For some, Muay Thai is viewed as a violent hobby. But for others, it’s a saving grace. Meet Muay Thai fighter and COC student Andres Sosa.
During his childhood, Sosa was typically quiet but always had a love for Soccer and
Basketball. But his love for sports quickly shifted to Muay Thai after two and a half years of fighting in martial arts.
Which helped him overcome some ups and downs as a young kid.
Struggles many viewers at home have faced once in their life…bullying.
As for Sosa, his experience was almost lethal.
“When I was in middle school that was when I started kind of getting almost suicidal
thoughts when I was like 12 years old,” said Sosa.
“And then from there, I knew that there was like
something wrong with me at that point,” said Sosa.
With the mental struggles of dealing with bullying, just two years later, Sosa experienced the passing of his cousin at the age of 14.
With so much conflict in his early ages, where could Sosa turn to for help?
I did therapy and such but it didn’t help me out because I just feel like they were listening and just kind of like not caring,” said Sosa.
“And just be like oh whatever like I’ll prescribe you this and you just go away,”
Sosa then knew that he had to continue fighting his own battle. And that’s where Muay Thai saved Sosa.
“That’s why I always kind of recommended it to people that were kinda like the way
how I felt when it comes to expressing themselves…God knows you know maybe that’s the thing that could save your life,” said Sosa.
