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Human Weapon
GenreSports, History, Fighting
Created byTerry Bullman; Bullman's Krav Maga; Knoxville, TN
Narrated byBill Duff
Jason Chambers
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes15
Original release
ReleaseJuly 20 (2007-07-20) –
December 21, 2007 (2007-12-21)

Human Weapon is a television show on The History Channel that premiered on July 20, 2007. The hosts, Jason Chambers and Bill Duff, traveled around 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". Lucie Bertaud also had a similar show called Face a Face which was done in France.

The show was cancelled in August 2008.

Episodes and airdates[edit]

Episode # Country Martial art/episode title Original airdate
1
Thailand
July 20, 2007
2
Philippines
July 27, 2007
3
Okinawa (Japan)
August 3, 2007
4
France
August 10, 2007
5
Japan
August 17, 2007
6
Greece
August 24, 2007
7
Israel
August 31, 2007
8
United States
September 21, 2007
9
United States
September 28, 2007
10
China
November 2, 2007
11
Russia
November 9, 2007
12
Cambodia
November 16, 2007
13
Malaysia
November 23, 2007
14
Cambodia
November 30, 2007
15
South Korea
December 14, 2007
16
Japan
December 21, 2007

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "New History Channel Series Explores Hand-to-Hand Combat Around the Globe!". Black Belt Magazine. Archived from the original on 2010-08-26. Retrieved 2010-05-09.
  • ^ "Tae Kwon Do - Uniting the World through Martial Arts". Taekwondotimes.com. 2009-11-03. Retrieved 2012-03-17.
  • ^ Ferran, Lee (July 20, 2007). "The Many Styles of the 'Human Weapon". ABC. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved 2009-12-27.
  • ^ Hale, Mike (July 20, 2007). "A Crash Course in Martial Arts With Multicultural Footnotes". New York Times. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
  • ^ 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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