
The cestus broke its ribs while the scissor almost cut it in half. The cestus and scissor, wielded by Chuck Liddell, were tested on a 400-lb piece of beef. Alan Tafoya then threw iron tomahawks at wood targets and penetrated deep into them, two striking at 29 mph, and one at 32 mph. The velocity of the stone tomahawk was measured, but the results were not relayed on the airing of the show. However, the tomahawk made from a horse's jawbone visually appeared to cause considerably greater damage. Snake Blocker tested two types of tomahawk on a gel head: one made of stone and one made of the jaw bone of a horse, both of which tore off the back of the head.
For short-range weapons, the tomahawk was tested against the cestus and the scissor. This was done so that the gladiator would be able to compete at different ranges, normally unnecessary in that they had one weapon combination (sword and shield, trident and net, etc.) and only fought other gladiators of opposite classes to optimize the entertainment. Though gladiators were class based and each had designated weapons, for this episode a generalized gladiator was used that combined weapons and armor of different classes. Gladiator statistics: Height: 5 feet, 8 inches Weight: 185 lbs Gear Weight: Ranges from 10 lbs to 38 lbs Gladiator armor: Murmillo Helmet, Wooden Shield Gladiator weapons: Cestus, Scissor, Trident & Net, Sling, Sica Gladiator team: Chris Torres (Ancient Weapons Specialist), Steven Dietrich (Gladiator Combat Instructor), Chuck Liddell (The Iceman) Army Combat Instructor)Īpache weapons: Tomahawk, Knife, Bow & Arrow, War ClubĪpache statistics: Height: 5 feet, 7 inches Weight: 140 lbs Gear Weight: 10 pounds Gladiator Īpache team: Alan Tafoya (World Champion Knife Fighter), Snake Blocker (U.S.
Season 1 was released on DVD and Blu-ray on May 11, 2010. Nine one-hour episodes of the show were produced for Season 1. Gurkhasĭeadliest Warrior premiered on Apat 10 pm ET.
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