PhoenixThaninpong Supapitakpong

Thaninpong Supapitakpong, known as Phoenix, was born in 1970. He is an entrepreneur and marketer with long professional experience, holding an MBA from Sasin Graduate Institute of Business Administration of Chulalongkorn University and a bachelor's degree in Marketing from Assumption University.

He began his business career at the age of 20 and has founded and managed several ventures, including print advertising media, colour-separation and plate-making services, Apple Computer dealership work, and more than 40 graphic-design magazines as an editor and owner.

Today, he owns Laksami Rung Co., Ltd., a full-service printing company in Ladprao, and is the founder of IMAC Dojo. Alongside his business work, he has served as a university marketing lecturer, self-defense instructor, writer, and commercial actor.

In martial arts, Phoenix holds black belts across four separate systems: Self Defense at 3rd Dan from World Kukmuwon, Nunchaku at 2nd Dan from the Koreana Martial Arts Federation, Shinkyokushinkai Karate at 2nd Dan, and Taekwondo at 1st Dan from World Kukkiwon. He also holds master level in Shaolin Kung Fu and Wing Chun.

That background spans striking, short weapons, and empty-hand self-defense. At IMAC Dojo he leads the Shinkyokushinkai Karate programme, the art in which he holds his own black belt.