Muay Thai fighter Ruqsana Begum is the only female Muslim national champion in her sport. She's been fighting to get women in to sports since starting kickboxing aged 18. <br /><br />In his latest film, British director David Leon creates a high-energy portrait of the Essex-born athlete. Read more on NOWNESS - http://bit.ly/2iQZmFP<br /><br />___<br /><br />Subscribe to NOWNESS here: http://bit.ly/youtube-nowness<br /><br />Like NOWNESS on Facebook: http://bit.ly/facebook-nowness <br />Follow NOWNESS on Twitter: http://bit.ly/twitter-nowness<br />Daily exclusives for the culturally curious: http://bit.ly/nowness-com <br />Behind the scenes on Instagram: http://bit.ly/instagram-nowness <br />Curated stories on Tumblr: http://bit.ly/tumblr-nowness<br />Inspiration on Pinterest: http://bit.ly/pinterest-nowness <br />Staff Picks on Vimeo: http://bit.ly/vimeo-nowness<br />Subscribe on Dailymotion: http://www.dailymotion.com/nowness<br />Follow NOWNESS on Google+: http://bit.ly/google-nowness
