Fight Quest - Season 1
Season 1
Network
Episodes10
DatesDec 28, 2007 - Feb 29, 2008
Episodes
Season 1Episode 145 min
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.
Dec 28, 2007
Season 1Episode 245 min
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.
Jan 4, 2008
Season 1Episode 345 min
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.
Jan 11, 2008
Season 1Episode 445 min
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.
Jan 18, 2008
Season 1Episode 545 min
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.
Jan 25, 2008
Season 1Episode 645 min
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.
Feb 1, 2008
Season 1Episode 745 min
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.
Feb 8, 2008
Season 1Episode 845 min
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.
Feb 15, 2008
Season 1Episode 945 min
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.
Feb 22, 2008
Season 1Episode 1045 min
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.
Feb 29, 2008
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