Fight Quest
Fight Quest is a television show on the Discovery Channel that had a preview episode air on December 28, 2007 and began airing weekly on January 4, 2008. The show followed Jimmy Smith and Doug Anderson as they travel around the world learning different styles of martial arts, spending five days training with notable masters of the styles they are studying, before exhibiting what they have learned in a final demonstration and/or fight. According to quotes by the hosts,[1] the show was mostly unscripted and a true challenge. At the end of February an updated DVD box set was released that included the final three episodes not in the original release.[2] The series was canceled at the beginning of the second season and only three episodes aired, the last one ended on October 3, 2008.
Fight Quest | |
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Genre | Sports, Fighting |
Starring | Doug Anderson Jimmy Smith |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 13 |
Production | |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Release | |
Original network | Discovery Channel |
Original release | December 28, 2007 – October 3, 2008 |
External links | |
Website |
Episodes
Season 1
Episode # | Country | City | Martial Art/Style | Masters | Original Airdate |
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1.1 | China | (Shaolin Kung Fu; Sanda) |
December 28, 2007 | ||
1.2 | Philippines | Cristino Vasquez |
January 4, 2008 | ||
1.3 | Japan | January 11, 2008 | |||
1.4 | Mexico | Tiburcio Garcia |
January 18, 2008 | ||
1.5 | Indonesia | Dadang Gunawan |
January 25, 2008 | ||
1.6 | France | Frederic Baret, Laurent Bois Patrick Gellat |
February 1, 2008 | ||
1.7 | South Korea | Ju Soong Weo |
February 8, 2008 | ||
1.8 | Brazil | Royler Gracie, Rickson Gracie |
February 15, 2008 | ||
1.9 | Israel | Avivit Oftek Cohen |
February 22, 2008 | ||
1.10 | United States | February 29, 2008 |
Season 2
Episode # | Country | City | Martial Art/Style | Masters | Original Airdate |
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2.1 | Thailand | September 26, 2008 | |||
2.2 | India | September 26, 2008 | |||
2.3 | Hong Kong | October 3, 2008 |
See also
- Fight Science
- Human Weapon
- Kill Arman
- Rallarsving
- Lucie Bertaud also had a similar show called Face a Face which was done in France.
References
- "The Softer Side of Fight Quest - Eric Kuhn". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- "Fight Quest". Amazon.com. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
External links
- Fight Quest's page on The Discovery Channel's website.
- Fight Quest's page on IMDB.
- Jimmy Smith's MMA fight record on Sherdog.
- Fight Quest at TV.com