Product Description

Tired of the same old workout moves? Then grab a sword (a broomstick and some imagination will do!) and slice, chop, and thrust your way into great shape. In Forza The Samurai Sword Workout, top New York trainer Ilaria Montagnani transforms ancient Japanese sword fighting techniques from kendo and aikijujitsu into a supercharged fitness program. Specially designed to work the whole body, Montagnani's program teaches precise striking movements that shape the upper and lower body while building strength. Forza The Samurai Sword Workout is also a fantastic cardiovascular workout as various movements are strung together into movie-like, choreographed fighting sequences performed at high speed. FORZA, Ilaria's most innovative and unique fitness creation, is a super charged workout based on authentic Japanese sword fighting moves. Incorporating an ancient art form into present day fitness format, Ilaria teaches you the basic cuts and strikes. She will guide and show you easy to follow exercises. At the end you will be ready to master the choreographed sword fighting routines. FORZA is a balanced and safe workout that requires intense focus. it is designed to make you burn hundreds of calories, sculpt strong muscles and challenge your mind. Experience the strength and mysticism of working with a sword. Learn to be strong.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #460 in Sports & Outdoors
• Brand: Powerstrike
• Dimensions: .50" h x 5.25" w x 7.50" l, .25 pounds

Features

• Intense cardio workout that allows you to burn up to 600 calories
• Strengthen and tone your upper and lower body with precise striking movements
• Rigouous mental workout that enables you to focus and overcome your fears and challenges.

Customer Reviews

Great Workout - Not so great DVD
For a $30 DVD this is horribly made. There are three important sections on this DVD; the Warm-up, Left Workout, Right Workout, and a couple non-important sections. There is no way to easily navigate directly to the one you want. You can't even start at the beginning of the warm-up because you have to watch the "Forza is amazing" and "Forza changed my life" commentary from the participating workout girls and then the "how to hold the sword" first. You have to manually scan through 6 minutes of fluff to get to the workout/warm up. 2 Stars for the DVD itself. For the price I definitely expected a better quality Product.

On the flip side, for $30, this is an excellent workout that gets better the more you do it. 5+ stars for the workout, I was amazed at how hard it was, but it still kept me wanting to continue and finish - and feel strong!

Overall 4-stars because this is a great and FUN workout. I don't know that you can get much better than swinging a wooden sword in your living room and sweating like crazy! (Keep in mind this IS a workout DVD not an instructional Japanese sword DVD) Definitely would be five stars if the DVD had been chaptered and formatted in a more user-friendly format.

Fun and Different!
I loved this workout! I work out at home a lot, . . primarily with Cathe Freidrich, Mindy Mylera, and Elements (ballet, yoga). I also run/trail run, and hike. To me a good home workout really depends on the instructor and in my opinion Ilaria delivers. She is ripped to the core and just seems like someone who knows what she's talking about. This is not a heart pounding high cardio workout, but it is a workout that focuses on form, and core strength. Most importantly it is just fun. The other reviews on the fact that the DVD does not navigate well is true, but I am willing to look beyond that. I would also reccomend buying a cord wraped wooden sword for comfort but if you don't care then it really isn't a big deal. Keep in mind it is a 60 minute workout though. I can only see with more time that doing this workout will improve my core and help with my kick boxing form. You have to hold your core in the whole 60 minutes. I REALLY hope she comes out with more DVD's. Because I am truly hooked. Oh I do have to say that the queing is sometimes not that great. It isn't off or anything I think that she just forgets to tell us sometimes what is coming up next. I don't mind though because I find that it really forces me to use my brain. Despite anything negative I may find regarding this workout it was way to much fun to give it anything less than 5 stars. Oh and one other thing I didn't like was that whoever was filming kept doing close ups of the girls abs. That was a little frustrating when you needed to see the full body shot to get the form right. I also would have liked to see side shots. Anyway, buy this DVD it makes for a great addition to your fitness library.

OH MY GOD!!!THIS WAS A POWERFUL WORKOUT!!
I take her classes in New York City and let me tell you,Illaria is a real one-of-a kind instructor. She takes time to really demonstrate how to utilize the sword to acheive amazing results to your body. This DVD is a great back -up when I can't make it to her Saturday or Monday class. After three times using the DVD,(I missed the class for 1 month) I finally noticed those sexy muscles on my back & shoulder blades! And not to mention my flabby triceps & biceps..not hard, but toned,I swear! Its such a powerful and strengthing workout. I was sweating like crazy in just the first few 8mins. I love it and HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT!

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