Deadly Arts
TV ShowCanceled

Deadly Arts

2004
1 season
6 episodes
Documentary

Follow Black Belt Josette D. Normandeau through six spectacular episodes as she travels the planet to seek out and train with the world’s greatest martial arts masters. Josette sets out to uncover the history and culture that shaped these six martial arts: Aikido in Japan, Savate in France, Capoeira in Brazil, Karate in Okinawa, Muay Thai in Thailand and Kalaripayattu in India.

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  • Ep 1

    1.Capoeira

    09-05-200447m

    Josette catapults herself into the Afro-Brazilian world of Capoeira, and gains a unique insight into Brazil’s slave history and culture. Capoeira weaves fighting, music, dance, pra...

  • Ep 2

    2.Muay Thai

    16-05-200447m

    Josette seeks out top fighting masters to penetrate the fierce, male-dominated world of Muay Thai or Thai Boxing. Through them, she discovers a history stretching from warrior king...

  • Ep 3

    3.Karate

    23-05-200447m

    Josette travels to Okinawa, once the Ryu Kyu Kingdom, to train in the original Karate Do with its top Sensei, hoping to uncover the true meaning of Do or the Way. By choosing a kat...

  • Ep 4

    4.Aikido

    30-05-200447m

    Josette trains intensively with the heir to the highest-ranking Sensei in this strictly defensive art. Wading through the difficult code of Japanese etiquette while searching for B...

  • Ep 5

    5.Savate

    06-06-200447m

    Josette travels the forgotten «ruelles d’un Paris malfamé» to discover the little known French martial art Savate, and train with its top masters. Through them, she discovers a two...

  • Ep 6

    6.Kalaripayattu

    13-06-200447m

    Josette goes back to the roots of Kalaripayattu, both a martial and healing art. Traveling the coastal roads of Kerala, she seeks the true masters, the Gurukkal, of this little-kno...

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