Jason Chambers (mma) and Bill Duff (wrestling) travel around the world to learn new martial arts, to compete with a pro in the sport after just 1 week of training. This episode explores traditional Thai fighting arts in a modern world. From the martial arts series featured on History... more »
Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) is the fastest growing sport in the United States. Though many think of it as a recent phenomenon, the moves used by today’s great MMA fighters date back hundreds, and sometimes thousands of years, and come from every corner of the globe, from Japan to Brazil and Greece to Thailand.... more »
Travel with Jason and Bill as they head off to Cambodia to learn the deadly arts of Ancient Kickboxing form: Pradal Serey/Bokator. Watch as they train in the jungles, learn Cambodia’s history, and fight one of the most ferocious champions: Ot Phutong. Eh Phutong’s... more »
Human Weapon is a show in which Jason Chambers and Bill Duff travel around the world learning a variety of popular martial arts. This episode is about Sambo a relatively young Russian martial art. Sambo is a method of Russian fighting which although modern in origin (dating from the 1930s) represents traditional Russian... more »
In this episode of Human Weapon, Jason Chambers and Bill Duff are in France, to study the combat art of Savate. Literally translated to mean “old boot,” Savate developed through necessity. In the early 1800s, violent street gangs looking for trouble ruled the Parisian underground scene. Their prey was the aristocratic class who, to... more »
Jason Chambers (mma) and Bill Duff (wrestling) travel around the world to learn new martial arts, to compete (with a pro in the sport) after just 1 week of training… In this episode we learn about the martial arts fighting style known as Silat. It is very popular in Malaysia and it is also... more »
Jason Chambers (mma) and Bill Duff (wrestling) travel in Korea to learn Taekwondo, to compete with a pro in the sport after just 1 week of training. The Human Weapon TV series reviews various martial arts styles while two experts attempt to learn these unique fighting methods. You should at least watch the final episode... more »
On the 15th episode of Human Weapon television show, Jason Chambers and Bill Duff travel back to Japan to learn Ninjutsu. They learn different weapons that the ninja used, as well as tactics & warfare. Ninjutsu is one of the most mysterious, subversive, and deadly martial arts in the world. It is the martial... more »
Jason Chambers (mma) and Bill Duff (wrestling) travel around the world to learn new martial arts, to compete (with a pro in the sport) after just 1 week of training. In this episode Bill and Jason head off to Greece to learn the ancient Greek martial art of... more »
“Inside Sumo” goes inside the closed world of the ultimate 1500-year-old Japanese tradition. Sumo is more than a sport, it’s a way of life. This 1500-year-old Japanese tradition is now under invasion from the outside world. And even Americans are joining in. This National Geographic documentary follows the Kids in the world of Sumo. One... more »
English master Robert Clark of World Ju Jitsu Federation (WJJF) demonstrates some good jujutsu techniques in a 1986 footage. The last part of this video is about pressure points... more »
This wonderful video follows actor and martial artist Mark Dacascos as he visits Japan to discover the truth and essence of the legendary swordsman Miyamoto Musashi. Mark Dacascos brings a very unique perspective to this video. This is because he is rooted in the Hollywood pop culture perspective of the martial arts. This combined... more »
Mitsugi Saotome – a direct student of Aikido’s founder – systematically demonstrates the full range of Aikido’s throwing and pinning techiniques, from ikkyo to koshinage. Saotome also discusses some of Aikido’s philosophical principles, including musubi (harmonious connection), kokyu (contraction and expansion), and taninzudori (principle of multiple attack). The elegance and precision of Saotome’s technique... more »
1991 Self-Defense Instructor of the Year, John McSweeney, an internationally-renowned martial-arts and weapons expert and member of the World Martial Arts Hall of Fame, takes you through the definitive home self-defense course in this easy-to-follow video, emphasizing practical defense techniques that any man or woman–young or old–can use in real emergencies. Start with combat... more »
Continually developed since 1976, the WJJF offers a unique version of Ju-Jitsu. This technique is unique as it lets you use your own opponent’s weight against them, allowing you to have the confidence to defend yourself. Developed in Japan, Ju-Jitsu is a form of martial arts for defeating an opponent without the use of a... more »