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**NickGrass** · 06-30-2010, 11:46 AM

I am producing a new documentary for the history channel based on the American weekend warrior subculture. It will be covering such topics as reinactment groups, weapons based martial arts, SCA, online based fighting etc.

Is there anything you would like to see?

Thanks

What sort of program will this be? A general documentery, or one in which a host engages in that particular art/sport for a weekend ala Dhani Tackles the Globe, Human Weapon etc?

Weapons based martial arts is a pretty large specturm, from western fencing, the ARMA, to phillipino martial arts (arnis/escrima/kali) as practiced by the dog brothers to some of the others listed above. There have already been at least one documentery on the Dog Brothers on National Geographic channel, but it would be interesting to include that sort of material since it is more or less MMA with sticks.

From an entertainment standpoint, the SCA does have large battles with up to hundreds of people on a side, which would be more entertaining for the average viewer. There have been several documentries covering SCA as well.

Aspects from japanese arts which might be more entertaining to the general public might include isshu-jiai: kendo players versus naginata, kusurigama, or a jukendo match. Likewise test cutting of some kind would be attractive.

06-30-2010, 11:46 AM	#7
NickGrass Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 585 Senior Member	I am producing a new documentary for the history channel based on the American weekend warrior subculture. It will be covering such topics as reinactment groups, weapons based martial arts, SCA, online based fighting etc. Is there anything you would like to see? Thanks What sort of program will this be? A general documentery, or one in which a host engages in that particular art/sport for a weekend ala Dhani Tackles the Globe, Human Weapon etc? Weapons based martial arts is a pretty large specturm, from western fencing, the ARMA, to phillipino martial arts (arnis/escrima/kali) as practiced by the dog brothers to some of the others listed above. There have already been at least one documentery on the Dog Brothers on National Geographic channel, but it would be interesting to include that sort of material since it is more or less MMA with sticks. From an entertainment standpoint, the SCA does have large battles with up to hundreds of people on a side, which would be more entertaining for the average viewer. There have been several documentries covering SCA as well. Aspects from japanese arts which might be more entertaining to the general public might include isshu-jiai: kendo players versus naginata, kusurigama, or a jukendo match. Likewise test cutting of some kind would be attractive.
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