donnie Yen.

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