Human Weapon – Box & Sell Sheet Copy

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“Can they beat the master at his own game?”

Box Copy:

Ever wondered what it takes to become a martial arts master? Join hosts Jason
Chambers, a mixed-martial-artist and professional fighter and Bill Duff, former pro
football player and wrestler, as they traverse the globe to learn the history, style and
methodology behind 31 unique forms of combat. Each week, their quest to master a
distinctive martial art will take them on a tour of ancient relics, unusual villages,
breathtaking landscapes and hidden pasts in order to truly understand the complex
development and deep significance which spawned each individual form. Along the
way they’ll study with legendary teachers and face intense challenges. Then, they’ll
use their newfound skills to battle an expert in the field, and see who will emerge as
the true HUMAN WEAPON.

With crisp blow-by-blow simulations and fascinating factual details, HUMAN

WEAPON is an action-packed series that pairs history and culture with down and
dirty combat.

Sell Sheet Copy:

The History Channel’s new series HUMAN WEAPON tracks the action-packed
expeditions of Jason Chambers, a mixed-martial-artist and professional fighter and
Bill Duff, former pro athlete as they examine the historical, cultural and physical
aspects of 31 forms of combat. Along the way, they’ll meet legendary martial arts
masters, train in exotic locales and experience the evolution of each form from its
earliest origins to its present practice – all to prepare them for the fight of their
lives, a battle in the ring with an expert fighter. HUMAN WEAPON is both an
enlightening background into the ancient world of martial arts and a high energy
sparring match that is as close as you can come to the action without getting hurt!

Cover Sheet Copy:

On the journey to become the next Human Weapon, hosts Jason Chambers and Bill
Duff will journey through ancient lands and study with legendary teachers before
going head to head with a martial arts master in the fight of—and for—their lives!

Episode Descriptions:

Savate Streetfighting
While France may be known for its culture of peaceful bohemians and passionate
artisans, hosts Jason Chambers and Bill Duff will take you into the dark history of
the country’s raucous street gangs whose torment of the aristocracy motivated the
development of Savate, a graceful but vicious form of combat.

Karate

This is not your sister’s karate class! On the breathtaking shores of Okinawa Island,
Japan, hosts Jason Chambers and Bill Duff develop their skills through Iron Body
Training and kill-point striking techniques, culminating in a hand-to-hand combat
with one of Okinawa’s black-belt masters.

Eskrima Stickfighting

Hosts Jason Chambers and Bill Duff’s travels take them to the Philippines where
they’ll condition themselves in the native-born form of stickfighting known as
Eskrima, a swift, defensive practice once used for killing Spanish conquistadors.

Muay Thai: Ultimate Striking

This whirlwind adventure follows hosts Jason Chambers and Bill Duff to Bankok
where they’ll study the sport’s violent roots in the jungles of Burma and witness its
modern influence as spectators to the brutal boxing match at Lumpinee Stadium.

Judo: Samurai Legacy

In Okinawa, Chambers and Duff will train like the samurai who dominated the
battlefields of feudal Japan, utilizing the methodology of the peaceful warrior art to
inform their fighting strategy before sparring with a master from The Kodokan Judo
Institute.

Krav Maga of the Israeli Commandos

Unlike many martial arts whose modern usage is for sport only, Krav Maga is a no-
holds-barred defense tactic employed during real-life warfare in the perpetually
conflicted Israeli combat zone. Hosts Chambers and Duff will wage a simulated
battle in the dusty desert to help them connect with the emotions and immediacy of
real war.

Human Weapon: Pankaration

In the ancient, glittering metropolis of Athens, Greece, from which all culture
sprung, hosts Chambers and Duff will mimic the mighty Olympians who some say
originated the world’s oldest form of mixed martial art - Pankaration. But do they
have the Herculean strength required to defeat the World, European and six-time
champion of this newly revitalized sport?
Human Weapon: Marines

Hosts Jason Chambers and Bill Duff are stationed in Quantico, Virginia where they’ll
train in everything from marksmanship and aquatic sparring to long-range combat
with M-16s – all combat methods currently used by the brave men of “The Corp” in
Iraq and Afghanistan.

Human Weapon: MMA

Recently made famous by the action-packed Pay-Per-View fights of the Ultimate

Fighting Championship, MMA actually stems from Brazilian, Japanese and Greek
techniques developed centuries ago. Hosts Chambers and Duff will enter the
American ring and become part of the phenomenon.

Human Weapon: Kung Fu

Navigate through China from Beijing to the Great Wall with hosts Jason Chambers
and Bill Duff and witness the pair’s silver screen debut at a Kung Fu film studio,
where they’ll practice flying kicks fifteen feet in the air like legends Bruce Lee and
Jackie Chan.