Mikael Daez shares painful experience in Cambodia while filming 'Fight For Love'

Although Mikael Daez is always ready for adventure, he did not anticipate how difficult and painful it would be to learn a martial art.

The Kapuso actor had to learn the Khmer martial art Bokator when he portrayed Marco in Fight For Love, a co-production between GMA and the Cambodia Television Network.

“It was hard ‘cause it hurts. My body is not used to fighting but there, sinabak talaga ako, seven days [a week], six hours a day. I was tired. More than tired, my body just hurt,” he told GMANetwork.com.

He trained alongside professional fighters, urging him to bring his A-game.

“These guys trained for years to harden their body, their bones and their muscles. So ako, wala talaga. [It was] seven days [of] six hours [each of] pain but it was worth it kasi there were two major fight scenes. It was the highlight of the show, so I knew that coming in,” he added.

He knew that the opportunity to star in an international project didn’t come often, so he endured the pain and focused on enjoying the experience.

“I just wanted to make the most out of it, and it was such a good experience. [It] taught me so much… [Bokator] was culturally unique… [and it] was pretty cool ‘cause I had to learn [so much of it],” he concluded.

Fight For Love is set to air on GMA Network as a mini TV series in two parts – on April 17 and April 24.

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