The Human Weapon
Last week we were visited by the film crew and staff of the History Channel Show, “The Human Weapon”.
Fellow Budoka Yost Fulton was in town for business at the time and was given the task by Soke to manage the process. They filmed for about one week and then did their challenge and off they went. (with a few scars)
Both stars of the show Jason and Bill are good guys. They are traveling the world learning various martial arts from the gems of the martial arts community.
They both seemed very excited about the chance to train with the Bujinkan Dojo, the only surviving Shinobi.
In the end we had to accommodate their desire for some sort of contest. Well, given our art that is not so easy to do.
We ended up having a game of tag using Tombu weapons with victory going to the one who could score the first 5 hits. Kinda like a game of chambara. It was good fun and a good training experience for Bruce and me.
Take a look when it airs. I hope that it puts us in a good light.
October 11, 2007 at 8:41 pm
So cool that the team at Human Weapon are doing a Ninjutsu show. I have been watching this show from when it started. When I saw word on forums they would be doing Ninjutsu, I was hoping you would be involved in some way. Sounds like you had a nice time. Very much looking forward to the airing of the show. Until next time, your past surplus store fellow employee, Tom Ferreira
October 14, 2007 at 5:25 pm
Doug,
Thanks for the picture, great shot, you look good……
October 18, 2007 at 5:52 pm
Doug - I ahve to say that it was also a good pic. Any idea when the show will air? I guess it doesn’t matter - I will just TiVO the show. Hope that things are good with you and the family.
October 19, 2007 at 5:22 pm
“The Human Weapon” documental televisivo del History Channel
El Arma Humana
el 11 de octubre de 2007 · 2 Comentarios
La semana pasada fuimos visitados por el equipo de rodaje y el personal del show de Canal de Historia,
” el Arma Humana “. El hermano Budoka Yost Fulton estaba en la ciudad esos dias y Soke le asigni la
faena de encargars de esto. Ellos rodaron durante aproximadamente una semana y luego hicieron su desafío y luego marcharon.
(con unas cuentas cicatrices).
Ambas estrellas del espectáculo Jason y Bill son unos buenos tipos. Ellos viajan por el mundo aprendiendo varias
artes marciales de las gemas(joyas) de la comunidad mundial de las artes marciales. Ellos ambos parecian muy contentos
sobre la posibilidad para entrenar en el Bujinkan Dojo, los ultimo Ryus que
sobreviven del Shinobi. Al final tuvimos que acomodar su deseo de algún tipo de la competición.
Bien, considerando que en nuestro Budo no es tan fácil para hacer, terminamos por tener un juego de etiqueta
que usa armas Tombu armas con la victoria que va al que que podría anotar los 5 primeros golpes.
Como un juego de chambara. Fue divertido y una experiencia de entrenamiento buena para Bruce y para mí.
Miradlo cuando salga en History Channel. Espero que nos deje bien parados.
October 23, 2007 at 9:20 pm
Human Weapon episodes:
2007.08.03 Karate
2007.08.10 Savate
2007.08.17 Judo
2007.08.24 Pankration (greek)
2007.08.31 Krav Maga
2007.09.21 US Marine Corps Martial Art
2007.09.28 MMA
2007.10.19 Kung Fu (Shaolin)
2007.11.09 Sambo
And then comes the Bokator (Cambodia) and the Silat (Malaysia).
So the Ninjutsu MAYBE will be aired in December, more possibly next year.
I also highly recommend the BBC show “Last Man Standing”
http://www.bbc.co.uk/lastmanstanding
and the NatGeo series “Deadly Arts”.
NatGeo has a new series too, called “Seved Deadly Arts”.
October 24, 2007 at 9:24 am
“Seven Deadly Arts”, sorry, misspelled.
October 28, 2007 at 6:30 pm
I know Bujinkan will be represented well in Soke’s dojo, but I hope the same will be done on television. The budo of Hatsumi Sensei is so deep, you could (and we do) spend a lifetime trying to grasp the essence of Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu, two weeks just doesn’t seem to be enough. It is after all known as the “invisible art”, I am looking forward to seeing it!
November 27, 2007 at 5:51 pm
Hey Doug,
I look forward to this show. Apparently it will be airing Friday December 14th here in the States.
Brian
December 9, 2007 at 5:52 am
Human Weapon : Ninjutsu
Airs on Friday December 14 10:00 PM
and
Human Weapon : Ninjutsu
Airs on Saturday December 15 02:00 AM
http://www.history.com/minisite.do?content_type=Minisite_Episodes&content_type_id=54992&display_order=3&mini_id=54986
December 11, 2007 at 12:04 am
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