Nothing could prepare Doug Anderson or Jimmy Smith for Israel’s no-rules fighting style Krav Maga in TV programme Fight Quest. Nothing. In this video they share about the experiences and go through the memories of the Krav-Maga training

Some guys like to fight, while others like to watch! Get prepared for a blend of cultural immersion and good old fashioned smackdown with Discovery Channel’s new show Fight Quest.

Viewers get to follow hosts, rookie Doug Anderson and seasoned mixed martial arts fighter Jimmy Smith as they travel the globe learning about various forms of hand-to-hand combat – sometimes an ancient art, other times brutal street fighting – and face-off against a local in a no-holds-barred test of skill at the end of each episode.

The martial arts explored by Doug and Jimmy, include Asian fighting styles like Wushu from China and Kali from the Philippines, to Krav Maga from Israel, Brazillian Jiujitsu, and Mexican Boxing. Fight Quest will be aired on Discovery Channel every Tuesday at 9 pm.

The series also features Kerala which boasts of martial arts Kalarippayat. A fabled model for the modern martial arts, Kalarippayat literally means ‘acquired skill’. Kalari means school or arena, and payat denotes skill training, exercise or practice. It is the most comprehensive personal combat training scheme in the world. The training includes exercises to develop sharp reflexes for unarmed combat and techniques of combat using mace, spears, daggers, sword and shield.

Fight Quest hosts Doug Anderson and Jimmy Smith, are two individuals with very different personalities. But both are studious fighters with serious attitudes.

At each location, Doug and Jimmy will train with local masters and after several days of intense instruction, the two guys will take on a local expert. Ultimately, only the best will win, and it’s not always Doug or Jimmy who emerge the victor.

In between training, the guys also take to the streets and immerse themselves in the sights, foods and smells of the local scene and find out that sometimes they will need to take more courage in the local cuisine than taking a punch.

Explore histories and cultures often unseen by the outside world with Doug and Jimmy as they smack, kick, and pummel their way across the globe. The series will cover India — Kalarippayat, Philippines — Kali, China – Kung Fu, Japan — Kyokushin, South Korea _ Hapkido, France — Savate, Indonesia— Pencak Silat’, Mexico — Mexican Boxing, Brazil — Jiujitsu, Doug gets taken down by Brazilian Jiujitsu. Jiujtsu was brought to Brazil from Japan in the early 1900s, and evolved into its own sport, with different fighting styles and philosophies, Israel — Krav Maga, Krav Maga means ‘close combat’ in Hebrew, and it is a brutal, militaristic form of hand-to-hand combat with no rules.

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