Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #60537 in DVD
• Released on: 2004-04-15
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Color, Digital Sound, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 89 minutes

Customer Reviews

Very Basics
This dvd has good production, great menu options. This teaches basic punches, kicks. The dramatic/acting scenes are good to show you how to use them. But putting them together is where I was disappointed.
This is not a workout or even a practice with type of dvd. They just show you them well... normal speed, slow motion, different camera angles, etc. But there's no integration to bring in the dvd audience. The narration over the video was a bit boring to me as well.
I watched this with a friend that has taken many years of martial arts & also teaches & he was falling asleep as well. He agreed overall it was good, but the presentation was too dumbed down. For example, in teaching elbow strikes, the show you can swing upward to your head, swing downward, swing outward, etc. They show all this well, which is great, only 1x for each movement then diff angles. But then they showed the same say outward strike in for several minutes at almost any degree possible. Such as you can stroke 90º, 95º 100º 110º or OOHHHH think this... 115º THAT'S a whole new elbow strike IDEA!
My friend also cringed at watching the dramatized scene where a bartender grabs a gun from a customer pulling it towards him before outwards. "That's bad, the gun is still in the assailant's hand on the trigger, pointed at his body while he's pulling the gun away." my friend announced.
There was some great punching & kicking demonstrations with one guy holding up padded hand targets, but only something you can watch & admire the form & power or in my opinion, "watch them show off."
I've seen a lot of other self-defense or martial art teaching dvds & the best is when the teacher is speaking (they are more passionate/in the moment then narration) as they are demonstrating & repeating the moves & encouraging the audience to practice even if only 5-10x.

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Good intro to krav Maga
This is an into to the basic combatives of KM. It shows all the basic strikes (punches,elbows,knees,kicks), and the basic blocks.
The instructions are clear and easy to follow. If you cannot get to any KM classes this is a very good way to start. You will need a partner to practice with. Nice bonus on the DVD is a few examples of focus mitt drills to get you going. Good product, I give it 4 stars becuase I think they could have thrown in a few reality based drills.