The Figure of Fighting: Photos by Jacob Klensin

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Portrait of @trainor103 here in philly at @bodyartsgym before his recent Muay Thai Grand Prix fight. #muaythai #thai #boxing #portrait #hasselblad #500c #film #120

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Been shooting a project with @thesonofpalestine and as part of it shot some of him fighters in action the other weekend. Here is @the_neilmustafa celebrating his win. I've shot the whole thing on film using my #hasselblad and my #k100 . Full project coming soon. #muaythai #fighter #bts #documentary #film #filmisnotdead #pentax

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Had the opportunity to shoot @trainor103 yesterday morning at he heads home to finish getting ready for @muaythaigp fight. #muaythai #thai #boxing #damientrainor #fighter

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A young student watching closely as @tiffanytimebomb breaks down technique at her seminar at @8limbsacademy in Philly last weekend. Thanks to @kate_viii_ and @charliecottone_viii for having me at their great new gym to shoot. #philly #muaythai #thai #boxing #8limbs

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@tiffanytimebomb starting her seminar last weekend at @8limbsacademy in Philly. #muaythai #thai #boxing #8limbs #philly (at 8 Limbs Muay Thai Academy)

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Another shot from behind the scenes. What surrounds the fighter has always appealed to me as much as the fighter themselves. In this case, the influence on a younger generation is clear. #muaythai #thai #boxing #thailand #bts #documentary

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From the moment I started shooting fights, I had very little interest in pay per view arena shows or famous world champions. I wanted to shoot ordinary people doing something that most wouldnt see as so ordinary. And my focus hasn't been what happened once the bell rang. And sometimes it wasn't even the fighter, but the unique setting of the moments before a fight. #muaythai #thai #boxing #fighter #documentary #bts #thailand

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Shot 3/3: every fighter seems to have their own routine on fight night. Some take naps, some run around screaming. For @_dabigkahuna his physical preparation is done when he shows up. It's all mental in the final moments. @cffcmma #Mma #fighter #bts #documentary #philly #peopledelphia @peopledelphia

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Before a 3D photo looks like this...

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@jonnybones is back. #jonjones #dontcallitacomeback #mma #ufc @ufc @ufcmag

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👊#boxing #mexico #training

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I believe this is from the 2nd fight night I went to. From day 1 my focus and interest was in the behind the scenes. At those first few, I didn't even shoot the fights. It was the entire process leading up to this moment, the moment immediately before the fight, and before the attention of spectators, lights, and other cameras that I wanted to capture. And not just for the fighter either, but for those close to them in the background as well. #Mma #fight #documentary #film #filmisnotdead #hasselblad #500c #bts

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@joe_schilling fighting tonight at @glorykickboxing on @spiketv . Wish I could be there. #glory #gloryworldseries #spiketv #muaythai #kickboxing @joeschillingfanpage

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Sifting through old photos again and found this from the locker room of suwit stadium in Phuket, Thailand. I don't know who he is, or who he's saluting. I think it was just his pose when he saw me shooting. 5 years of shooting one thing in many places is bound to leave a few mysteries in the files. #muaythai #thai #boxing #thailand

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👊💥 #Mma #victory #fighter

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✌#muaythai #thai #boxing #lookchaomaesaithong #buriram

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@saenchai1980 and Manop at the seminar at @rami_elite . @yokkao #yokkao #muaythai #thai #boxing