Human Weapon
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| Genre | Sports, History, Fighting |
| Narrated by | Bill Duff Jason Chambers |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
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| Original run | July 20, 2007 – December 21, 2007 |
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Human Weapon is a television show on The History Channel that premiered on July 20, 2007. The hosts, Jason Chambers and Bill Duff, travel across the world studying the unique martial arts, or styles of fighting, that have origins in the region.[1]
Each episode usually consists of a brief introduction regarding the featured martial art, including footage of established fighters sparring. The hosts will 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 learn about the origins and cultural history of each fighting style. To help the viewer understand the moves the hosts learn, each technique is visually broken down with a motion capture element.[2] After practicing featured aspects of the art, the hosts typically assess the various skills and their effectiveness. At the end of each episode one of the hosts must 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.
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[edit] Episodes and airdates
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 Japan |
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 Greece |
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 Israel |
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United States |
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 China |
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 Russia |
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 Cambodia |
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 Malaysia |
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Japan |
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 South Korea |
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[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "New History Channel Series Explores Hand-to-Hand Combat Around the Globe!". Black Belt. http://www.blackbeltmag.com/archives/532. Retrieved 2010-05-09.
- ^ "Human Weapon on the Tae Kwon Do Times". http://www.taekwondotimes.com/index.php?PAGE_ID=107.
- ^ "The Many Styles of the 'Human Weapon". ABC. http://abcnews.go.com/International/story?id=3398095&page=1. Retrieved 2009-12-27.
- ^ Hale, Mike (July 20, 2007). "A Crash Course in Martial Arts With Multicultural Footnotes". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/20/arts/television/20weap.html?scp=7&sq=muay%20thai&st=cse. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
- ^ Perry, Tony (July 20, 2007). "`Human Weapon' is ready for a fight, and some travel". The Los Angeles Times. http://articles.latimes.com/2007/jul/20/entertainment/et-weapon20. Retrieved 2010-09-20.
[edit] External links
- Human Weapon's page on The History Channel's website.
- Human Weapon at TV.com
- Human Weapon at the Internet Movie Database
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