Tonight at 10 pm Eastern Time the Silat episode of Human Weapon will be airing on the History Channel.
Human Weapon - Silat!
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Despite the aneurism I know it will give me I think I must break my boycott of this show to see how they butcher my mother art.
OP
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Yes I understand that perfectly!
Just saw the show...somewhat sensationalistic treatment, a lot of hyperventilation and excessive use of adjectives such as `lethal' and `deadly' and whatnot, and not much technical detail... just out of curiosity, Brian, do you happen to know if they done a show about TKD, ever?
At least Bill laid off the "Superior Strenght" line..
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Exile I believe they have not done a show on TKD but maybe it is in the works.
Anyway I was seriously disapointed with lasts nights episode.
Anyway I was seriously disapointed with lasts nights episode.
Some poor scriptwriter will no doubt get the sack for having forgotten to include it, lol!... `But Bill, I was just trying to make the show less predictable...' `No excuses!! You're fired!!!'
Heaven help us, if it is...
If you could have scripted the show, planned to whole thing, using the same time/space/$$/ personnel resources (including the cast) as the actual program, how do you think you would have done it?
For me it would be more about the actual Art and techs. of said art. The show lack info. for any real and true martial artist, for the everage person they will most likely enjoy it and see some sort of value out od it. That is to bad the way they do this show.
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Well if I was running it they would have been really sore. I would have scripted training with several Silat Master's and had them show hard core how the techniques work. (Bill and what's his name would have been really sore) then at the end the premise has always been about a fight and unfortunately last night was not a fight but more of a demonstration ie. no one was really trying to hurt each other. So many of the Silat systems particularly Silat Seni Gayong spar regularly so I would have had Bill take on Six guys in a row who were literally trying to take his head off. It would have been a true challenge of six rather than a demo.
Still if I were to rework the Human Weapon I would get rid of the hosts fighting at the end and concentrate more on the arts and less on the hosts. (they would get very little to say and mostly just seriously bruised and battered for their time) The hosts certainly would not have any time to act cute or do or say anything that sounded cute.
Terry, I think you hit the nail on the head. While many martial artists are interested in and will watch these shows, I don't think martial artists are necessarily the core demographic they are targetting as that would be to limiting in ratings and attracting the advertising dollars.
Well if I was running it they would have been really sore. I would have scripted training with several Silat Master's and had them show hard core how the techniques work. (Bill and what's his name would have been really sore) then at the end the premise has always been about a fight and unfortunately last night was not a fight but more of a demonstration ie. no one was really trying to hurt each other. So many of the Silat systems particularly Silat Seni Gayong spar regularly so I would have had Bill take on Six guys in a row who were literally trying to take his head off. It would have been a true challenge of six rather than a demo.
Still if I were to rework the Human Weapon I would get rid of the hosts fighting at the end and concentrate more on the arts and less on the hosts. (they would get very little to say and mostly just seriously bruised and battered for their time) The hosts certainly would not have any time to act cute or do or say anything that sounded cute.(they would be to battered) People would turn in just to see how painful it would be on them this week! :rofl:
:lol: I love it!! :lol:
A lot of the problem with that show is just thattoo much in the way of demos (those kicks to the shoulder were so damned obviously staged), not enough serious combat...
Another disappointing show with the hosts smiling way to much and doing way to much talking to the camera.
Considering some of the people they where training with I expected to see way more technique and training.
On the other hand if you where one of the instructors on the show how much could/would you show these two in a short period of time (how long do you think they spend with each instructor a day or two at most)
I always seem to end up watching the show and getting disappointed. Is that because I consider myself a martial artist with a little knowledge or because the show is more about the hosts then the arts
Considering some of the people they where training with I expected to see way more technique and training.
On the other hand if you where one of the instructors on the show how much could/would you show these two in a short period of time (how long do you think they spend with each instructor a day or two at most)
I always seem to end up watching the show and getting disappointed. Is that because I consider myself a martial artist with a little knowledge or because the show is more about the hosts then the arts
ChingChuan
Blue Belt
Does anyone know whether it's available on line? I'd like to see it 
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Xue Sheng
All weight is underside
Sumo and Ninjutsu in December.... oh I GOT to see the Sumo fight and I tend to avoid the show but I really want to see Bill use his "Superior Strenght" line after he is hit by a 350lbs Sumo
They have a website http://www.history.com/minisites/humanweapon
That is how I got the above info
Does anyone know whether it's available on line? I'd like to see it
They have a website http://www.history.com/minisites/humanweapon
That is how I got the above info
A couple of times now they've made a comment along the lines of "after spending a week learning SuperDuperDo, we're putting it to the test."
I figure that, with a week to visit various instructors, and the requirements of filming the "training", there's really only so much you can do. Think about; you've got a week to train someone in your art -- with the understanding that the producers want some neat video shots. Anyone who's been involved in filming or posing for photos for a book or article knows that you won't get a lot done around the modeling/posing. Even assuming a more documentarian style where the camera crew tries to stay out of the way... it's just not easy.
Yeah, the dialogue is hokey and dumb. And the silly challenge at the end just isn't playing well. But, like others said, they're not aiming it only at martial artists, either.
Doc_Jude
3rd Black Belt
Dammit!!! I was watching ST:Enterprise marathon on SciFi & totally forgot it was gonna be on. Does anyone know when they're gonna have it on again?
ChingChuan
Blue Belt
Thanks! Unfortunately, the one about Silat hasn't been posted yet, but the other clips are great for English listening practice
.buldog
Orange Belt
Yeah, Once again it was disappointing. The test at the end was kind of lame. Did you notice that they only started to hammer on him a little after he elbowed that guy in the chops? He is like a bull in a china shop no wonder he relies on his "superior size and strength". Can't wait to see his SECRET ninja stealth techniques........oh sorry since they are secret we have to go behind the shoji screen.
Wild Bill
Green Belt
Does anyone know whether it's available on line? I'd like to see it
http://www.veoh.com/search.html?num...SearchForm=fromSearchForm&search=Human+Weapon
If you are willing to download the player you can watch whole episodes.
