Mind, Body And Kick Ass Moves (BBC3) was one of my favourite shows last year with Brummie kung fu expert Chris Crudelli travelling the Far East to meet various martial arts masters and capture their fighting skills on camera.
Now he’s back with another BBC3 show called Kick Ass Miracles in which he covers similar geographical territory but instead of concentrating on the fighting arts he examines the more esoteric end of the martial arts spectrum to, according to the press release, uncover ‘the beliefs that underpin the abilities of people who perform incredible feats’.
Last week he went to Thailand to watch people possessed by the souls of warriors stick large metal spikes through their faces and last night he caught up with a young boy who helps feed his impoverished family by taunting then avoiding the fatal fangs of a king cobra in front of tourists.
The latter report saw one of those all-too rare TV moments of totally unmanufactured emotion as it suddenly dawned on Crudelli that this boy was risking his life so his family could eat.
It’s a highly watchable show whether you like martial arts or not and Crudelli remains a thoroughly engaging presenter.
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