Fight Quest is an American reality television show which follows martial artists Jimmy Smith and Doug Anderson as they travel around the world learning different styles of martial arts.
The show is similar in design to The History Channel's Human Weapon.
The series originally premiered in the USA on the Discovery Channel on 28 December, 2007. There are 10 hour-long episodes in the series.
Fight Quest premiered in South Africa on DStv's Discovery Channel on Monday 5 May 2008, at 22h00.
Synopsis
Some guys like to fight. The rest of us like to watch.
Welcome to Fight Quest. 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 each episode, Jimmy and Doug explore a new location identified with a style of fighting, such as kung fu in Dengfeng, China, and boxing in Mexico City, Mexico.
There, after first immersing themselves in the sounds, smells and tastes of the local scene, the two guys separate to train with local masters of that method - sometimes an ancient art of combat, and other times a modern form of butt-kicking.
They enthusiastically embrace the teachings of their Masters and the traditional rituals of the cultures, while struggling to learn a fighting style that they will have to put into practice after just five days of training.
After several days of intense instruction, Jimmy and Doug each face off against a local in a no-holds-barred test of skill.
The fighting is real. The injuries are real. In the end, only the best will win.
We're along for their visceral, dangerous and sometimes graphic journey through the world's most violent fight forms.