Human Weapon

Human Weapon
Genre Sports, History, Fighting
Created by Terry Bullman; Bullman's Krav Maga; Knoxville, TN
Narrated by Bill Duff
Jason Chambers
Country of origin US
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 15
Release
Original release July 20 – December 21, 2007
External links
Website

Human Weapon was a television show on The History Channel that premiered on July 20, 2007. The hosts, Jason Chambers and Bill Duff, traveled across the world studying the unique martial arts, or styles of fighting, that have origins in the region.[1]

Each episode usually consisted of a brief introduction regarding the featured martial art, including footage of established fighters sparring. The hosts would then travel to various locations, learning several strikes, blocks, or other techniques valuable to the particular art from various instructors and/or masters. Along the way, they learned about the origins and cultural history of each fighting style. To help the viewer understand the moves the hosts learn, each technique was visually broken down with a motion capture element.[2] Creator Terry Bullman also acted as stuntman for motion capture. After practicing featured aspects of the art, the hosts typically assessed the various skills and their effectiveness. At the end of each episode, one of the hosts would fight a representative of the episode's fighting style.[3][4][5]

The show is similar to a later program called "Fight Quest".

The show was cancelled in August 2008.

Episodes and airdates

Episode # Country Martial Art/Episode Title Original Airdate
1
 Thailand
Muay Thai
July 20, 2007
2
 Philippines
Arnis
July 27, 2007
3
 Okinawa (Japan)
Karate
August 3, 2007
4
 France
Savate
August 10, 2007
5
 Japan
Judo
August 17, 2007
6
 Greece
Pankration
August 24, 2007
7
 Israel
Krav Maga
August 31, 2007
8
 United States
Marine Corps Martial Arts
September 21, 2007
9
 United States
Mixed Martial Arts
September 28, 2007
10
 China
Kung Fu (Sanda)
November 2, 2007
11
 Russia
Sambo
November 9, 2007
12
 Cambodia
Pradal Serey
November 16, 2007
13
 Malaysia
Silat
November 23, 2007
14
 South Korea
Taekwondo
December 14, 2007
15
 Japan
Ninjutsu
December 21, 2007

See also

References

  1. ↑ "New History Channel Series Explores Hand-to-Hand Combat Around the Globe!". Black Belt. Retrieved 2010-05-09.
  2. ↑ "Tae Kwon Do - Uniting the World through Martial Arts". Taekwondotimes.com. 2009-11-03. Retrieved 2012-03-17.
  3. ↑ "The Many Styles of the 'Human Weapon". ABC. Retrieved 2009-12-27.
  4. ↑ Hale, Mike (July 20, 2007). "A Crash Course in Martial Arts With Multicultural Footnotes". New York Times. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
  5. ↑ Perry, Tony (July 20, 2007). "`Human Weapon' is ready for a fight, and some travel". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-09-20.


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