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Thread: Man at Arms: Art of War - Original Series from EL REY Network with Gene Ching

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    Funny

    When guys sway they've never heard of El Rey Network, I often demand that they turn over their Man card right then.

    TV Guy: El Rey network still strives for a male audience

    What do men want? The El Rey Network launches two new series with that question in mind. Hosted by Danny Trejo, “Man at Arms: Art of War” (8 p.m.) celebrates weaponry real and imagined with an accent on craftsmanship.

    In each of eight episodes, Trejo will oversee the creation of iconic weapons that have “starred” in movies, television shows, video games and comics.

    Each is appraised for how well it represents its mythical counterpart and judged for real-world functionality.

    Australian cameraman and reporter Tim Noonan hosts “Rite of Passage” (9 p.m.), a 12-episode globe-spanning look at cultures from Venezuela to West Africa to Siberia, and the extreme ceremonial rituals in each society that define the transition to manhood.

    All of them include pain, endurance and large doses of danger. Many involve dangerous creatures, from bucking broncos to crocodiles and venomous snakes.

    Networks have long been in search of male viewers, and you can’t get more masculine than the subject of these two series. Will men watch?

    The El Rey Network was launched by director Robert Rodriguez in 2013 as an English-language channel targeting Latino viewers.

    Much of its programming has reflected the over-the-top pulp-exploitation flavor of Rodriguez’s films (“From Dusk Till Dawn”).

    The network has also announced its mission and market as an audience of “strivers,” men who identify as working and middle class and who value hard work, independence, family and a notion of “living by a code.”

    Few networks have so tightly identified themselves and their particular niche. Whether El Rey sticks with its strivers or reaches them should be interesting to see.

    Networks are more often defined by hit shows that few could have seen coming. The Spike Network was also aimed at a male audience, but it reaches most viewers with its “Lip Sync Battle,” a reality showcase that’s not exactly dripping with testosterone.

    Spike is hardly the only network to stray from its first mission. How did A&E go from Arts and Entertainment to “Duck Dynasty”? Or AMC evolve from old movies to “The Walking Dead”?

    It’s not always easy to stick to living by a code.
    Gene Ching
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    Less than an hour and a half until showtime...

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    History's Deadliest Weapons - The Ji | Man At Arms: Art of War



    Unfortunately, MartialArtsMart.com no longer carries double-headed ji anymore. No stable supplier. But MAM does carry a single-headed ji, but just the head - you'd have to mount it yourself.
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    Oh come on now. Someone here watched this, right?

    I'd do the first forum review, but even I have to balk at such shameless self-promotion.
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    srsly? no comments?

    Tune in tonight for Episode 2 of MAN AT ARMS: ART OF WAR on El Rey Network as my cast mates take on the weapons of India (note that I won't appear in Ep2 or Ep3, but will return for Ep4 - 'Til next time - STAY SHARP!)



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    History's Deadliest Weapons - The Haladie | Man At Arms: Art of War



    This was last week's episode's extra reel. I'm not in that episode or this week's episode (but you can see me for a millisecond at 0:16 in this extra reel).

    Man At Arms: Art of War & Indian martial arts
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    Danny Trejo live on Facebook today at 2:30PM PT.

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    Join Danny Trejo, host of El Rey Network's "Man at Arms: Art of War" for a Facebook live today at 2:30p PT. Machete himself will answer your questions - LIVE!
    Tune in, Turn on, Stay Sharp!
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    History's Deadliest Weapons - The Shotel | Man At Arms: Art of War



    This is this week's episode's extra reel. I'm not in this episode either but again, you can see me for a millisecond at 0:16 in this extra reel.

    Man At Arms: Art of War & African martial arts
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    Master Mimi Chan's podcast

    Check out my chat with Master Mimi Chan on Culture Chat her podcast.



    CChat 22: Gene Ching on Weapons, Drug Intervention, and Fencing
    June 27, 2017 by M Chan
    Gene Ching keeps busy. He is the publisher of Kung Fu Magazine, a martial artist, a fencing expert, and is the Psychiatric Crisis Intervention Supervisor in which he volunteers his time in drug and psychiatric crisis intervention at music events. I had the pleasure of talking with him about all of these areas of expertise. I also learned more about ancient weapons, making weapons, and his new show Man at Arms: Art of War on the El Rey Network.
    Gene Ching
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    History's Deadliest Weapons - The Composite Bow | Man At Arms: Art of War



    I was on the Mongolian episode last Thursday and will be on the Aztec episode this Thursday.

    Man at Arms: Art of War meets Archery.
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    Tune in tonight!



    I'm in tonight's episode too. Tune in, turn on and stay sharp!
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    srsly? None of you have watched my show yet?

    We're already at Episode 5: "New World Warriors" Check us out tonight on El Rey Network. I RIDE WITH EL REY.



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    "Weapons of the Pharaohs"

    I'm not in this week's episode but please support our show. We want to get renewed. I'll be back in the next two episodes.



    Man at Arms: Art of War does Ancient Egyptian Martial Arts
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    Tune in, turn on & stay sharp!

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    MAN AT ARMS: ART OF WAR "Stuff that Legends are Made Of"

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