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I'M STEVE WATSON, AND I'M ON A MISSION
TO FIND AMERICA'S MOST INCREDIBLE NEW EXPERIENCES...
YEAH, I'M DRIVING A TANK.
NEW INVENTIONS...
I LOVE IT.
AND NEW DESTINATIONS.
THAT'S LIKE A PERFECT VACATION.
(smack)
(groans)
THIS TIME, I'M HEADED TO STUNT SCHOOL
TO HAVE MY BUTT KICKED BY THIS GUY.
NO, NOT LIKE THAT! YOU'RE LIKE A LITTLE GIRL!
I TAKE DEAD AIM WITH A NEW INVENTION
TO LET SOLDIERS SHOOT AROUND CORNERS.
NICE SHOT. NAILED IT.
I GET SAVED FROM A WATERY GRAVE BY A ROBOT...
EMILY SAVED MY LIFE.
AND I TEST MY CHOPS
AGAINST THE BEST LUMBERJACKS IN THE BUSINESS.
COME ALONG FOR A WILD RIDE
IN SEARCH OF THE RED, WHITE & NEW.
Closed Captions provided by Scripps Networks, LLC.
DO YOU EVER DREAM ABOUT A CAREER IN THE MOVIES?
ONE JOB I ALWAYS THOUGHT WOULD BE COOL--
STUNTMAN.
TAKING DOWN BAD GUYS, JUMPING OFF BUILDINGS,
GETTING BLOWN TO SMITHEREENS,
AND GETTING PAID FOR IT-- WHAT COULD BE BETTER?
TODAY I'M IN GROVELAND, FLORIDA,
NEAR ORLANDO TO CHECK OUT ONE OF THE BEST PLACES IN THE WORLD
TO LEARN THE TRICKS OF THE STUNT TRADE.
TODAY I'M TAKING A CRASH COURSE AT THE KAHANA STUNT SCHOOL,
A ONE-OF-A-KIND MOVIE STUNT BOOT CAMP,
AND I HEAR THE INSTRUCTOR'S A REAL BALL BUSTER.
NO, NO, NO! NOT LIKE THAT!
KIM KAHANA'S LIFE STORY
IS AS DRAMATIC AS ANY MOVIE.
A PARATROOPER IN THE KOREAN WAR,
HE WAS CAPTURED AND SHOT BY A FIRING SQUAD,
BUT HE SURVIVED, PRETENDING TO BE DEAD,
AND LATER ESCAPED FROM A MASS GRAVE.
(Kim) WHEN I WAS IN THE SERVICE, I WAS GETTING SHOT AT
AND TREATED BAD AND EVERYTHING ELSE,
AND I THOUGHT, WELL, WHY DON'T I GET PAID FOR THIS?
AS A STUNTMAN,
KAHANA HAS APPEARED IN OVER 300 MOVIES AND TV SHOWS.
HE'S ALSO A MARTIAL ARTS EXPERT
WITH SIX BLACK BELTS.
KEEP YOUR LEGS STRAIGHT.
NOW 83,
KAHANA'S TRAINED OVER 10,000 STUDENTS,
MANY OF WHOM MAKE 6-FIGURE SALARIES
AS PROFESSIONAL STUNT ACTORS.
HE STILL HANDPICKS STUDENTS FOR HIS MONTHLONG PROGRAM.
TODAY HE'S GONNA SEE IF I'VE GOT WHAT IT TAKES.
SO HOW ACTIVE ARE YOU?
YOU KNOW, I'M ATHLETIC. OBSTACLE COURSE.
AND I GOTTA DO THIS BEFORE I DO THE OTHER STUFF?
YEAH. WE'LL DO THIS. WE'LL SEE IF YOU CAN DO IT.
AND THAT'LL TELL ME IF YOU CAN DO THE OTHER STUFF.
I'M GONNA HAVE MY COFFEE.
GET YOUR LEGS UP. COME ON. (bleep) DAMN IT.
GET 'EM UP RIGHT. GET 'EM UP. YOU LOOK LIKE A LITTLE BABY!
COME ON. UP! UP, DAMN IT!
GRAB YOUR ROPE. NOW SWING, DAMN IT!
GO!
NO, NO, NO! NOT LIKE THAT!
(groans)
YOU'RE LIKE A LITTLE GIRL!
GO! GET YOUR LEGS UP.
GET YOUR FOOT UP OVER THERE.
ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT, YOU HIT THE GROUND.
I WANT TO KILL SOMEBODY.
OKAY, UP AND OVER!
NO! MOVE IT!
NO, NO! DAMN IT! NOT LIKE THAT!
ALL RIGHT. WHEW.
THAT WAS AN EXERCISE
SO THAT YOU WILL GET YOUR STRENGTH UP AND EVERYTHING.
LOVE IT.
WE GOT A LOT MORE THINGS TO DO TODAY THAT--
LIKE WHAT?
OH, I DON'T KNOW.
I'LL JUST SURPRISE YOU AS WE GO ALONG.
GOOD, 'CAUSE SO FAR, SO GOOD.
SO THIS IS THE MAIN SPOT
WHERE WE DO ALL OF OUR STUDIO FIGHTING.
UHH!
KAHANA HAS TAKEN PUNCHES
FOR SOME OF THE BIGGEST NAMES IN HOLLYWOOD HISTORY.
HUH!
WHO ARE SOME OF THE MOST LEGENDARY ACTORS
THAT YOU WORKED WITH?
PAUL NEWMAN,
JOHN WAYNE.
JOHN WAYNE!
MOVIE TOUGH GUY CHARLES BRONSON
LOVED WORKING WITH KAHANA
BECAUSE THE TWO OF THEM LOOK LIKE TWINS.
A LOT OF TIMES, HE WOULD MAKE ME
GO SIT IN HIS CHAIR AND THEN SIGN AUTOGRAPHS.
KAHANA EVEN NAMED SOME OF HIS SIGNATURE MOVES
AFTER THE STARS HE'S WORKED WITH.
AND THIS IS CALLED A JOHN WAYNE. YOU PUT YOUR HIPS DOWN.
YOU COME ACROSS THE EYES, AND YOU SNAP IT.
(punch lands, man groans)
OKAY.
IF HE DOESN'T REACT...
RIGHT.
THE CAMERA WILL CATCH IT,
AND THAT'S WHERE YOUR DIRECTOR GOES NUTS.
BUST MOVE.
INSTRUCTOR MATT JONES
TAKES ME THROUGH SOME BASIC MOVES.
KIND OF COME UP. JAB OFF OF THIS ARM FIRST.
BIG SWING.
NOW HE'S GOTTA SWING BACK THAT WAY.
GOOD. REACT.
THEN AS YOU COME BACK UP,
HE'S GONNA GRAB YOU. KNEE. BLOCKED. GOOD.
AFTER THAT, FROM THERE,
STEP IN BETWEEN HIS LEGS. HOOK UNDER THIS ARM.
HE'S GONNA DO THE REST. STEP IN.
AND THROW.
(record needle scratches)
YOU LOOK LIKE A LITTLE GIRL. COME ON. PUT SOME OOMPH IN IT.
(punches, groans)
(punches and kicks)
UHH!
(man) OOH.
(applause)
WHOO!
I WISH ALL MY FIGHTS IN MY LIFE WERE LIKE THAT.
(Steve) IF I WANT TO COME TO KIM KAHANA'S STUNT SCHOOL,
HOW MUCH DOES IT COST ME TO GO THROUGH THE ENTIRE PROGRAM?
IF I CHOOSE YOU TO COME THROUGH, IT'S GONNA COST YOU
$10,500 AND 4 WEEKS OF HARD TRAINING.
THE SCHOOL ALSO OFFERS
SHORTER INTRO COURSES FOR AROUND 2,500 BUCKS.
DO I WAKE UP EVERY MORNING,
AND I BUST MY *** ALL DAY LONG TILL THE SUN SETS?
YOU COME WITH ME, AND I'LL SHOW YOU.
ALL RIGHT.
(whip cracks)
OKAY, SO WHAT'S COMING UP NEXT?
THAT'S NEXT.
(eagle screeches)
WE'RE GONNA DROP YOU OVER THERE.
WHAT DO YOU--
WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU'RE GONNA DROP ME FROM OVER--UP THERE?
I'LL ADMIT, THIS ONE MAKES ME A BIT NERVOUS,
BUT KAHANA MAKES IT LOOK EASY.
I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS GUY IS 83 YEARS OLD.
YOU'RE GOING TO LEAN BACK. YOU KEEP YOUR LEGS STRAIGHT.
JUST GO DOWN. TAKE YOUR TIME.
AND YOU CAN STEP.
PUSH OUT. STEP.
PUSH OUT.
AS LONG AS YOU PUT YOUR HAND OUT HERE, YOU'RE MOVING.
IF YOU GET SCARED OR ANYTHING, YOU CAN PUT YOUR HAND BACK HERE.
AND THAT WILL STOP IT AUTOMATICALLY?
AND THAT'S STOPPING IT AUTOMATICALLY.
ALL RIGHT, ARE YOU READY TO STEP OUT?
I GUESS.
THERE YOU GO.
JUST A LITTLE BIT. THERE YOU GO.
YOU CAN STEP DOWN.
KEEP YOUR LEGS STRAIGHT. STRAIGHT OUT IN FRONT OF YOU.
OKAY.
THERE.
YEAH, THAT'S IT. MOVE DOWN.
PUSH OUT. GOOD. PERFECT.
MOVE DOWN. ON THE GROUND.
STEVE ON THE GROUND-- WHERE HE BELONGS.
USING A ROPE TO GET DOWN WAS HARD ENOUGH,
BUT NOW THEY TAKE AWAY THE ROPE.
(groans)
LET ME TELL YOU A LITTLE SOMETHING ABOUT MY BRAIN.
WE DON'T NEED A WHOLE LOT OF THINGS GOING ON AT ONCE.
THAT'S GOOD, BECAUSE IN THIS PARTICULAR THING,
WHEREVER YOUR HEAD'S GOING, YOU'RE FOLLOWING.
RIGHT.
JUST BECAUSE YOU HAVE A MATTRESS HERE
DOESN'T MEAN IT'S GONNA BE SAFE.
ONCE YOU COMMIT YOURSELF IN MIDAIR, THAT'S IT.
THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO FOR YOU.
AND WE'VE HAD STUNT GUYS CHANGE THEIR MINDS IN MIDAIR,
BREAK THEIR BACKS. SOME OF THEM GOT KILLED.
OH, WOW.
OKAY, GUYS, MAKE SURE THERE'S A LOT OF AIR IN THAT BIG.
YOU DO NOT WANT TO JUMP DOWN AT THE CROSS.
RIGHT.
YOU JUMP UP.
HOLY (bleep).
OKAY, HERE GOES NOTHING.
OKAY, UP AND OVER.
GO! JUST GO! MOVE IT!
NO, NO, NO! DAMN IT! NOT LIKE THAT!
I'M GETTING STUNT TRAINING FROM KIM KAHANA,
THE TOUGHEST S.O.B. IN THE BIZ.
I'M VERY ARROGANT BECAUSE I BELIEVE
I KNOW WHAT I'M DOING.
AN 83-YEAR-OLD DECORATED WAR HERO,
KAHANA HAS BEEN KICKING MY BUTT ALL DAY...
GO!
TRYING TO GET ME READY FOR MY FINAL EXAM,
A HUGE STUNT TO SEE IF I HAVE WHAT IT TAKES.
(bomb explodes)
BUT BEFORE THAT, I HAVE TO JUMP TWO STORIES
INTO THIS RATTY OLD AIR BAG.
OH, GOD. WHAT AM I DOING?
(Matt) YOU HAVE ONE FOOT FORWARD.
YOU DO NOT WANT TO JUMP DOWN AT THE CROSS.
RIGHT.
YOU WANT TO JUMP UP.
IT'S AMAZING HOW MUCH SMALLER THAT SHRINKS.
THIS IS WHEN MY MOTHER CHANGES THE CHANNEL.
(Kim) OH, PERFECT!
THERE'S THAT MOMENT FROM THERE TO THERE WHERE YOU'RE, LIKE,
DAMN, THIS SUCKS, FOR ABOUT A SPLIT SECOND.
THEN YOU'RE DOWN THERE, AND YOU'RE LIKE, YEAH!
I'M ALL IN ONE PIECE.
(Kim) OH!
BY NOW, I'M WIPED,
BUT I CAN'T QUIT JUST YET.
KAHANA SAYS I'VE EARNED THE RIGHT
TO GO FOR THE BIG ONE,
AND BY THE WAY, IT'S DANGEROUS.
APPARENTLY, I'M GONNA GO JUMP OVER A CAR,
AND THAT'S GOING TO EXPLODE.
THE TRAMPOLINE IS WHAT MAKES YOU GO UP,
SO WE'RE GONNA PRACTICE ON THAT...
OKAY.
SO THEN WHEN YOU LEARN THAT, WE PUT A BOMB UNDER THAT...
SWEET.
SO THAT WHEN YOU HIT THAT,
BOMB GOES OFF.
HOPEFULLY, YOU GO OVER.
AND THE OBJECT IS TO GET AS HIGH AS YOU CAN.
JUST DO A SUICIDE
WHERE YOU JUMP ON THE *** AND LAND ON YOUR BUTT.
VERY GOOD. GOOD. PERFECT.
OKAY, NOW YOU STOPPED HERE-- VERY DANGEROUS.
YEAH.
YOU'RE ON FIRE. YOU WANT TO BE OUT OVER THERE.
I DON'T WANT TO BE ON FIRE, PERIOD.
NO. (laughs)
WE'RE GONNA TAKE YOU OUTSIDE.
YOU'RE GONNA SEE A REAL CAR THERE AND A HOOD.
(Steve) I THINK I CAN JUMP OVER THAT HOOD OF THAT CAR.
I'M A PRETTY ATHLETIC GUY, YOU KNOW? I WORK OUT,
EAT MY VEGETABLES. SOME THINGS ARE JUST STUPID.
I WANT YOU TO FEEL COMFORTABLE.
WELL, SHOOT.
THAT WENT OUT THE WINDOW AN HOUR AGO. (exhales quickly)
AND ACTION.
(bomb explodes, glass shatters)
(bomb explodes, glass shatters)
(Steve) HOLY (bleep)!
WELL, I DID IT, AND I'M ALIVE.
THAT WAS AWESOME.
HOW WAS THAT JUMP?
YOU DID VERY WELL.
(Steve) YOU WANT TO LEARN HOW TO BE A STUNTMAN?
YOU COME DOWN HERE TO FLORIDA. YOU HAVE MR. KAHANA HERE
TEACH YOU HOW TO BE A STUNTMAN. NEXT THING YOU KNOW,
FOR A FEW WEEKS, YOU'RE GETTING BLOWN UP OVER CARS.
(Kim) NOW WITH STEVE,
I SALUTE HIM BECAUSE HIS ATTITUDE WAS, SCREW IT.
LET'S TRY IT.
BUT HE SHOULD STAY ON TV. HE'S NOT A STUNTMAN.
YAY.
OVER 60% OF AMERICANS
HAVE A FAMILY MEMBER WHO'S SERVED IN THE MILITARY.
SINCE 2003 ALONE,
NEARLY 7,000 HAVE SACRIFICED THEIR LIVES
TO PROTECT OUR COUNTRY'S FREEDOM.
SO ANY NEW DEVICE THAT CAN HELP
SAVE SOLDIERS' LIVES IS WELCOME NEWS.
I'M GONNA MEET AN INVENTOR WHO HAS SPENT YEARS
PERFECTING A DEVICE THAT ACTUALLY LETS SOLDIERS
SHOOT AROUND CORNERS.
(Steve) WE'RE IN THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SIERRA NEVADAS
IN SONORA, CALIFORNIA, AND WE'RE ABOUT TO MEET MATTHEW HAGERTY.
LIVE WEAPON. HERE WE GO.
PRETTY COOL, HUH?
I'M TALKING TO YOU AND SHOOTING THESE BOTTLES.
THAT IS UNBELIEVABLE.
IT WAS FROM TALKING TO SOLDIERS THAT MATTHEW'S IDEA WAS BORN.
THEY TOLD HIM THEY WANTED THE ABILITY
TO SHOOT MORE ACCURATELY FROM A PROTECTED POSITION.
WHAT THEY WANTED WAS THE ABILITY TO SHOOT
AROUND A CORNER FROM COVER.
THEY TALKED, AND I LISTENED. I CAN DO THAT.
MATTHEW CALLS HIS INVENTION SmartSight,
AND IT'S DECEPTIVELY SIMPLE.
A SMALL VIDEO CAMERA MOUNTS ONTO THE FRONT
OF A STANDARD ISSUE M16 OR M4.
(Matthew) WE'RE GONNA TURN ON THE CAMERA FIRST.
TURN ON THE COMPUTER,
AND THEN YOU SHOULD HAVE AN IMAGE.
THE CAMERA FEEDS A LIVE PICTURE TO THE SOLDIER'S HEADSET.
WHERE'S THAT RED DOT?
THAT RED DOT
IS POINTING RIGHT AT THAT CAMERA RIGHT THERE.
(man) NICE.
A RED DOT IN THE VIEWFINDER ALIGNS TO THE GUN'S CROSSHAIRS.
THE WHOLE SYSTEM WEIGHS UNDER 3 POUNDS.
SO IF I'M HERE, AND THERE'S A WALL RIGHT HERE...
MM-HMM.
I COULD PUT THIS GUN OUT LIKE THAT...
RIGHT.
AND I COULD FIND MY TARGET, AND THERE IT IS.
AND SHOOT IT.
AND THEN BAM. GREAT JOB.
WELL, WAIT TILL YOU SHOOT IT.
I--WELL, LET'S GO.
I'M WITH INVENTOR MATTHEW HAGERTY
IN SONORA, CALIFORNIA.
EVERY SECOND OF DOING THIS,
I FEEL MORE AND MORE LIKE A BADASS.
I WANT TO TRY OUT HIS SmartSight SYSTEM
THAT CAN LET SOLDIERS ACTUALLY SHOOT AROUND CORNERS.
I WANT YOU TO FOCUS ON THAT RED DOT.
RIGHT.
THE RED DOT ON THE SCREEN
ALIGNS THE SmartSight TO THE GUN'S OWN CROSSHAIRS.
OKAY, TOP CENTER.
TOP RIGHT WITH THE BLUE CAP.
(gunshot)
NICE SHOT. YOU NAILED IT.
WHAT'S WILD IS THAT I'M LOOKING AWAY FROM THE TARGET.
I COULD BE AROUND THIS WALL. I COULD FIND MY TARGET.
(gunshot)
HOLY (bleep). I LOVE THIS THING.
NICE SHOT.
TO BE ABLE TO STAY HIDDEN AND THEN SHOOT AT YOUR TARGET
WITH THAT KIND OF ACCURACY-- THAT'S CRAZY.
I MEAN, THAT JUST FELT SO COOL, MAN.
AND ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING--
AND LOOK, I'M SHAKING, I'M SO FIRED UP.
I CAN TELL.
MATTHEW'S SmartSight COULD BE A GAME CHANGER,
A TOOL THAT COULD GIVE OUR HEROES
IN THE MOST DANGEROUS SITUATIONS
THE EDGE THAT COULD SAVE LIVES.
MATTHEW HAGERTY, THANK YOU SO MUCH, BUDDY.
THANK YOU.
THERE'S SOMETHING NEW
ON THE BEACHES OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA,
AND IT JUST MIGHT SAVE YOUR LIFE.
50 MILLION PEOPLE
FLOCK TO THE BEACHES OFF LOS ANGELES EVERY YEAR,
BUT THOUSANDS OF THESE FOLKS
WILL GET INTO TROUBLE IN THE WATER.
(muffled yelling, whistle blows)
AND IF A LIFEGUARD CAN'T GET TO THEM IN TIME,
THEY'LL DROWN.
(man) LET'S MOVE IT OUT.
(siren wails)
NOW THERE'S A BRAND-NEW INVENTION THAT COULD CHANGE
WATER RESCUES FOREVER,
AND I'M ABOUT TO TEST IT OUT.
I'LL BE FLOUNDERING OFF THE ICONIC COASTLINE
OF MALIBU.
(whip cracks)
IF I'M A DISTRESSED SWIMMER,
I'VE GOT ABOUT 20 TO 60 SECONDS
TO GET HELP BEFORE THINGS CAN REALLY TURN UGLY,
AND THAT'S WHERE EMILY COMES IN.
"EMILY" STANDS FOR
"EMERGENCY INTEGRATED LIFESAVING LANYARD."
EMILY SAVED MY LIFE.
SHE'S THE BRAINCHILD OF TONY MULLIGAN,
WHO NAMED HIS LIFESAVING DEVICE
IN MEMORY OF A BELOVED FAMILY FRIEND.
SO NOW EXPLAIN TO ME THE NAME EMILY
AND THE ACRONYM.
WELL, EMILY IS THE NAME
OF MY DAUGHTER'S BEST FRIEND, WHO TWO YEARS AGO,
ABOUT THE SAME TIME WE INVENTED THIS BOAT,
WAS HIT AND KILLED BY A CAR.
EMILY WAS ONLY 13 YEARS OLD.
ALL OF US WHO KNEW EMILY KNEW THAT SHE WAS THE KIND OF PERSON
THAT ALWAYS WANTED TO HELP PEOPLE.
ME AND MY DAD WERE TALKING, AND HE'S LIKE,
"I WANT TO MAKE SOMETHING THAT CAN HELP PEOPLE."
I WAS, LIKE, YOU SHOULD CALL IT EMILY
'CAUSE IT'S SOMETHING GOOD TO REMEMBER HER BY.
THAT'S A GREAT WAY TO HONOR YOUR DAUGHTER'S FRIEND.
EMILY IS A CROSS BETWEEN A RADIO-CONTROLLED BOAT,
A JET SKI, AND A LIFE PRESERVER,
AND SHE CAN REACH A SWIMMER IN DISTRESS
SIX TIMES FASTER THAN A HUMAN LIFEGUARD,
BUT HUMANS STILL NEED TO OPERATE EMILY.
IN FACT, TONY DESIGNED HER FOR LIFEGUARDS
WHO NEEDED A DEVICE THEY COULD CARRY EASILY
AND LEARN TO WORK IN SECONDS.
IT JUST HELPS US WITH MY VICTIMS IN THE WATER.
LET THEM KNOW THAT SAFETY'S COMING,
AND THEY CAN KIND OF GET OUT OF THAT STATE OF PANIC.
(whip cracks)
ONE, TWO, THREE.
LET'S SEE HOW EMILY DOES
GOING UP AGAINST A REAL MALIBU LIFEGUARD.
(Steve) COME ON, EMILY!
HERE ON THE BEACHES OF MALIBU,
I'M PUTTING THE LIFESAVING ROBOT, EMILY,
TO THE TEST.
KELLY'S GONNA BE OUR DISTRESSED SWIMMER--
GONNA GO OUT THERE, FIND A LITTLE TROUBLE,
AND THEN COLBY HERE IS GONNA GO OUT THERE AND TRY TO RESCUE HIM,
BUT I'M GONNA USE EMILY TO SEE
IF I CAN BEAT HIM TO THE PUNCH AND HELP OUR MAN, KELLY.
ONE, TWO, THREE.
(Steve) SO LEFT IS FRONT, RIGHT IS BACK.
(electronic sounds)
OH, THERE WE GO.
COME ON, EMILY!
CAN'T BEAT EMILY.
PUT YOUR HANDS ON IT. YEAH!
THERE YOU GO.
SO NOT TO TAKE ANYTHING AWAY FROM COLBY,
HE JUST CAN'T SWIM 24 MILES AN HOUR.
I THINK YOU HAVE COME UP WITH SOMETHING PRETTY AMAZING.
EMILY MAY SOON BE COMING
TO A BEACH NEAR YOU.
SHE'S ALREADY MAKING WAVES IN OREGON,
RHODE ISLAND, ARIZONA,
AND THROUGHOUT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
FOR A COUNTRY BOY LIKE ME,
THERE'S ONLY ONE THING BETTER
THAN THE NATURAL BEAUTY OF THE SMOKY MOUNTAINS--
THE SMELL OF FRESH SAWDUST.
SO I'VE COME TO PIGEON FORGE,
JUST UP THE ROAD A BIT FROM MY HOMETOWN,
SO I CAN TRY MY HAND WITH AN AX AND A SAW.
THAT'S RIGHT...
TIMBER!
I'M GONNA BE A LUMBERJACK.
THERE'S TONS OF GREAT STUFF TO DO HERE IN PIGEON FORGE,
BUT TONIGHT, I'M GONNA COMPETE IN AN EVENT
LIKE NO OTHER IN THE WHOLE WORLD--
THE LUMBERJACK FEUD.
NEARLY A QUARTER-MILLION FOLKS A YEAR
PACK INTO THIS ARENA TO SEE THE BEST
COMPETITIVE LUMBERJACKS IN THE BUSINESS
DOING THEIR THING.
HUSTLE, HUSTLE, HUSTLE!
IF I CAN CONVINCE THEM I'VE GOT THE CHOPS,
THEY'RE GONNA LET ME COMPETE IN TONIGHT'S SHOW.
ROB SCHEER CREATED AND OWNS
THE LUMBERJACK FEUD.
HE'S TRAINED HUNDREDS OF WORKING LUMBERJACKS
OVER THE YEARS, INCLUDING HIS PERFORMERS.
IS THIS THE FIRST INDOOR
LUMBERJACK COMPETITION ARENA?
IT IS. IT'S THE ONLY ONE IN THE WORLD.
PEOPLE CAN TRAVEL FROM ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD,
COME INTO THIS FACILITY WITH OUR WORLD CHAMPIONS,
GO THROUGH ALL THE EVENTS--
CHOPPING, SAWING, TREE CLIMBING, LOG ROLLING.
THIS IS THE WHOLE THING.
LUMBERJACKS HAVE DEVELOPED THEIR OWN SET
OF SPECIAL PHYSICAL SKILLS
OVER CENTURIES OF BACKBREAKING WORK DEEP IN THE WOODS,
BUT I'VE ONLY GOT A FEW HOURS
TO FIND AN EVENT I'M GOOD AT AND FINE-TUNE MY SKILLS.
STEVE, I THINK THE FIRST THING WE WANT TO DO
IS HAVE YOU STAND UP ON THAT LOG.
ALL RIGHT.
THOSE ARE FAIRLY ACCURATE IN PLACEMENT,
BUT THE ANGLE WAS BAD.
BRINGING AN AX DOWN HARD BETWEEN MY LEGS--
WELL, THERE'S JUST SOMETHING A LITTLE SCARY ABOUT IT.
(Rob) ONE MORE-- IT'S GONNA BREAK. THERE IT IS.
(woman) I THINK IT IS. WHOO!
WHOO!
(whip cracks)
THAT WAS EXHAUSTING. I WANT TO TRY SOMETHING
WITH A LITTLE LESS RISK OF CHOPPING MY FOOT OFF.
(man) GO.
THESE GUYS CAN SCALE A TREE JUST ABOUT AS FAST
AS I CAN RUN DOWN THE STREET.
(Rob) IT'S ALL ABOUT BREATHING. EVERY TIME YOU THROW THAT ROPE,
YOU GOTTA BREATHE.
NO. HOW HIGH IS THIS?
THIS IS A 65-FOOT CLIMB.
65-FOOT CLIMB. OH, MAN.
THERE, PERFECT. OKAY, NOW PULL IN ON THE ROPE
AND THROW IT. OKAY, KEEP GOING.
BREATHE. STAND STRAIGHT UP, STEVE.
(man) YEAH!
OKAY, YOU'RE DOING GREAT.
(record needle scratches)
I CAN COME DOWN NOW.
(slide whistle plays)
I KNOW THERE'S CERTAIN THINGS THAT I CAN BE GOOD AT,
AND GOING TO THE TOP OF THIS TREE
AIN'T GONNA BE ONE OF 'EM.
(Steve) NOW WHAT ARE WE DOING?
WHOA!
HOW MANY TIMES DID YOU END UP IN THE WATER
WHEN YOU FIRST STARTED TRYING TO DO THIS?
EVERY DAY.
I DON'T THINK I'LL LAST ON THAT THING
MORE THAN A FEW SECONDS.
(Rob) THE SECRET IS TO KEEP YOUR FEET MOVING AS FAST YOU CAN.
I'M ABOUT TO LOOK REALLY STUPID.
OKAY, NOW PUSH OUT A LITTLE BIT. MOVE YOUR FEET! MOVE YOUR FEET!
(Rob) BACK UP. BACK UP.
BACK UP, BACK UP, BACK UP. ALL RIGHT!
WHOO!
(woman) WHOO!
THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME.
TIME'S RUNNING OUT, AND I STILL HAVEN'T
FOUND AN EVENT I'M GOOD AT.
THIS--I'M GONNA BE GOOD AT THIS. I'M DOING THIS.
I USED TO DO THIS AS A KID TRYING TO HIT TREES.
YOU'RE GONNA LET GO OF THE AX AS YOUR HANDS
REACH THE BULL'S-EYE.
LIKE THAT.
YEP.
I HIT THE BULL'S-EYE.
I JUST HIT IT WITH THE WRONG SIDE OF THE AX.
I THINK I'VE JUST GOTTA GET THE FEEL OF IT.
ONE MORE TRY.
YEAH! YEAH! WHAT'D I TELL YOU?
GIVE ME THAT AX. I WANT TO DO THIS ALL DAY.
(announcer) SO ARE YOU READY
FOR THE LUMBERJACK FEUD?!
(woman) WHOO!
(Steve) IT'S SHOWTIME.
THE DAWSON CLAN IS LETTING ME REPRESENT THEM
IN THE AX THROW AGAINST THEIR RIVALS,
THE McGRAWS.
COME ON GARRETT!
I HOPE I DON'T EMBARRASS MYSELF
IN FRONT OF MY HOME STATE.
(crowd) OH!
(cheering)
HIS TEAM GETS A BULL'S-EYE. HE WINS! COME ON!
(cheering)
(man) STEVE!
(applause)
(cheering)
(man) BULL'S-EYE!
(announcer) AND STEVE'S DONE IT!
(cheering)
COME HERE!
YEAH!