Fight Quest S01E02: Kali

Posting a Fight Quest episode today which aired 10 years ago on this date!

Fight Quest is a television show on the Discovery Channel that 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.

Enjoy!

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Country: Philippines
City: Manila
Martial Art/Style: Kali
Masters: Leo T. Gaje Jr., Cristino Vasquez
Synopsis: In this episode, our boys head to Manila to try their hands in the weapons-based Filipino art of Kali - one of the deadliest, most ancient fighting systems on earth.

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In case you missed the other episodes in the Fight Quest series, you can find them here:

• Fight Quest S01E01: Kung Fu

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Surviving Edged Weapons (1988) (Full video)

A very important video on the realities of the knife. Classic! Manong Dan Inosanto and Supreme Grand Tuhon Leo Gaje are in it too. Made for Law Enforcement.

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In an intense action-filled 85 minutes, you will learn to defend yourself again the mounting threat of “knife culture” offenders: how to assess an edged weapon before he strikes… what really works and what doesn’t to control him physically… when to use your baton – and deadly force… how to avoid the fatal reactions untrained officers instinctively have to sudden knife attacks… life-saving survival insights from officers who have nearly been killed with edged weapons… how prison inmates and knife experts train for the ultimate deadly attack… what’s the latest in improvised weapons… how to search for the most dangerous weapon… medical self-help to save your life if you are cut or stabbed… and much, much more!

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For more information:

• IMDB

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