Naaa, let's just tack it on to the Human Weapon thread for now.
Follow the Fight Quest link on http://www.northsouth.tv/
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Naaa, let's just tack it on to the Human Weapon thread for now.
Follow the Fight Quest link on http://www.northsouth.tv/
Ok, I guess it does deserve it's own thread. I hear ya, Nebuchadnezzar, this thread is now independent of the Human Weapon thread.
We cross paths with Mark Gerry all the time. His daughter Nicole is a practitioner and teen beauty queen - she's done some modeling for us.Quote:
Discovery Channel to Film Martial Arts Program in CV
By : Robert Souza : 11/27/07
A crew from the Discovery Channel’s new hit show “Fight Quest” will be on location in Castro Valley at the end of the month, filming Professor Greg Harper and Kajukenbo Master, Mark Gerry for an episode focusing on Gerry’s signature style of fighting.
“It’s unbelievable to have them coming here to shoot,” said Gerry, a Castro Valley resident. “This show has been all over world and this is really a dream come true for a martial artist.”
“They contacted my instructor, who referred them to me. This show and the MMA (mixed martial arts) featured in the show are incredibly popular now,” Gerry said.
In Fight Quest, two American martial arts students, Jimmy Smith and Doug Anderson, travel the globe to investigate the many different schools of martial arts, and immerse themselves in the culture and history of each art, and ultimately test their skills and courage against fighters trained in the arts.
“For the Fight Quest to come to Castro Valley after being filmed in 10 countries including China, Japan, Okinawa, and the Philippines is amazing!” Gerry exclaimed.
Every year, Gerry makes a pilgrimage to the Shaolin Temples in China to train and learn. He has been studying, and practicing Kajukenbo for more than 30 years.
For the episode, Gerry will act as a trainer for Smith and Anderson, as they are put to the test to how many principles of Kajukenbo they have learned. “This whole thing has been about six weeks in the making,” added Gerry. “I really can’t tell you how exciting this is!”
Looks better than the Human weapon thing...
this story sounds exactly like human weapon. human weapon is a joke, they barely cover the arts(understanding that they have limited time). at the end the guy's challenge a local fighter and always get made to look really stupid, especially when the tall bald guy is picked to fight. that karate episode he fought so bad it hurt me to watch.
It looks a lot better than human weapon. I hope they do a better Kung Fu ep.
the first few seconds of the Fight Quest trailer already look better than the whole of human weapon so far. I'm glad I held off on getting cable (almost did, as soon as I heard about HW) Don't get me wrong, HW is alright for what it is (about two kinda dopey american martial artists learning tiny bits and pieces about fighting arts around the world) but it's not the killer "Hell yeah!" martial arts show we've all been waiting for. Fight Quest looks much closer to that.
Is this the show that Dr. Craig Reid was talking about in his recent article or is this one an entirely different one? Is he still going to try to get his out there?
I'm not sure that Craig is pursuing this project anymore. This seems more like fallout from Human Weapon to me.
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The Discovery Channel Films Martial Arts Competition in Castro Valley Bar
By : Robert Souza : 12/4/07
By three in the afternoon on Saturday, there wasn’t much going on outside Spanky’s bar on the sleepy cul-de-sac of Baker Road. But for the handful of martial artists already practicing moves and techniques in the back room, you could sense the excitement.
A TV crew from the Discovery Channel was on its way to Castro Valley to film a martial arts demonstration in the bar.
“A few of my bouncers at the bar train with Mark (Gerry),” said Spanky’s owner, Shane Corcoran. “It’s really incredible to have a major nationwide television crew coming to Castro Valley for this.”
The program being filmed, “Fight Quest” sends two American martial arts students, Jimmy Smith and Doug Anderson, around the globe to explore the divergent schools of martial arts, steep themselves in the history and philosophy behind each, and ultimately test their own skills against fighters fully trained in the arts.
“This whole experience has been incredible,” said Doug Anderson, who practices under the training eyes Castro Valley Kajukenbo Master, Mark Gerry and Master Greg Harper. “It’s like getting brutalized by a worldwide meatgrinder.”
The program, which has already been filmed in 10 countries from the Philippines to China, will now add Castro Valley to its pretigious map.
By 4 p.m. the camera crew arrives, and so do many of the other fighters and trainers who will be participating in the production. They are some of the most intimidating and confident- looking trainers and fighters to set foot on local sidewalks. “This is so exciting and incredible,” says a tired-eyed Mark Gerry, who spent about a week training and filming with the crew. A Kajukenbo Sifu Master, Gerry has been a student the art for more than 30 years.
After the TV crew decides on which angles to shoot, the cameras are set put in place, but the producer decides it would be best for a few people to play pool near the demonstrations between Doug Anderson and the Kajukenbo masters.
“Lets play pool,” Gerry urges me with a grin.
We bash the pool balls around for roughly 30 minutes after I amazingly break open the game, somehow sinking the que ball. Next to us, Doug Anderson is being schooled on how to disarm an attacker with a knife—a lightning fast maneuver that leaves the attacker facing the blade he was wielding just seconds before.
“Kajukenbo is really a bodyguard or bouncer style of martial art,” Anderson tells the camera. “All I can say is you don’t want to fight these guys who use this style, and this is certainly one bar I would not want to start a fight in.”
That;s too bad, I hope that is not the case...
Interesting view on Kajukenbo.
Well i guess this means martial arts is coming back around in the swing of popularity. The Chuck Norris may also doing a show like this
Hi Gene
I want to thank Tiger Claw for all the gear and suport for the Fight Quest show.
THE KAJUKENBO SHOW WILL AIRE ON FEB 29 2008.
HERE ARE AIR TIMES FOR UPCOMING SHOWS.:)
Dec 28, 10:00 pm
(60 minutes)
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)
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)
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)
Wushu, China
Our fighters head to China's legendary Songshan mountains to learn the mother of all martial arts: Kung Fu.
Jan 11, 10:00 pm
(60 minutes)
Muy Thai, Thailand
Jimmy and Doug dive into the dangerous world of Muay Thai kickboxing.
Jan 12, 2:00 am
(60 minutes)
Muy Thai, Thailand
Jimmy and Doug dive into the dangerous world of Muay Thai kickboxing.
just hope your kung fu ep and host are better thennhuman weapon. if not get ready for this board to rip it to peices and leave it covered in feces.
we only worked on the kajukenbo show and have not seen any of the others.......the guys are great fighters.......we will see ........i know we put a lot of hard work in to the show.......
I dont want to give away the show...........but we beat the crap out of each other and you will see guys get knock out cold
This is Just to show how a day of shooting went for the Kajupit crew.......We filmed for 5 days,each day it was changed.
GM HARPER WAS IN EVERY PART OF THE SHOOTING
SATURDAY DEC 1 2007
6:00 AM WAKE UP CALL
8:00 Set up shoot schedule for day.
Meeting with GMGH and crew.
9:00 Kajupit crew heads for
Tribull Mixed Martial Arts Centers.
1043 Garland Ave. San Jose CA 95126
(Location manger Sifu Christian Smith)
10:00 CARDIO-GMGH
11:30 SELF-DEFENSE
(Sigung Jeff Macalolooy)
(GM TED SOTELO)
12:00 BULL IN THE RING
Sigung Jeff Macalolooy ,
Sifu Christian Smith,
Sifu Dean Webster
1:30 Doug’s end of day fight
Sigung Jeff Macalolooy ,
Sifu Christian Smith,
Sifu Dean Webster
2:30 LUNCH
3:00 GMGH, students, Doug and Crew head to CASTRO VALLEY
4:00 ARRIVE IN CASTRO VALLEY
· BIKER BAR TRAINING
SPANKY’S 20812 BAKER RD, CASTRO VALLEY-408-317-1975
(shoot manger Mark Gerry)(Nick Gerry lights)
(Jeff Macalolooy to set up roll up with bikers (10 bikes)
Kajupit crew helps GMGH with demo.
(GM TED SOTELO-VIP GUEST)
6:00 OBSTACLE COURSE- TRUCK YARD 2625 CASTRO VALLEY BLVD 510-889-8103(shoot manger Mark Gerry) SET UP 15 ATTACKERS( OUTSIDE AT NIGHT)
(kajupit, professor John Bishop, Gerry's MMA ,Doug Jones and crew,
6:00 Stop at MMA store across the street from FIGHT NIGHT pick up cool gear for fighters
6:30 Fighters arrive at FIGHT NIGHT location VALLEY TRUCK CENTER
2625 CASTRO VALLEY BLVD 510-889-8103 (shoot manger Mark Gerry)
(both camera crews)( 25 Kajukenbo black belts for ring) 25 back ground extras .
· Crew, Greg and Mark Gerry discuss set up and flow
REFEREE - Mark Gerry
BIG FIGHT- Sifu Dean Webster
· DEMO TEAMS
· SIGUNG GERRY- 6 FIGHTERS
· SIFU DOUG JONES- 4 FIGHTERS
· PROFESSOR DENNIS GUIAL- 2 FIGHTERS
· MARC STONER- DOCTOR
· TIM HALL- SECURITY-
7:00 FIGHT NIGHT begins
9:00 Doug OTFs after demo – how it’s affected his way of thinking about final fight, concerns, doubts, etc
Doug and Greg’s End of Day Interviews
10:00 KAJUKENBO PARTY WITH ROASTED PIG
(Sigung Mark Gerrys house)
( CREW SHOOTS DOUG CUTTING UP PIG)
2:00 AM BED TIME
I forgot Tiger Claw donated some gear. I'm not directly involved with a lot that goes on with Tiger Claw. It's our parent company; we're a separate department. Did Tiger Claw get a credit for the show? We got stiffed by Mythbusters earlier this year. Anyway, many congrats on the show, Mark. I can't wait to see it.
They will if it makes it in the show............. 50 hours of film for a 43 min show......and they covered most of the names on shirts , gear , hats , gloves and just about anything with a name on it...........:confused:
BUT........A BIG " THANK YOU " FROM GERRY'S MMA AND THE KAJUPIT CREW !
Brand lables are a big issue for TV. Product placement has made any product that appears on TV (or in movies too) a matter of advertising revenue. Accordingly, a lot of advertisers don't approve of giving out 'freebies'. It's understandable. We donated all this gear to Mythbusters too, hoping they'd use it. They did, but they digitally blurred our Tiger Claw logo on most of the images. It managed to slip through on the preview at least, and we were happy about that.
Glad the shoot went well for you. Be sure to let Thomas know - was he the one behind the donation?
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YES..................AND I WILL CALL HIM AND THANK HIM........YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN SO GOOD TO ME AND NICOLE:)
I am anticipating the Kung Fu and Kajukenbo episodes. Should be good. I had read about this...I think in Black Belt Magazine.
BTW, I liked Human Weapon. Some people wanted a hardcore martial arts show but it was educational and action filled to be interesting any martial arts fan.
...it starts next week
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Episode guide
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
Please, please, please let this be another "Human Weaponless" :D
Fight Quest's Jimmy Smith Vs. Human Weapon's Jason Chambers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Whf2S...read.php?t=836
Looks just like human weapon. We'll see how they present it.
"Thumper" (from Disney's "Bambi" (1942)):
"Mrs. Rabbit: Thumper!
Thumper: Yes, mama?
Mrs. Rabbit: What did your father tell you this morning?
Thumper: [clears throat] If you can't say something nice... don't say nothing at all.)l
After seeing the Wushu promo I can say I'm not impressed. They fight Sanda. Ok cool. But then they have them break bricks and do "stick" forms. And it's not a stick it's a staff. They should have spent more time on more effective training methods for Sanda. At least in human weapons they had breakdowns of moves. This just looks like a survey of Shaolin Wushu in a week and then they fight. The only thing I liked was during the last part where the 2 hosts did vagabond tricks breaking bricks. And even then it wasn't that impressive since anyone can break a brick and I've seen it before.
Pretty much like Human Weapon, but they did a much better job with selecting what to show. The San Da level was much higher than what we saw on Human Weapon. The list of upcoming stuff is better too.
Boxing in Mexico City, with Nacho Berstein, one of the best boxing coaches of this era? That'll be bloody, lol.
Well they did train with Shi De Yang and Shi De Cheng. That was somewhat impressive.
This show shows some promise.
Similar premise to Human Weapon. Although the two hosts this time seem complete opposites. One is polite and patient while the other is a bit rough around the edges with a seemingly bad attitude. Maybe he'll get better in the later episodes.
The episode was well balanced. I'm happy to see they incorporated the Internal principles of Kung Fu and didn't focus overly on the External principles.
The San Da training and matches were entertaining to look at. I think the monks were being too polite though when they announced "ties" for some of the matches. They should have just called it like it was.
The Demos on breaking were really intense. No BS martial arts there.
That episode is coming on again and I plan to review it.
The selection of fighting arts they have lined up for Fight Quest looks a little better than Human Weapon. Kajukenbo, Capoeira...etc. I really can't wait.
So far, I'm underwhelmed and it's because baldy is a COMPLETE A$$hole!!! Actually, that's insulting to a$$holes. I apology for putting him on such a high tower.
Hopefully, he'll get his clock cleaned in the Kajukenbo episode.