History Channel: Human Weapon - The Complete Season 1
by Jeffrey S. Woods, Jeffrey Woods, Jonathan Berman, Patrick Leigh-Bell, Todd Moss
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Actor: Bill Duff, Cung Le, Fedor Emelianenko, Jason Chambers, Josh BarnettDirector: Jeffrey S. Woods, Jeffrey Woods, Jonathan Berman, Patrick Leigh-Bell, Todd Moss
Brand: A and E Home Video
Writer: Adrian Maher
Writer: Brian O'Connor
Writer: Cecile Bouchardeau
Writer: David Lane
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Box set, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 2.55:1
Running Time: 752 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-11-11
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: A&E Home Video
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- In the ultimate search for a HUMAN WEAPON, mixed martial artist Jason Chambers and former football pro Bill Duff put their bodies on the line as they train in the most lethal forms of combat. THE HISTORY CHANNEL follows Jason and Bill across the globe to learn the history, style, and methodology behind 16 unique forms of combat. On their quest to master everything from karate to Muay Thai and E
DVD Reviews of History Channel: Human Weapon - The Complete Season 1
DVD Review: HW - good but not great
Summary: 4 Stars
Human Weapon is a show that appeared on the History Channel during 2007. This dvd set contains all of the first season episodes and a few extras. The show predated the Discovery Channel's Fight Quest by a few months. Since comparisons will be inevitable, I will first comment on this dvd set in particular and then comment on the show itself.
The Human Weapon complete dvd set came with 4 dvds. There are some extras on the disks along with the usual chapter surfing through each of the episodes. You can chose which episode per disk you want to view first. The quality of the picture is about the same as it was when the show aired on HC. In general, I liked what was done with the dvd set and thought "this is what the Discovery Channel should have done with their Fight Quest dvd set".
Now, to the show itself. In my opinion, this show is not quite as entertaining as Fight Quest. Although both shows are good and follow a similar format, the differences in Human Weapon are what make it a little less than great. Both hosts in Human Weapon seem more rehearsed and staged. Also, only 1 host in Human Weapon must participate in competitive sparring by the end of each martial art exposure, whereas in Fight Quest the 2 hosts both had to compete at the end of their quests. Human Weapon had more explanation about the moves and the arts themselves than Fight Quest, which is something I liked better about Human Weapon. However, the fighting seemed less intense and real than the fights in Fight Quest. Also, partly because Human Weapon had more episodes, there are some arts that are different or are displayed in this show and not in Fight Quest. For example, Fight Quest contains episodes focused on Brazilian jiu-jitsu and Korean hapkido, which are not found in Human Weapon. Both shows contain episodes on karate, French savate, Chinese kung fu, and Israeli krav maga.
Trivia: Jimmy Smith from Fight Quest beat Jason Chambers of Human Weapon in a mixed martial arts fight in California, on May 12, 2006 according to Chambers' entry on wikipedia.
Overall, I recommend watching Human Weapon if you are into martial arts or just a little interested. This dvd set is better than Fight Quest's but the show itself was not quite as good as FQ.
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Studio: A&e Home Video Release Date: 11/11/2008Bestsellers in DVD
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