Watch Extreme Combat: The Dancer and the Fighter

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2020
1 Season

Mixed Martial Arts is one of the worldâ€™s fastest growing sports - violent, bloody, ultra masculine. Heâ€™s repelled by it, but dancer and choreographer, Akram Khan, has resolved to get under its skin and design a walk-on for its biggest star. What motivates a person to train for ultra violence? Why are we drawn to its spectacle? And how much of MMAâ€™s merciless attack mentality is inside all of us?

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1. Extreme Combat: The Dancer and the Fighter

November 7, 2020

Mixed Martial Arts is one of the world's fastest growing sports - violent, bloody, ultra masculine. He's repelled by it, but dancer and choreographer, Akram Khan, has resolved to get under its skin and design a walk-on for its biggest star. What motivates a person to train for ultra violence? Why are we drawn to its spectacle? And how much of MMA's merciless attack mentality is inside all of us?

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