Life is a fight. My favorite thing about our show is that everyone can relate to it, whether they've physically fought or not. Life is a struggle -- people battle against sickness and we fight to make ends meet, for education, for the welfare of our families, for the opportunity to improve. Every day, every one of us battles in our own way. ~Doug Anderson~
Around 3am last night (yes, I was yet again besieged by another sleepless night) while I was flipping from one channel to the next, and curiously enough I stopped at channel 34 (The Discovery Channel) yes, I'm a self-proclaimed "Geek" I love watching shows on The Discovery Channel & Nat Geo, preferably it has something to do wildlife or fish, but last night (or should I say, this morning) I was compelled to watch Fight Quest.
Fight Quest is a show on The Discovery Channel, that displays an immersion into the world of fighting styles. They have filmed in different locations such as the Philippines (which was the segment that I watched), China, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Thailand, Israel, Brazil and India. The show is hosted by Jimmy Smith and Doug Anderson.
Fight Quest is a show on The Discovery Channel, that displays an immersion into the world of fighting styles. They have filmed in different locations such as the Philippines (which was the segment that I watched), China, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Thailand, Israel, Brazil and India. The show is hosted by Jimmy Smith and Doug Anderson.
The former is a native of New Jersey, who enlisted in the U.S Army back in 2002, Doug was one of the brave men who fought in Iraq, whose infantry unit engaged in most of the frontline combats. He's got an insatiable thirst for seeking the thrill of learning new fighting styles, so much so that he continues to perfect his mastery for Kickboxing and traditional Boxing. That insatiable appetite has allowed him to earn a Blue Belt in Jui Jitsu as well.
The latter has earned a Purple Belt in Jiu-Jitsu, and has collected a lot of Jiu Jitsu titles under his belt, to name a few: the Joe Moreira Tournament Lightweight Champion, Cleber Luciano Tournament Welterweight Champion, the Paragon Tournament Championien & etc. Having a history of men with strong fighting skills in his family, you can really tell that Jimmy's a real fighter. Both men learn a myriad of fighting styles for the show, which culminates in an all out combat with both men facing off with local fighters.
The episode that I watched was quite interesting and entertaining (from a Filipino point of view). The boys had to learn, and I quote "One of the deadliest, most ancient fighting systems on Earth" which is: Kali, a Filipino Martial Art that combines weapon and hand fighting skills (isn't that just awesome?). Both men went through rather intense training that practically left them mentally and physically exhausted at the end of the day.
The latter has earned a Purple Belt in Jiu-Jitsu, and has collected a lot of Jiu Jitsu titles under his belt, to name a few: the Joe Moreira Tournament Lightweight Champion, Cleber Luciano Tournament Welterweight Champion, the Paragon Tournament Championien & etc. Having a history of men with strong fighting skills in his family, you can really tell that Jimmy's a real fighter. Both men learn a myriad of fighting styles for the show, which culminates in an all out combat with both men facing off with local fighters.
The episode that I watched was quite interesting and entertaining (from a Filipino point of view). The boys had to learn, and I quote "One of the deadliest, most ancient fighting systems on Earth" which is: Kali, a Filipino Martial Art that combines weapon and hand fighting skills (isn't that just awesome?). Both men went through rather intense training that practically left them mentally and physically exhausted at the end of the day.
I laughed as I listened to the Filipino master who trained Doug giving critique on his "pootwork". "His pootwork needs work" he said, (I kid, you not, he said "pootwork") reminds me of Rex Navarette poking fun at the Filipino accent, being Filipino (and proud of it), it was just entertaining. Watching Jimmy eat Balut for the first time was fun too, although he liked it, commenting "It's quite good actually" listening to the vendor explain what a Balut is, was another entertaining moment.
"Balut is... it is an egg with wings" (when he says "wings" he waves his hands in a flapping motion) haha it was cute.
Another scene that I enjoyed was when Jimmy encounters his trainer's student who disarms him and does intricate things with the stick that leaves Jimmy staring slack-jawed in amazement.
"Aw... now training is going to be tougher, she's this small (indicates height with his hands) and she's sooo goood".
The final fight between the fight quest boys and our very own Filipino Marines was thrilling. There were three rounds, the first was a knife fight (no, they didn't use real knives, just some makeshift weapon with red lipstick on it to determine the points), followed by stick fighting, and ends with hand to hand combat. Jimmy won 2 rounds out of the 3 (Stick & Hand fight), while Doug won the hand to hand combat in a burst of what I call "the primal fighting spirit" or the "eye of the tiger moment, with his boxing stance - the Marine that he was pitted against, was one tough bugger. All in all, it was a good fight for both men, who were honored with tokens and dubbed as Filipinos.
It was awesome watching the show, and it just brought me back to the time that I watched Brad Pitt and Edward Norton duking it out in the movie Fight Club.
The first rule of Fight Club is - you do not talk about Fight Club. The second rule of Fight Club is - you DO NOT talk about Fight Club. Third rule of Fight Club, someone yells Stop!, goes limp, taps out, the fight is over. Fourth rule, only two guys to a fight. Fifth rule, one fight at a time, fellas. Sixth rule, no shirt, no shoes. Seventh rule, fights will go on as long as they have to. And the eighth and final rule, if this is your first night at Fight Club, you have to fight.
"Balut is... it is an egg with wings" (when he says "wings" he waves his hands in a flapping motion) haha it was cute.
Another scene that I enjoyed was when Jimmy encounters his trainer's student who disarms him and does intricate things with the stick that leaves Jimmy staring slack-jawed in amazement.
"Aw... now training is going to be tougher, she's this small (indicates height with his hands) and she's sooo goood".
The final fight between the fight quest boys and our very own Filipino Marines was thrilling. There were three rounds, the first was a knife fight (no, they didn't use real knives, just some makeshift weapon with red lipstick on it to determine the points), followed by stick fighting, and ends with hand to hand combat. Jimmy won 2 rounds out of the 3 (Stick & Hand fight), while Doug won the hand to hand combat in a burst of what I call "the primal fighting spirit" or the "eye of the tiger moment, with his boxing stance - the Marine that he was pitted against, was one tough bugger. All in all, it was a good fight for both men, who were honored with tokens and dubbed as Filipinos.
It was awesome watching the show, and it just brought me back to the time that I watched Brad Pitt and Edward Norton duking it out in the movie Fight Club.
The first rule of Fight Club is - you do not talk about Fight Club. The second rule of Fight Club is - you DO NOT talk about Fight Club. Third rule of Fight Club, someone yells Stop!, goes limp, taps out, the fight is over. Fourth rule, only two guys to a fight. Fifth rule, one fight at a time, fellas. Sixth rule, no shirt, no shoes. Seventh rule, fights will go on as long as they have to. And the eighth and final rule, if this is your first night at Fight Club, you have to fight.
Life is indeed a fight, only the strong survives....
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