National Geographic: Fight Science Trailer
Mel's knee equalled the impact of a 35 mph car crash!
On the set of Today Show ex. Producers - Mickey Stern, Dara Klatt - Senior Publicist, Randy Kelly - scientist, Pumphrey Bros, Alex Huynh, Mel Menor
With Alex Hyunh promoting show in New York - 10 radio interviews, news interviews and several magazine interviews
- The Study -
Boxing - Muay Thai - Capoeira - Jiu Jitsu - Tae Kwon Do - Wushu
All of these fighting styles combine deadly force, superhuman speed and unbelievable power into a combination that can shatter concrete and bones with equal ease. But which is the strongest, the fastest, the most pwerful?
Is the Muay Thai kickboxer's strike more powerful than the spinning roundhouse of the Wushu master? What creates more leverage - the deadly whirling dance of the capoeira or the twisting joint locks of jiu-jitsu? What is faster, the boxer's left jab or the snap elbow of the Tae Kwon Do fighter? And how on earth can a human shatter stacks of concrete blocks without shattering his own bones in the process?
- The Human Weapon -
Mankind has spent thousands of years perfecting the ultimate fighting styles, but until now we have only been able to measure them from the outside looking in. Now, we will investigate these carefully honed techniques in ways never before possible. For the first time ever, we will capture the science of the fighting - the biomechanics of the fighters' bodies in motion- in stunning visual detail. Using the scientific tools of biomechanics and the lastest digital techniques; including a groundbreaking motion-capture rig, we will digitally track, map and measure the movements of each figher. We will see their motions from the inside out, beginning with their ver bones, muscles and nervous systems, and we will measure every movement in minute detail.
Combined with digital scanners and cutting -edge animation, this technology will allow us to create exact digital replicas of the fighters - perfect 3-dimensional models of the fighters and their bodies in motion, accurate to the tiniest detail. Every aspect of every movement will reveal the secrets of their styles, and every piece of data will allow us to measure which are the most effective techniques in different situations - and why.
"Mickey", the producer holds the bat that Mel breaks by kicking it with his shins.
On set with James Lew, Lawson, Director - John Brenkins and Mel in Motion Capture Outfits for CGI effects
