
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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Air Date: 2004-05-09
Josette catapults herself into the Afro-Brazilian world of Capoeira, and gains a unique insight into Brazil’s slave h...
Air Date: 2004-05-16
Josette seeks out top fighting masters to penetrate the fierce, male-dominated world of Muay Thai or Thai Boxing. Thr...
Air Date: 2004-05-23
Josette travels to Okinawa, once the Ryu Kyu Kingdom, to train in the original Karate Do with its top Sensei, hoping ...
Air Date: 2004-05-30
Josette trains intensively with the heir to the highest-ranking Sensei in this strictly defensive art. Wading through...
Air Date: 2004-06-06
Josette travels the forgotten «ruelles d’un Paris malfamé» to discover the little known French martial art Savate, an...
Air Date: 2004-06-13
Josette goes back to the roots of Kalaripayattu, both a martial and healing art. Traveling the coastal roads of Keral...