Can a sniper shoot with precision in freezing temperatures? How effective is a portable water gun in crowd control? Can a Shaolin warrior stop a steal-tipped spear aimed at his throat using only his energy? National Geographic Abu Dhabi's "Fight Science" series answers these questions and more while exploring the art and equipment of fighting, testing the most complex weapon on earth: the human body. Using cutting-edge technology such as advanced biomechanical sensors, high-speed photography and 3D animation in a special custom-designed lab, Fight Science brings together a group of top physiologist, scientists, martial arts masters and other experts who analyze the world's most intriguing fighting techniques and equipment. Fight Science premieres on October 3 2010 at 9 pm UAE, 8 pm KSA, and runs through October 7 2010.
Fight Science: Fight like an animal
For centuries, martial artists have been inspired by the animal kingdom. But can a human strike as fast as a Snake, be as nimble as a Monkey or as powerful as a Tiger? The Fight Science team tests whether Kung Fu experts stack up against their animal counterparts.
Fight Science: Human Weapons
What techniques can the average person use to survive a life-or-death confrontation? To examine methods of turning victims into victors, a team of self-defense experts reenact and analyze attack situations. You'll see how experts predict an attack before it happens, and how even when they are outmatched, they prevail in a fight by applying force to vulnerable points on an assailant's body.
Fight Science: Stealth Fighters
The Fight Science team explores the deadly art of stealth fighters, from hidden defenses to infiltration and escape skills - and discovers some results that defy science. Experts in Brazilian Capoeira, Karate, Tae Kwon do, and Muay Thai kickboxing execute hair-trigger techniques that push the limits of human ability. A martial artist demonstrates evasive maneuvers and a Shaolin warrior breaks a steal-tipped spear aimed at his throat, allegedly by manipulating the body's powerful energy.
Fight Science: Super Cops
They keep our streets safe using high-tech equipment, knowledge of human behavior and nerves of steel. But a cop's number one challenge is surviving - and not killing anyone in the process. In a life-or-death situation, can technology determine who fails and who lives to fight another day? SWAT (Special weapons and Tactics) put police techniques and equipment through the ultimate stress test.
Fight Science: Ultimate Soldiers
Special operations forces are an elite breed of soldiers with the ultimate military training, superior physicality and extraordinary mental ability, especially under stress. The Fight Science team of scientists push these legendary fighters past their breaking point. A sniper is challenged to shoot between heartbeats while enduring temperature extremes inside a glass box. An Air Force pilot and an Army Ranger are spun in a gyroscope to test their ability to fight spatial disorientation.
Tune in on October 3 2010 at 9 pm UAE and 8 pm KSA for the first episode of Fight Series: Fight like an animal and find out who will win, man or animal
