Final Fu was an American reality television show that first aired on MTV2 on July 17, 2006, and ran for a single season of twenty episodes The show was hosted by Ernie Reyes, Jr., and featured practitioners of various styles of martial arts competing in one-on-one semi-contact point sparring matches and group competitions.
The reality competition is based on stand-up only, continuous point sparring. The target area is the upper leg and torso. No ...
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Final Fu was an American reality television show that first aired on MTV2 on July 17, 2006, and ran for a single season of twenty episodes The show was hosted by Ernie Reyes, Jr., and featured practitioners of various styles of martial arts competing in one-on-one semi-contact point sparring matches and group competitions.
The reality competition is based on stand-up only, continuous point sparring. The target area is the upper leg and torso. No contact to the lower legs, back, groin, and head are allowed. There are also other areas where striking is not allowed, for instance, in one episode, a competitor is warned for striking the opponent on the left side hip.
The point system goes as follows:
Warnings and point deductions are given for the following reasons:
Timidity (excessive lack of action/avoiding the other fighter) has occurred several times, but nobody has been punished for it.
The Top 4 from each week move onto the final week, which aired August 7, 2006. The Top 4 from each...
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