From March 12 on Sundays at 12:00 a new show starts on the Discovery Channel - “Idris Elba: Fighter”, in which the actor will have to train hard for a year in order to enter the ring in the final against a professional athlete, whose name is still kept secret.
Idris' journey will begin in his native London, where the actor will train with his best friend, two-time world champion in Thai boxing Warren Brown and coach Kieran Keddle, which has already trained ten world champions. Together they will travel to a variety of cities and countries: in Japan, Idris will have to master the unique technique of the Okinawan karate master Shinjo Sensei; in South Africa, he will combine filming in a film with training under the guidance of the legendary Steve Calacoda, and also compete with the world heavyweight boxing champion - Francois botha nicknamed White Buffalo. Next, Idris will travel to Cuba, where he will work on his technique with an Olympic boxing coach Nardo Mestre Flores. In the last of the three-episode miniseries, Idris will travel to Thailand to immerse himself in preparation for his main fight. Here his mentor will be Sombat Banchamek nicknamed Buakhau - White Lotus, one of the most famous masters of Thai combat.
Will Idris be able to raise his fighting level so much in just a year that he will be able to enter the ring against a professional and fight him not in an on-screen battle, but in the real thing?
did the experience of sm punk teach you nothing? Well, let him completely disgrace himself.
He will come out and win, because he is strong-willed and brave in heart, he is a warrior who has never seen the light of day. Within a year they will put him through such a test that a person can cope only if he is pure in heart. And in a year, Idris Elba will reveal the hidden master inside himself and defeat his opponent, and most importantly, he will defeat himself.
He can’t, this requires years of long training, in one year no one will be able to enter the ring against a professional fighter, he would be severely beaten, to prevent this from happening, you need to train from childhood, all this is really a show.
Dave, well, firstly, this is still a show; secondly, he is a strong man, although not young - 44 years old (he was seriously considered for James Bond); thirdly, many non-BI actors have different but real fighting experience behind them (Eggiforth, Grillo, the same Stallone and Eastwood from the old guard, etc.). This is normal) and it’s interesting when good actors promote BI and good physical fitness). For me - a fashionista!
Dave,
Of course, show)
What style will he fight in: boxing, Thai boxing or MMA?
El Grapadura,
There are few specific details, to be honest.
Within a year, he will become a super champion and will fight in three styles at once, and at the end of the fight there will not be a single scratch on his face. Just like that.