National Geographic’s Fight Science
National Geographic is producing a documentary called Fight Science where hand picked martial arts experts team up with a group of science’s brightest. Using high-tech equipment, the show will reveal the inner workings of the human body and how it is able to accomplish seemingly impossible feats.
National Geographic Fight Science homepage
It strikes four times faster than a snake. It kicks with more than 1,000 pounds (453.59 kg) of force. And it can rival the impact of a 35 mph (56.33 kph) car crash. It’s the most complex weapon ever designed—the human body. National Geographic Channel brings together a team of experts and a cross section of champion martial arts masters to analyze the world’s greatest fighting techniques and find out which discipline has the hardest hits, the fastest moves, and even the deadliest weapons.
Muay Thai Stuff
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This is cool =) I hope they will cover Muay Thai moves as well.
themonkey
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Yep me too. In the preview video they showed a few clips of a Muay Thai knee.
themonkey
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I forgot to mention that Rickson Gracie and Dan Inosanto make appearances on this show. In the jiu-jitsu sequence, you can see Dean Lister in the background. Does Lister ever wear a freakin t-shirt?
Marc
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Fight Science has some interesting moments, but it ultimately misses the target on a few items. First and foremost is that the Kung Fu guy is a Wu Shu practitioner, not a traditional martial artist. What does that mean? He’s a performer, not a fighter. Also, the reaction time bit is interesting, but that is not why some martial artists seemingly read their opponents’ minds. Lastly, the power tests are pretty bogus, even the boxer mentions that the bigger the fighter, the harder they can hit. The boxer was probably a heavy weight, the TKD guy and others middle weight, the Kung Fu guy was a light or feather weight class. No real comparison there for a “scientific” study of power production.
Mahdi Omidi
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Very good discribtion. Thanks.