Minister of Health Ong Ye Kung posted a video onto his TikTok account, showing himself wearing Muay Thai garbs and sparring with Speaker of Parliament Tan Chuan Jin inside a ring, ala Street Fighter.
He captioned the video “when your good friend jios you for Muay Thai, you do Muay Thai. #HealthierSG”
The video begins with Tan calling Ong out to try Muay Thai together, which the latter then duly accepted the “jio”.
The two then began their warm up exercises inside the ring, with Ong throwing a few punches to get himself ready.
Ong and Tan then start sparring, throwing punches and kicks at each other, before pressing their hands together after the sparring, as a sign of respect for the opponent.
Tan then asked Ong how he felt about his first Muay Thai experience, to which he said “luckily my opponent not so strong.”
Ong then added “there’s a sport for everyone, so keep healthy.”
@ongyekung When your good friend jios you for Muay Thai, you do Muay Thai. #HealthierSG ♬ original sound – Tiktoker