Martial artist Jason Chambers and former pro football player and wrestler Bill Duff host this high-energy exploration of the history and practice of a variety of martial arts.
S1 E1: Muay Thai: Ultimate Striking
Journey to Bangkok, home to one of the world's most distinctive martial arts, Muay Thai. After witnessing it in action at legendary Lumpinee Stadium, the hosts will travel across the country perfecting the moves of the Science of Eight Limbs.
S1 E2: Karate
Travel to the island of Okinawa, Japan, the birthplace of one of the most deadly hand-to-hand combat arts in the world, Karate. Our hosts will journey across this legendary island, learning all aspects of the martial art Okinawans created.
S1 E3: Eskrima Stickfighting
Travel to the island nation of the Philippines, where the indigenous fighting style, Eskrima, was formed. From ancient forts in Cebu City to a modern military base in Manila, our hosts will learn the stick and knife techniques.
S1 E4: Savate Streetfighting
Literally translated to mean 'old boot', Savate developed in France in the 1800s. Jason and Bill navigate the dockyards of Marseille to uncover its secrets.
S1 E5: Judo: Samurai Legacy
The hosts are in Japan to test their tolerance to physical pain and reach a higher level of intense training. They are looking to understand the techniques and history of Japan's national martial art: Judo.
S1 E8: MMA: America's Extreme Fighting
Mixed Martial Arts is the world's youngest and fastest growing martial art. Fusing devastating strikes and jabs with merciless chokes and joint locks, MMA incorporates elements of Muay Thai, Judo, wrestling, boxing and Jujitsu.
S1 E9: Kung Fu
Journey to China, home to one of the oldest and most famous martial arts of all – Kung Fu. From Beijing to the Great Wall, our hosts will travel this vast country, learning techniques from some of the greatest living masters.
S1 E10: Sambo: Russia's Extreme Fighting
The hosts journey to Moscow, Russia, the origin of one of the most versatile and deadly martial arts on the planet, created at the instigation of Lenin during the Bolshevik Revolution to improve the combat skills of the military and the police.
S1 E11: Cambodian Blood Sport
Bred in the dark jungles of Southeast Asia, Pradal Serey is a devastating striking art of bone-shattering kicks and punches. Some argue that this ancient fighting art of the mysterious Angkor Empire is the forefather of modern Muay Thai.
S1 E7: Marine Corps Martial Arts
Hosts Jason Chambers and Bill Duff venture to Quantico, Virginia, the heart of America's military, to study one of the world's most dangerous and highly-evolved martial arts. It's called MCMAP - the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program.
S1 E12: Silat: Martial Art of Malaysia
Few martial arts match the exoticism of their country like Silat. Beautiful, yet deadly, Silat was born in the jungles of Southeast Asia. Silat is one of the most intriguing and least understood fighting systems on the planet.