The world of martial arts is shrouded in centuries of myth and mystery. But are the moves and impossible physical feats that are the hallmark of cult martial arts movies merely the stuff of urban legend? Chris Crudelli is a unique figure on the UK martial arts scene who trained in the Far East with a number of real-life masters. An expert in a range of disciplines including Tai Chi Kung Fu and Chi Gong he is the perfect guide to the world of martial arts for the initiated and the uninitiated alike. Chris travels to far-flung corners of China Japan the Philippines and Taiwan to meet the ultimate martial arts masters. Meetings with the masters often took place in the most extraordinary circumstances and Chris sparred with them learnt new techniques and got a real insight into some of their most secret ways of self defence.


The series investigates aspects of each different martial art by filming the masters demonstrating their style and skills. There is one series of 10 episodes. Each episode focusses on a mix of different martial arts and masters and shows Crudelli taking some martial arts and tricks to the streets, in a style similar to street magic. The opening narration states Crudelli is a master of combat and esoteric energies.