FIGHT QUEST - KAJUKENBO


Fight Quest will be a Discovery Channel prime time flagship program of the Spring and Summer of 2008, airing in 80 countries worldwide.
They will be filming a episode on Kajukenbo November 28 through December 6 , 2007. Doing the work for the Discovery network is North South Productions. A New York-based Producer of documentary series for most of the major cable channels.
In this series, two American martial art students, Jimmy Smith and Doug Anderson, travel the globe to investigate different schools of martial arts. From an intense form of stick fighting in the Philippines (Kali) to studying Muay Thai in Thailand. Jimmy and Doug immerse in each culture, learn about its history, train in their traditional martial art, and ultimately, test their skills and courage against a local fighter skilled in the art. The students enthusiastically embrace the teachings of their instructors and the traditional rituals of the cultures, while struggling to learn a fighting style that they will have to put into action after less than a week of training. They are along for their visceral, educational, and sometimes dangerous journey through the worlds most renowned and respected fight forms.

The students will be trained individually by a different "Master Trainer" at a training facility over approximately a week-long duration. At the end of the week, each of the students will go head to head in a fight with a few of the master's experienced students to see how much they've learned . During the week, the extremely respectful, curious, patient and hard-working students would be at the mercy of the instructors - following their every command, working and training on the same level as any of the others at the facility. Because the program will also be looking at the culture surrounding Kajukenbo - the instructors and others at the facility will introduce the students to special ceremonies, traditions of the martial art and customs, etc.

Grandmaster Charles Gaylord will head up this episode. He will also be one of the "Master Trainers" along with Prof. John Bono, putting one of the students through a week of Kajukenbo Training in the Hayward (Calif.)training facility.

Professor Greg Harper will also be one of the "Master Trainers" putting one of the students through a week of Kajukenbo Training in the San Jose (Calif.) training facility.


For more information on North South Productions and the show please visit the web site at www.northsouth.tv (http://www.northsouth.tv/) and click on Fight Quest.

Very cool!! Thanks for posting this!! Looking forward to watching it!!!:ultracool

Are they gonna be at least somewhat less retarded than Jason and Bill?

Very interesting, Thank you for posting.

sounds like human weapon to me with different hosts... but im definitly gonna tune in.... :)

Looks like good stuff. Any chance of a heads up by someone in the know when the airtime details are set? don't want to miss it, and don't watch much TV.

I saw human weapon a few times and thought it was "ok" but the hosts where idiots. I'm looking forward to watching this however, it has promise. Thanks for posting :D

Great, thanks for the info.

the hosts in general were not the greatest but i enjoyed seeing a new format for a martial art show.. i believe the best one was escrima... i also saw a add for a second season of human weapon... im curious as to what styles they will visit this season...

Here's the schedule for the first few shows. Looks like Discovery Channel wanted the show renamed "Warrior Quest".

Dec 15, 2:00 pm
(60 minutes)


Warrior Quest
Kali, Philippines


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.

Dec 15, 3:00 pm
(60 minutes)

Warrior Quest
Karate, Japan


Jimmy and Doug journey to Tokyo to learn the brutal bare-fisted fighting style known as Kyokushin Karate.

Dec 28, 10:00 pm
(60 minutes)

Warrior Quest
Special Forces Fight Style, Korea
TV-PG (LV)

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.

Dec 29, 2:00 am
(60 minutes)



Warrior Quest
Special Forces Fight Style, Korea
TV-PG (LV)

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.

Jan 04, 10:00 pm
(60 minutes)


Warrior Quest
Wushu, China


Our fighters head to China's legendary Songshan mountains to learn the mother of all martial arts: Kung Fu.

Jan 05, 2:00 am
(60 minutes)


Warrior Quest
Wushu, China


Our fighters head to China's legendary Songshan mountains to learn the mother of all martial arts: Kung Fu.

http://dsc.discovery.com/tv-schedules/series.html?paid=1.14362.25384.31870.1



The Kajukenbo episode starts filming tomorrow, and will film thru tuesday. They have already filmed 9 shows, Kajukenbo will be the last show this first season. The episode is slated to be shown on Feb. 29.

Tried the link the other day and I got the schedule. Tried again today and it looks like they took the episode schedule off site. Mayber they are updating it.

Well here is hoping that it is a decent show! http://www.martialtalk.com/forum/images/icons/icon6.gif

I participated in the shooting for the KM episode and got to hang out a lot with Doug. I know that the primary difference between the shows is that while Bill and Jason were mostly staged, Jimmy and Doug actually trained for several hours a day for an entire week.

Doug is a very quick learner, and he would often learn a technique and explain it to the camera immediately, even if he had just taken a beating.

I got the impression that it'll be like Human Weapon, only more realistic. Also looking forward to the show.

I participated in the shooting for the KM episode and got to hang out a lot with Doug. I know that the primary difference between the shows is that while Bill and Jason were mostly staged, Jimmy and Doug actually trained for several hours a day for an entire week.

Doug is a very quick learner, and he would often learn a technique and explain it to the camera immediately, even if he had just taken a beating.

I got the impression that it'll be like Human Weapon, only more realistic. Also looking forward to the show.

I can attest to that. I just back from San Jose after spending 2 days on the shooting. Doug's got spirit. He didn't think twice about trying anything that was thrown at him. Even when we had a fight night with guys fighting and ground pounding on the concrete floor of a tire repair shop, he had to try it for himself.

Loki: Doug really spoke highly of the Krav guys, and their realistic fighting style.

Here's the latest Discovery Channel schedule:

http://dsc.discovery.com/tv-schedules/series.html?paid=1.14956.25384.35206.5

The Kajukenbo episode is set for friday Feb. 29 at 10PM, and saturday Mar. 1 at 2AM

Here's some pics:

More pics:

Is it just me... or do these guys look like some badass mofo's?

A little video from the show:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=7Gtrh8B_yYw

More picts:

http://www.bayareanewsgroup.com/multimedia/iba/2007/1209train/

More picts:

http://www.bayareanewsgroup.com/multimedia/iba/2007/1209train/

Hmm..I'm not seeing any pics. Do they take a while to load or should they just pop right up?

It's a media type slide show. You should see a media player with a start arrow.

the you tube video link didnt work for me...

the you tube video link didnt work for me...

Looks like it got taken down. May have been some copyright problems.

More pics:

The Discovery Channel website now has some clips of the first couple shows

http://dsc.discovery.com/video/?playerId=203711706&categoryId=210014191

Kewl starting to sound alright!!!

1stJohn1:9

Here's the schedule for this season:

WUSHU; SANDA
Location: Dengfeng, China
Masters: Shi DeYang/Shi De Cheng
Features: Hands, Feet, smashing things
Premiere: Dec. 28, 2007

KALI
Location: Manila, Philippines
Masters: Cristino Vasquez/Leo T. Gaje Jr.
Features: Knives, sticks
Premiere: Jan. 4, 2008

KYOKUSHIN KARATE
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Masters: Shihan Yuzo Goda/Shihan Isamu Fukuda
Features: Hands, feet, smashing things
Premiere: Jan. 11, 2008

BOXING
Location: Mexico City, Mexico
Masters: Ignacio "Nacho" Beristain/Tiburcio Garcia
Features: Hands
Premiere: Jan. 18, 2008

PENCAK SILAT
Location: Bandung, Indonesia
Masters: Rita Suwanda/Dadang Gunawan
Features: Hands, feet, throws, weapons
Premiere: Jan. 25, 2008
SAVATE
Location: Marseille, France
Masters: Christian Robert, Frank May/Frederic Baret
Features: Hands, feet
Premiere: Feb. 1, 2008

HAPKIDO
Location: Seoul, South Korea
Masters: Kim Nam Je, Bae Sung Book/Ju Soong Weo
Features: Feet, hands, throws
Premiere: Feb. 8, 2008

BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Masters: Breno Sivak, Renato Barreto
Features: Grappling
Premiere: Feb. 15, 2008

KRAV MAGA
Location: Netanya, Israel
Masters: Ran Nakkash, Avivit Oftek Cohen
Features: Everything that hurts
Premiere: Feb. 22, 2008

KAJUKENBO
Location: Bay Area, Calif.
Masters: Charles Gaylord/Greg Harper
Features: Hands, feet, throws
Premiere: Feb. 28, 2008


More info:
http://dsc.discovery.com/fansites/fightquest/fightquest.html

i finally saw a commercial for this show.. but it said the first onw was jan 4th.... either way im very interested...

FIGHT QUEST - KAJUKENBO


Fight Quest will be a Discovery Channel prime time flagship program of the Spring and Summer of 2008, airing in 80 countries worldwide.
They will be filming a episode on Kajukenbo November 28 through December 6 , 2007. Doing the work for the Discovery network is North South Productions. A New York-based Producer of documentary series for most of the major cable channels.
In this series, two American martial art students, Jimmy Smith and Doug Anderson, travel the globe to investigate different schools of martial arts. From an intense form of stick fighting in the Philippines (Kali) to studying Muay Thai in Thailand. Jimmy and Doug immerse in each culture, learn about its history, train in their traditional martial art, and ultimately, test their skills and courage against a local fighter skilled in the art. The students enthusiastically embrace the teachings of their instructors and the traditional rituals of the cultures, while struggling to learn a fighting style that they will have to put into action after less than a week of training. They are along for their visceral, educational, and sometimes dangerous journey through the worlds most renowned and respected fight forms.

The students will be trained individually by a different "Master Trainer" at a training facility over approximately a week-long duration. At the end of the week, each of the students will go head to head in a fight with a few of the master's experienced students to see how much they've learned . During the week, the extremely respectful, curious, patient and hard-working students would be at the mercy of the instructors - following their every command, working and training on the same level as any of the others at the facility. Because the program will also be looking at the culture surrounding Kajukenbo - the instructors and others at the facility will introduce the students to special ceremonies, traditions of the martial art and customs, etc.

Grandmaster Charles Gaylord will head up this episode. He will also be one of the "Master Trainers" along with Prof. John Bono, putting one of the students through a week of Kajukenbo Training in the Hayward (Calif.)training facility.

Professor Greg Harper will also be one of the "Master Trainers" putting one of the students through a week of Kajukenbo Training in the San Jose (Calif.) training facility.


For more information on North South Productions and the show please visit the web site at www.northsouth.tv (http://www.northsouth.tv/) and click on Fight Quest.



Hi folks!
If you look on the Discovery Channel today,you'll see that there will be a sneak preview on December 28th! With That actual series start on January 4! There are updates and new pages on the site now! Thx to John Bishop for this info!
BEGOOD,
KENPOJOE

Loki: Doug really spoke highly of the Krav guys, and their realistic fighting style.

Did you see the Daly Show interview? I was there when Avivit elbowed him in the face, I was a bit shocked myself :-P

Also, the pics you put up: I've never heard of Kajukenbo, and therefore anything I say is sheer prejudice, but that looks like a biker MA if I've ever seen one (no disrespect intended, just kinda funny first impression)

Did you see the Daly Show interview? I was there when Avivit elbowed him in the face, I was a bit shocked myself :-P

Also, the pics you put up: I've never heard of Kajukenbo, and therefore anything I say is sheer prejudice, but that looks like a biker MA if I've ever seen one (no disrespect intended, just kinda funny first impression)

A few of the guys like their Harleys. In fact we filmed a self defense scene in a biker bar, don't know if it will make the final cut.

Fight Quest's Jimmy Smith Vs. Human Weapon's Jason Chambers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Whf2SRN_cRw&eurl=http://www.emperado.com/forums/showthread.php?t=836

Jimmy and Doug on the "Carson Daly Show"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfUrRYuh1DE

Did you see the Daly Show interview? I was there when Avivit elbowed him in the face, I was a bit shocked myself :-P

Also, the pics you put up: I've never heard of Kajukenbo, and therefore anything I say is sheer prejudice, but that looks like a biker MA if I've ever seen one (no disrespect intended, just kinda funny first impression)

It's just some of the type of guys that like the art. There's tons of bouncers, cops, bikers, High School teachers ;) etc. that take up Kajukenbo. If what you do works, you'll attract people who need something that works.

It's just some of the type of guys that like the art. There's tons of bouncers, cops, bikers, High School teachers ;) etc. that take up Kajukenbo. If what you do works, you'll attract people who need something that works.

Don't forget about the computer geeks (myself) :). Also, I know there is a minister as well. We have the whole Ying and Yang thing going for us.

Don't forget about the computer geeks (myself) :). Also, I know there is a minister as well. We have the whole Ying and Yang thing going for us.

You're right, I forgot about the sadistic Computer Geeks that like to take it beyond the keyboard.

Violent preachers I'm used to. My pastors used to practice the "Laying on of Hands" on me and forget to pray half the time when I was a kid.

We invited the Fight Quest guys out to Anaheim (Ca.) for the Disney Martial Arts Festival for a meet and greet.

http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc257/emailbishop/fightquestJohnsmall.jpg?t=1203223733

Hey John nice picture! http://www.martialtalk.com/forum/images/icons/icon6.gif

John did you get to talk to them about any of the training they have recieved and what they tought of it? Which was the hardest and which was the easiest for them.

Here's another handsome devil ;)

Nice picture! http://www.martialtalk.com/forum/images/icons/icon6.gif

John did you get to talk to them about any of the training they have recieved and what they tought of it? Which was the hardest and which was the easiest for them.

Not yesterday, but I did spend 3 days with Doug's group when they shot the Kajukenbo episode.
They basically shot the 10 shows over a period of 12 months. Doug had about 3-4 years of martial arts training up to blue belt level when they started the show.
But over the 12 months of filming the show they received some very intense training from the schools they were at; (in our case they shot over 40 hours of training to edit down to 42 minutes). And between shows they did a lot of intense training on their own, so they could take whatever training or beating the instructors threw their way.
When I saw Doug spar with our guys, he had some very good stand up skills. He looked like a muay thai/kickboxer type fighter. I was actually shocked when I watched the first show. His skills had improved so much from that time to the time I saw him.
Doug has a great attitude, and from what I heard from the other camp, so does Jimmy. Their friendly, respectful, and willing to do anything you ask.

Just wanted to bump this up!! This show is airing on Feb 29th at 10pm!!! Looking forward to it!! :)

From the Fight Quest Q&A section:

Q: As a practicing Kajukenbo'ist, I am curious as to your thoughts about our art. I know that each of you trained under GM Gaylord, and under someone under Sijo Emparado's method, and again, just curious as to your thoughts about Kajukenbo. Also, thanks to you and Discovery Channel for showing our art; it usually doesn't get the exposure that it deserves. Thanks again!
-- Native Warrior

A: It was hard to get a clear picture of Kajukenbo in the limited time we had to study it. To me Kaju is a VERY ambitious style, with lots of different elements to it (knives, sticks, hands, multiple attacker scenarios etc.). So technique-wise it was difficult to grasp. I worked with about five instructors at Master Gaylord's and each person seemed to have their own area of expertise, also many came from different martial arts backgrounds.
The techniques that really impressed me were the ones that were used against multiple attackers. By the end I felt confident taking on five to 10 guys at once, something I was certainly NOT used to before.
If you like Kaju, you will LOVE the final fight for this episode, it's one of the best!
-- Jimmy

A: Dude, I loved kajukenbo! I trained with Grandmaster Harper, who is undoubtedly one of the best trainers and coolest guys I've ever met. Kajukenbo, to me, has it all. It's a solid, well-rounded fighting style, practiced by some of the coolest guys on Earth. I'd be more than happy to train at a kaj gym again.
-- Doug


Here's a clip with Jimmy and Doug talking about the episode:

http://dsc.discovery.com/video/?playerId=203711706&categoryId=1350258627&lineupId=1373327738&titleId=1396495142

Preview of next weeks Kajukenbo episode:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=7hfr2BtpGWY

Preview of next weeks Kajukenbo episode:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=7hfr2BtpGWY

Very cool!!! Looking forward to next week!!!

Very cool!!! Looking forward to next week!!!

Me too! http://www.martialtalk.com/forum/images/icons/icon14.gif I have always appreciated Kajunkenpo and it's practitioner's! http://www.martialtalk.com/forum/images/icons/icon6.gif

Does this mean that they are exploring some of the martial systems popular in the U.S.? How would we like to see an episode dedicated to for starters, EPAK, Chun Kuk Do, The Joe Lewis System. I think that would be awemazing! Any FightQuest producers paying attention?

1stJohn1:9

Should be a sweet episode!

Basically they have 4 criteria for picking systems.

(From Jimmy Smith)
"The keys to martial art we do on the show are these:
1. Is the style visual interesting?
2. Is there some kind of contact element we can use in the final fight?
3. Is the location where the style originated interesting historically or visually?
4. Is it remarkably different from any of the other styles we have done TO A NON-MARTIAL ARTIST?

We did a kung-fu episode, will the audience (of mostly non-martial artists) tune in to see us do another branch of kung-fu? That was part of the reason we didnt really go into the differences between different Kali/Arnis styles in Manilla, because to the audience its a guy hitting someone with a stick, the details aren't as important."

The Kaju episode is on tonight!! Looking forward to it!:ultracool:ultracool

The Kaju episode is on tonight!! Looking forward to it!:ultracool:ultracool

So am I! I'm also kinda bummed it's the last one. Hopefully they have another season, I really enjoy this show.

So am I! I'm also kinda bummed it's the last one. Hopefully they have another season, I really enjoy this show.

Discovery Channel has ordered 3 more episodes, Thailand, India, and Cambodia. Hopefully they will lead into a 2nd season.

What an awesome episode!! The final fight was awesome!!

Yes! I was very impressed with the training.

Awesome! If I had a Kajukenbo studio, I'd raise tution 10% right now! I'm sure enrollment will increase.

Those Bull Rings reminded me of my Black Belt test. Ha, ha. I think the IKCA calls them Circles of Humiliation.

Very nice. Good showcase I think. The Kajukenbo community should be proud.

That was a great episode.
:asian:

Kajukembo Episode of FightQuest:


AWESOME!!!!
Definitely in the Top Two of this season! Great Showing, Guys!!!

The episode looked very good. freaked my wife out a bit, "THAT"S what you guys do?!?", but very enjoyable.

I thought thiis was a great episode.

Now I really like the Kajukenbo system and there is no doubt based on my personal experiences with some practitioners that they are tough people. http://www.martialtalk.com/forum/images/icons/icon14.gif However, for some reason this show did not work for me. I do not know what element was missing but out of there shows it fell down the list but was still better than Hapkido, Savate, Kung Fu.

Now mind you I was out last night at a Bar and watched it afterwards so I will go back today and watch it again and maybe my mind will change. http://www.martialtalk.com/forum/images/icons/icon6.gif

Now I really like Kajukenbo system and there is no doubt based on my personal experiences with some practitioners that they are tough people. http://www.martialtalk.com/forum/images/icons/icon14.gif However, for some reason this show did not work for me. I do not know what element was missing but out of there shows it fell down the list but was still better than Hapkido, Savate, Kung Fu.

Now mind you I was out last night at a Bar and watched it afterwards so I will go back today and watch it again and maybe my mind will change. http://www.martialtalk.com/forum/images/icons/icon6.gif


That is strange I thought this was a great episode and it truely showed what it is a no nonsense street effective system.

Now I really like Kajukenbo system and there is no doubt based on my personal experiences with some practitioners that they are tough people. http://www.martialtalk.com/forum/images/icons/icon14.gif However, for some reason this show did not work for me. I do not know what element was missing but out of there shows it fell down the list but was still better than Hapkido, Savate, Kung Fu.

Now mind you I was out last night at a Bar and watched it afterwards so I will go back today and watch it again and maybe my mind will change. http://www.martialtalk.com/forum/images/icons/icon6.gif

I'd be interested in hearing the specific critiques of the episode.

Most of us enjoyed it quite a bit. I know one thing that was a bit different in the Kaju episode was the fact that they weren't trying to beat the crap out of them, but rather expose them to the art and train them. Even the final fights were more fair than in some other episodes where they would line up ten guys and have them fight one after the other, or work them to the point of exhaustion like the BJJ guys did before they put Doug against that girl. But then, I thnk they pointed that out too. They talked about how the Kaju guys took a family approach and care about not injuring them.

I don't know if that's what aspect that you were talking about that seemed to be missing, but it did make it a bit different than other episodes.

I'd be interested in hearing the specific critiques of the episode.

Most of us enjoyed it quite a bit. I know one thing that was a bit different in the Kaju episode was the fact that they weren't trying to beat the crap out of them, but rather expose them to the art and train them. Even the final fights were more fair than in some other episodes where they would line up ten guys and have them fight one after the other, or work them to the point of exhaustion like the BJJ guys did before they put Doug against that girl. But then, I thnk they pointed that out too. They talked about how the Kaju guys took a family approach and care about not injuring them.

I don't know if that's what aspect that you were talking about that seemed to be missing, but it did make it a bit different than other episodes.

Well one thing I have to say about the Kajukenbo practitioner's that I have met is that they were tough but cool guy's! http://www.martialtalk.com/forum/images/icons/icon14.gif (we had several great work outs)

It was also clear that they were not trying to beat Doug or Jimmy into a pulp and I'm cool with that too.http://www.martialtalk.com/forum/images/icons/icon14.gif I cannot really put my finger on why the episode was not my favorite because like I said earlier think Kajukenbo is a great system but the show did jump out at me. :idunno:

Now clearly Doug and Jimmy had a good time. Kajukenbo exposed them once again to good solid self defense skills. As for the show maybe they could have had just a little more on the history of Kajukenbo and maybe also I might have enjoyed it a bit more with some other element in it.

Like I said I will watch it again later and see if I can put my figner on why I did not like it as much as I thought I would. http://www.martialtalk.com/forum/images/icons/icon6.gif

Well one thing I have to say about the Kajukenbo practitioner's that I have met is that they were tough but cool guy's! http://www.martialtalk.com/forum/images/icons/icon14.gif (we had several great work outs)

It was also clear that they were not trying to beat Doug or Jimmy into a pulp and I'm cool with that too.http://www.martialtalk.com/forum/images/icons/icon14.gif I cannot really put my finger on why the episode was not my favorite because like I said earlier think Kajukenbo is a great system but the show did jump out at me. :idunno:

Now clearly Doug and Jimmy had a good time. Kajukenbo exposed them once again to good solid self defense skills. As for the show maybe they could have had just a little more on the history of Kajukenbo and maybe also I might have enjoyed it a bit more with some other element in it.

Like I said I will watch it again later and see if I can put my figner on why I did not like it as much as I thought I would. http://www.martialtalk.com/forum/images/icons/icon6.gif


Yeah, they tended not to go into the history as much as the Human Weapon show does. Some people had pointed that out on another forum.

I am looking forward to your further review. (I'm not being sarcastic either, I'm just looking for an honest critique).

Yeah, they tended not to go into the history as much as the Human Weapon show does. Some people had pointed that out on another forum.

I am looking forward to your further review. (I'm not being sarcastic either, I'm just looking for an honest critique).

Hey no sweat. I do not think you can review a system based of one show. My experiences with Kajukenbo have shown me that it is functional, effective and fun to train in. No doubt if I was over in your area we would be hooking up and training as we have lots of similarities in what we do.

As for the show well, I will watch it again today and see if I have the same impression. http://www.martialtalk.com/forum/images/icons/icon6.gif

This here speaks volumes to me about Kajukenbo!

http://dsc.discovery.com/video/?play...eId=1396495142 (http://dsc.discovery.com/video/?playerId=203711706&categoryId=1350258627&lineupId=1373327738&titleId=1396495142)

Definately my kind of people! http://www.martialtalk.com/forum/images/icons/icon14.gif

Well one thing I have to say about the Kajukenbo practitioner's that I have met is that they were tough but cool guy's! http://www.martialtalk.com/forum/images/icons/icon14.gif (we had several great work outs)

It was also clear that they were not trying to beat Doug or Jimmy into a pulp and I'm cool with that too.http://www.martialtalk.com/forum/images/icons/icon14.gif I cannot really put my finger on why the episode was not my favorite because like I said earlier think Kajukenbo is a great system but the show did jump out at me. :idunno:

Now clearly Doug and Jimmy had a good time. Kajukenbo exposed them once again to good solid self defense skills. As for the show maybe they could have had just a little more on the history of Kajukenbo and maybe also I might have enjoyed it a bit more with some other element in it.

Like I said I will watch it again later and see if I can put my figner on why I did not like it as much as I thought I would. http://www.martialtalk.com/forum/images/icons/icon6.gif
I think it wasn't that something was missing... but that nothing really jumped out about the training, 'cause they'd done something similar in another episode.

I'm not saying it was the same, just that it wasn't different. The emphasis seemed "we're just a slightly formalized street fight"; there was no history, no explanation of the name, etc. I think a little bit could have been done...

Okay I watched it again and did enjoy it more. (maybe I had been partying to much when I got back to watch it last night http://www.martialtalk.com/forum/images/icons/icon6.gif) Anyways, While I would rate a few of their other episodes above it I did enjoy it. The Kaju guy's as Danjo pointed out were great and did try to take care of Doug and Jimmy and were treating them like family which is cool. The training looked fun and definately I enjoy multiple people attack scenarios so that worked well. Some of the self defense blends with what I do as well. Like I said I did enjoy it more the second time around even if it was not my favorite FightQuest episode. http://www.martialtalk.com/forum/images/icons/icon6.gif

Next 3 episodes for filming are:
"Kalari" in India,
"Muay Thai" in Thailand
"Bokatar" in Cambodia.

I thought the episode was excellent!!! Seemed to me that they touch just a bit on history and jump right into the training to focus on those methods, etc. Certainly a great group of people and even with the different groups featured, you can still see the ohana, as everyone came together in one family. :)

Next 3 episodes for filming are:
"Kalari" in India,
"Muay Thai" in Thailand
"Bokatar" in Cambodia.

All three episodes sound good. I am curious about the Muay Thai/Bokator episodes. they are very, very similar arts in many ways so I hope they can highlight the differances.

As for Kalaripayattu well having trained some in it while in India I will defiantely look forward to that one. http://www.martialtalk.com/forum/images/icons/icon6.gif I am curious how they will have a challenge match though as I saw no sparring when I was there.

My wife called just about everyone she knew to watch the episode, cuz she recognized GM Gaylord as the guy she had been sitting beside and sharing a bottle of wine with at the Senkotiros Sama-Sama at the beginning of the month.

Next 3 episodes for filming are:
"Kalari" in India,
"Muay Thai" in Thailand
"Bokatar" in Cambodia.

I am waiting on the Muay Thai one that should be great action.

Fight Quest

Well here's the update

The show was a hit.......originally "Fight Quest" was to play in the summer of 2008. Because of the "screen writers strike" Discovery needed to fill in some of their programing. Fight Quest was to be put on the air at the end of Dec 2007. at the time around Oct 2007, they had 3 more episodes to shoot starting with the USA Kajukenbo episode. They decided to just shoot the USA show and then see how it went.

After the USA "Kajukenbo episode aired, Discovery decided that they would pull the show off the air, and send the guys out to shoot 3 more episodes. Then replay the whole series in August 2008. Next week Doug, Jimmy, Jess (producer/director) and the rest of the crew fly out to Thailand to start the rest of the shooting.

Here are some links for the show:

http://www.bloodyelbow.com/story/2008/3/1/11950/08040 < WATCH THE SHOW ON LINE !

http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/fight-quest/fight-quest.html < FIGHT QUEST WEB SITE !

Out takes:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=0ReH2Yg6Io0

http://youtube.com/watch?v=-PcvtctaGUs

I finally watched the Kajukenbo episode. It certainly expanded my knowledge of that art! I did not realize hos much contact and conditioning was involved in the training. I knew there was an emphasis on defending armed/multiple opponents but didn't realize how pervasive that was. I'm glad I watched it! Thanks Mr. Bishop for the inside view on the filming.

FIGHT QUEST starts up again this saturday.


Sep 26, 9:00 pm
(60 minutes) Fight Quest
Thailand
TV-PG (LV), CC

Jimmy and Doug travel to Bangkok, Thailand to train in the most popular and brutal form of kickboxing in the world: Muay Thai.

Sep 26, 10:00 pm
(60 minutes) Fight Quest
India
TV-PG (LV), CC

Jimmy and Doug journey to Kerala, India to discover one of the most ancient and dangerous martial arts in the world: Kalarippayattu, a fighting style relies as much on swords and knives, as it does on kicks and fists.

Sep 27, 1:00 am
(60 minutes) Fight Quest
Thailand
TV-PG (LV), CC

Jimmy and Doug travel to Bangkok, Thailand to train in the most popular and brutal form of kickboxing in the world: Muay Thai.

Sep 27, 2:00 am
(60 minutes) Fight Quest
India
TV-PG (LV), CC

Jimmy and Doug journey to Kerala, India to discover one of the most ancient and dangerous martial arts in the world: Kalarippayattu, a fighting style relies as much on swords and knives, as it does on kicks and fists.

Oct 01, 12:00 pm
(60 minutes)
Fight Quest
Philippines
TV-PG (LV), CC

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.

Oct 01, 1:00 pm
(60 minutes)
Fight Quest
China
TV-PG (LV), CC

Our fighters head to China's legendary Songshan mountains to learn the mother of all martial arts: Kung Fu.

Oct 08, 12:00 pm
(60 minutes)
Fight Quest
Japan
TV-PG (LV), CC

Jimmy and Doug journey to Tokyo to learn the brutal bare-fisted fighting style known as Kyokushin Karate.

Oct 08, 1:00 pm
(60 minutes)
Fight Quest
France
TV-PG (LV), CC

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.

Oct 15, 12:00 pm
(60 minutes)
Fight Quest
Korea
TV-PG (LV), CC

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.

Oct 15, 1:00 pm
(60 minutes)
Fight Quest
Indonesia
TV-PG (LV), CC

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.

Hey John,

Thanks for the update as I am very interested in the India episode. (been there and trained and have lots of family in Kerela) Should be interesting. http://www.martialtalk.com/forum/images/icons/icon14.gif