Product Description

Travel the globe with American fighters Jimmy Smith and Doug Anderson as they struggle to learn new hand-to-hand combat disciplines from top masters and embrace traditional cultures in each riveting episode of FIGHT QUEST. Jimmy and Doug are given only five days to study the brutal art of stick-fighting in the Philippines (Kali), Israeli military Krav Maga defense techniques and so much more before facing off against local expert fighters in this action-packed, graphic journey to explore the deadliest martial arts on Earth. Episodes: Philippines - Kali China - Kung Fu Japan - Kyokushin karate Korea - Hapkido France - Savate Indonesia - Pencak-Silat Mexico - Mexico Boxing Brazil - Jiu-Jitsu Israel - Krav Maga USA - Kajukenbo Thailand - Muay Thai India - Kalarippayattu Hong Kong - Wing Chung

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #16670 in DVD
• Brand: Discovery Channel
• Released on: 2009-02-24
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
• Formats: Box set, Color, Dolby, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 3
• Running time: 547 minutes

Customer Reviews

Well worth the buy, but...
"Doug Anderson-- An Iraq war vet and rookie fighter from New Jersey. Jimmy Smith-- A professional mixed martial arts fighter and former math teacher from L.A. Join them as they explore the world's most dangerous fighting arts."
That's how the show draws you in and they know how to keep you there. These guys are tough, have great personalities, are relaxed on camera, and know how to fight! This is definitely a series that will draw you in and have you shouting at the final match like you were there yourself. That's the highlights of this DVD. And here's the but...
For each episode, there were some 60 hours of footage filmed and cut down to a 43 minute show. So imagine my shock when there were NO special features. No deleted scenes, no interviews, no nothing. They even keep the episodes censored by bleeping out the swear words.
So while the lack of extras is a sore spot, these guys are worth watching and the series is worth owning!

Fight Quest Is Great
The DVD that I've been waiting for has finally arrived and I can't help but be happy. Every episode from the first season is on it, including a new episode that I have not seen before, which was the Wing Chun kung fu episode. I only have two problems with this DVD. One, I would have liked to seen a few things that were left out, such as the demos for Kyokushin karate at the end of the episode, which they took out. I also would have liked to see the deleted scenes that did not make it into the final cut of each episode, such as Jimmy training the shaolin monks how to play basketball or Doug talking about the bond he has with his Hapkido master and how his teacher shared, with him, the definition of Hapkido. Other than that, I recommend this DVD to anyone who can't get enough of Fight Quest!

The better Fight Quest dvd set
I previously purchased and reviewed the first Fight Quest 5-dvd set which contained all of the aired episodes of Fight Quest. Although nice to have, I found it somewhat disappointing. This dvd set is the one to get! Don't even bother with the other one. The bonuses with this set are the 3 unaired episodes. I found the Muay Thai and Wing Chun episodes to be 2 of my favorites of the entire series and was disappointed that neither of them aired before Discovery Channel cancelled the series. I won't rehash my comments from my other review, but will only add that of the 2 series, Human Weapon and Fight Quest, it is Fight Quest I found to be more enjoyable and will probably watch repeatedly for entertainment value.