Fight Quest
Fight Quest is a television show on the Discovery Channel that had a preview episode air on December 28, 2007 and began airing weekly on January 4, 2008. The show followed Jimmy Smith and Doug Anderson as they travel around the world learning different styles of martial arts, spending five days training with notable masters of the styles they are studying, before exhibiting what they have learned in a final demonstration and/or fight. According to quotes by the hosts, the show was cancelled after the first season. At the end of February an updated DVD box set was released that included the final three episodes not in the original release. The series was canceled at the beginning of the second season and only three episodes aired, the last one ended on October 3, 2008.
13 episodes
1. China (Wushu; Sanda)Location: Dengfeng, China
Masters: Shi De Yang, Shi De Cheng
Features: Hands, Feet, smashing things
Our fighters head to China's legendary Songshan mountains to learn the mother of all martial arts: Kung Fu.16CC45minDec 28, 2007
2. Philippines (Kali)Location: Manila, Philippines
Masters: Cristino Vasquez, Leo T. Gaje Jr.
Features: Knives, sticks
In this episode, our boys head to Manila to try their hands in the weapons-based Filipino art of Kali - one of the deadliest, most ancient fighting systems on earth.16CC45minJan 4, 2008
3. Japan (Kyokushin Karate)Location: Tokyo, Japan
Masters: Shihan Yuzo Goda, Shihan Isamu Fukuda
Features: Hands, feet, smashing things
Kyokushin kaikan is a style of stand-up, full contact karate, founded in 1964 by Masutatsu Oyama. Kyokushinkai is Japanese for "the society of the ultimate truth." Kyokushin is rooted in a philosophy of self-improvement, discipline and hard training.16CC45minJan 11, 2008
4. Mexico (Boxing)Location: Mexico City, Mexico
Masters: Ignacio "Nacho" Beristain, Tiburcio Garcia
Features: Hands
Boxing is a combat sport in which two people, male or female, generally of similar weight, fight each other with their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee and is typically engaged in during a series of one to three-minute intervals called rounds.16CC45minJan 18, 2008
5. Indonesia (Pencak Silat)Location: Bandung, Indonesia
Masters: Rita Suwanda, Dadang Gunawan
Features: Hands, feet, throws, weapons
In the remote streets of Bandung, Jimmy and Doug learn the ancient fighting art known as Pencak-Silat. While training with one of Indonesia's toughest Silat masters, Doug injures his foot and has to decide whether to fight in his final battle or not.16CC45minJan 25, 2008
6. France (Savate)Location: Marseille, France
Masters: Christian Robert, Frank May, Frederic Baret, Laurent Bois, Patrick Gellat
Features: Hands, feet
Jimmy and Doug are off to the hard-scrabble port of Marseilles to learn France's contribution to the world of kickboxing - Savate, an elegant but brutal fighting form with kicks so dangerous they've been outlawed.16CC45minFeb 1, 2008
7. Korea (Hapkido)Location: Seoul, South Korea
Masters: Kim Nam Je, Bae Sung Book, Ju Soong Weo
Features: Feet, hands, throws
Hapkido is Korea's gift to the world of martial arts and in this episode Jimmy and Doug learn the ins and outs of this deadly defensive art.16CC45minFeb 8, 2008
8. Brazil (Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu)Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Masters: Breno Sivak, Renato Barreto
Features: Grappling
Our fighters land in Rio to experience the wildly popular world of Brazilian Jiu-jitsu and train with the legendary Gracie family.16CC45minFeb 15, 2008
9. Israel (Krav Maga)Location: Netanya, Israel
Masters: Ran Nakash, Avivit Oftek Cohen
Features: Everything that hurts
The Israeli military is one of the most highly trained and skilled forces in the world and their secret weapon is Krav Maga. In this episode, Jimmy and Doug train with the Israeli military and learn the secrets of this murderous fighting style.16CC45minFeb 22, 2008- 10. USA (Kajukenbo)Location: Bay Area, Calif. Masters: Charles Gaylord, Greg Harper Features: Hands, feet, throws Kajukenbo is a street-fighting martial art comprised of the most deadly moves from karate, kung fu, and other fighting styles. In this episode, Jimmy and Doug travel to the roughest edges of the S.F. Bay area to uncover why some Americans live to fight.16CC45minFeb 29, 2008
- 11. Bangkok (Muay Thai)Location:Bangkok & Ayutthaya, Thailand Masters:Thakoon Pongsupha, Karim "Palang" Pattana Features:Punches, kicks, elbows, knees Muay Thai is a hard martial art from Thailand. It is similar to other Indochinese styles of kickboxing, namely pradal serey from Cambodia, tomoi from Malaysia, lethwei from Myanmar and Muay Lao from Laos.16CC45minSep 26, 2008
- 12. Kerala (Kalaripayattu)Location: Kerala, India Masters: Guru Sureshan Nambiar, Guru Sunil Kumar Features: Sword & shield, sticks, open hand, kicks Kalarippayattu is a Dravidian martial art from Kerala, India. It is practiced in Kerala and contiguous parts of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka as well as northeastern Sri Lanka and among the Malayalee community of Malaysia.16CC45minOct 2, 2008
- 13. Hong Kong (Wing Chun)Location: Hong Kong & Kowloon, China Masters: Grandmaster Leung Ting, Sifu Kong Chi Keung Features: Rapid fire punches & kicks Wing Chun, also romanized as Ving Tsun or "Wing Tsun" is a concept-based Chinese martial art that specializes in close-range combat.16CC45minOct 9, 2008
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Fight Quest
Fight Quest is a television show on the Discovery Channel that had a preview episode air on December 28, 2007 and began airing weekly on January 4, 2008. The show followed Jimmy Smith and Doug Anderson as they travel around the world learning different styles of martial arts, spending five days training with notable masters of the styles they are studying, before exhibiting what they have learned in a final demonstration and/or fight. According to quotes by the hosts, the show was cancelled after the first season. At the end of February an updated DVD box set was released that included the final three episodes not in the original release. The series was canceled at the beginning of the second season and only three episodes aired, the last one ended on October 3, 2008.
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