Fight Quest
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| Fight Quest | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Fighting |
| Starring | Doug Anderson Jimmy Smith |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Discovery Channel |
| Release | December 28, 2007 – October 3, 2008 |
Fight Quest is a television show on the Discovery Channel that had a preview episode air on December 28, 2007 and began airing weekly on January 4, 2008. The show followed Jimmy Smith and Doug Anderson as they travel around the world learning different styles of martial arts, spending five days training with notable masters of the styles they are studying, before exhibiting what they have learned in a final demonstration and/or fight. According to quotes by the hosts,[1] the show was mostly unscripted and a true challenge. At the end of February an updated DVD box set was released that included the final three episodes not in the original release.[2] The series was canceled at the beginning of the second season and only three episodes aired, the last one ended on October 3, 2008.
Episodes
Season 1
| Episode # | Country | City | Martial Art/Style | Masters | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | China | Sanda ) |
Shi De Yang, Shi De Cheng
|
December 28, 2007 | |
| 1.2 | Philippines | Kali |
Leo Gaje
Cristino Vasquez |
January 4, 2008 | |
| 1.3 | Japan | Yuzo Goda, Isamu Fukuda
|
January 11, 2008 | ||
| 1.4 | Mexico | Ignacio "Nacho" Beristáin
Tiburcio Garcia |
January 18, 2008 | ||
| 1.5 | Indonesia | Pencak Silat |
Rita Suwanda
Dadang Gunawan |
January 25, 2008 | |
| 1.6 | France | Christian Robert, Frank May
Frederic Baret, Laurent Bois Patrick Gellat |
February 1, 2008 | ||
| 1.7 | South Korea | Kim Nam Je, Bae Sung Book
Ju Soong Weo |
February 8, 2008 | ||
| 1.8 | Brazil | Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
February 15, 2008 | ||
| 1.9 | Israel | Ran Nakash
Avivit Oftek Cohen |
February 22, 2008 | ||
| 1.10 | United States | Bay Area, California |
Charles Gaylord , Greg Harper |
February 29, 2008 |
Season 2
| Episode # | Country | City | Martial Art/Style | Masters | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.1 | Thailand | Thakoon Pongsupha, Karim "Palang" Pattana
|
September 26, 2008 | ||
| 2.2 | India | Kalarippayattu |
Guru suresh nambiar, Guru Sunil Kumar
|
September 26, 2008 | |
| 2.3 | Hong Kong | Leung Ting, Sifu Kong Chi Keung
|
October 3, 2008 |
See also
Martial Arts portal
- Fight Science
- Human Weapon
- Kill Arman
- Rallarsving
- Lucie Bertaud also had a similar show called Face a Face which was done in France.
References
- ^ "The Softer Side of Fight Quest - Eric Kuhn". The Huffington Post. 21 February 2008. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ^ "Fight Quest". Amazon. 24 February 2009. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
External links
- Fight Quest's page on The Discovery Channel's website.
- Fight Quest's page on IMDB.
- Jimmy Smith's MMA fight record on Sherdog.
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