''Human Weapon '' is a television show on

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that premiered on July 20, 2007. The hosts,

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and

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, or styles of fighting, that have origins in the region. Each episode usually consisted of a brief introduction regarding the featured martial art, including footage of established fighters

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. The hosts would then travel to various locations, learning several strikes, blocks, or other techniques valuable to the particular art from various instructors and/or masters. Along the way, they learned about the origins and cultural history of each fighting style. To help the viewer understand the moves the hosts learn, each technique was visually broken down with a

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element. Creator Terry Bullman also acted as stuntman for motion capture. After practicing featured aspects of the art, the hosts typically assessed the various skills and their effectiveness. At the end of each episode, one of the hosts would fight a representative of the episode's fighting style. The show is similar to a later program called "

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also had a similar show called Face a Face which was done in

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. The show was cancelled in August 2008.

Episodes and airdates

References

External links

''Human Weapon''s page
on The History Channel's website. (

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Episodes and airdates

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