- Human Weapon
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show_name = Human Weapon
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genre = Sports, History, Fighting
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narrated =Bill Duff Jason Chambers
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country = USA
language = English
num_seasons = 2
num_episodes = 16
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first_aired =July 20 ,2007
last_aired =December 21 ,2007
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website = http://www.history.com/minisites/humanweapon
imdb_id = 1083163
tv_com_id = 74629"Human Weapon" is a weekly
television show onThe History Channel that premiered onJuly 20 ,2007 . The hosts,Jason Chambers andBill Duff , travel across the world studying the uniquemartial arts , or styles of fighting, that have origins in the region.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. [cite web|url=http://www.taekwondotimes.com/index.php?PAGE_ID=107|title=Human Weapon on the Tae Kwon Do Times] 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.The show is similar to a later program called "
Fight Quest ".In August 2008, the History Chanel cancelled the show.
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Fight Quest
*Fight Science References
External links
* [http://www.history.com/minisite.do?content_type=mini_home&mini_id=54986 Human Weapon's page] on The History Channel's website.
*tv.com show|id=74629|title=Human Weapon
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