New History Channel Series Explores Hand-to-Hand Combat Around the Globe!
New History Channel Series Explores Hand-to-Hand Combat Around the Globe! |
Chambers and Duff will walk in the shoes of the people who defended their cultures with the following martial techniques: muay Thai, karate, judo, eskrima, savate, pankration, Krav Maga, Marine Corps martial arts, MMA, kung fu, sambo, bokator and silat. At the end of each episode, one of the two traveling warriors must survive a real fight with a true human weapon in that particular art. The thrill-seeking quest takes the hosts to some extreme and off-beat places in foreign continents, famous cities, exotic villages, back alleys and lush landscapes in their quest for the roots of combat. The host travel to Bangkok in the first episode to learn different forms of the ancient art of muay Thai, also known as the science of eight limbs. In the kingdom once known as Siam, Chambers and Duff discover the origins of muay Thai in an ancient Buddhist temple, battle professional fighters in a hard-core rural gym and immerse themselves in the jungle camp of secretive muay Thai master Preang before one of them fought against Yodecha, an international champion. A Total Fighting Challenge welterweight champion, co-host Jason Chambers has a record of 16 wins and 4 losses as an MMA fighter. He’s been training in various martial arts since the age of six and has fought in DEEP in Japan, Rento Maximo in Mexico and all over the United States. He’s trained under Renzo Gracie and currently trains jujutsu under Eddie Bravo. Chambers also holds the rank of “Phase 1 Instructor” in jeet kune do under Joe Goytia. Some of his current training partners are former and current Ultimate Fighting Championship hard men Karo Parisyan, Bas Rutten and Randy Couture. Six-foot-four-inch, 280-pound Bill Duff has been a pro-football player, bodyguard, wrestler and stunt double, Duff holds a brown belt in toa so dou (Korean street fighting) under master Davis of the Hwa Rang Studios in Riverside, New Jersey. He’s a two-time heavyweight state champion wrestler, member of the New Jersey Hall of fame, and is undefeated in bar fights. In future episodes, the fighting pair battles an opponent in a jungle cockfighting pit, practices ancient wrestling moves on a water buffalo and learns the secrets of a death strike in a Japanese temple. We follow Chambers and Duff as they travel the world from Japan to France, to the Philippines and Israel and beyond. Consult your local listings for running times! |
