Apocalypse Man is an American television program

Television program

A television program , also called television show, is a segment of content which is intended to be broadcast on television. It may be a one-time production or part of a periodically recurring series...

 that premiered on January 6, 2010 on History hosted by former US Marine and martial-artist Rudy Reyes

Rudy Reyes (actor)

Rodolfo "Rudy" Reyes is a United States Marine, champion in martial arts, and actor. He is best known for portraying himself in the HBO TV series "Generation Kill".-Early years:...

. The show is based on how to survive the aftermath of the end of the world, if the world was to come to an end. Rudy Reyes is a former Recon Marine, and later states "Speed, Surprise and Violence of Action" while doing a door breach, this statement is the motto of the USMC Fleet Anti-Terrorism Security Team's Recapture Tactics Team, which is a unit that is Special Operations Capable.

Pilot Episode

In the pilot, which is the only known episode to air on the History channel, Rudy demonstrates various techniques for surviving interesting post-apocalyptic scenarios. In the initial episode, Rudy uses a bike pump to siphon diesel fuel to power a hospitals generator, creates a makeshift grappling hook to scale over a part-way raised bridge, demonstrates how to create fire with a battery and steel wool, and shows the proper technique to break down a door in a breaching siege. This episode was filmed in Detroit.