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Fight
Quest - Kyokushin on Discovery Channel
A
blend of cultural immersion and good old-fashioned smackdown, the series follows
seasoned mixed martial arts fighter Jimmy Smith and 25-year-old rookie Doug
Anderson as they travel the globe, adding fight styles from Kali to kickboxing
to their repertoire.
In
the Japan episode,
Doug and Jimmy train for a five man kumite (five one minute full contact rounds) after five days of training under the
guidance
of two top Kyokushin
Karate instructors. Some of the IKO figures featuring on the show are
presented below:
| Matsui Kancho:
Head of
the International Karate Organisation Kyokushinkaikan (IKO). Matsui
Kancho welcomes Doug and Jimmy and explains their five days of training
with Goda and Fukoda Shihans after which they will fight five full contact
rounds with top Kyokushin fighters. |
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| Goda Shihan:
International Committee Member. Trains Jimmy in his Tokyo dojo. He
introduces him to tile, board and baseball bat breaking and the delights
of full contact, no protective gear, bare knuckle, knock down fighting. The
occasional use of conditioning with the shinai is also introduced along
with a very hot currie! |
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| Fukoda Shihan:
Doug
has the pleasure of training with Fukoda Shihan. Any Kyokushin
practitioner can empathise with Doug as he receives "the worst
beating" he's had in his life. Doug only manages to complete three of
his five days training having been knocked out cold and had his thigh
pulverised by 20+ Gedan Mawashi Geris leaving him with the famous
"Kyokushin Shuffle" (limp). |
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The
episode aired on New Zealand's Discovery Channel at 9.30pm Tuesday 1st July 2008.
The complete
episode (in six parts) can be viewed on Youtube at the following locations:
Fight
Quest Kyokushin Japan Part1
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Quest Kyokushin Japan Part2
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Quest Kyokushin Japan Part3
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Quest Kyokushin Japan Part4
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Quest Kyokushin Japan Part5
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Quest Kyokushin Japan Part6
Well
done to Doug and Jimmy for sticking with it, Enjoy.
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