1 comments about Winning Judo 1 Best Shoulder Throws -D.

1. The action sequesces are thrilling, and Hal Sharp has done an amazing job putting together these instructional DVD's. Each throw is slowed down and disectied down then thuroughly explained with a voice over. These DVD's are an amazing teaching tool you must have this DVD in your martial art collection.

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5 comments about Kung Fu - The Punch of Death.

1. This is a nice little movie to add to the collection if you are a fan of the older style martial arts films as I am. Definitely a bargain and not a waste of a few bucks. A similar plot seen before featuring revenge. A guy repeatedly goes after the martial arts masters who pretty much cripple him each time he attacks them. What's weird about this one is you're kinda glad the punk keeps getting his butt kicked and has to be taken home in a wheel barrow. You kinda root for the masters who always let him off by not killing him. He did after all kill a student of the masters. :)



2. This movie was pretty decent. The only drawback to this DVD was the picture quality. If you like to watch your movies full screen (or as close to as possible) and thus utilize the zoom feature on your DVD player then the picture quality becomes very substandard. If not, and you don't mind half your TV screen being black bands then the picture quality is good enough. It just seems as though it was a straight transfer from VHS to DVD!! I guess for $4.99 what else can you expect?



3. A YOUNG MARTIAL ARTIST [MENG FE] WANTS REVENGE AGAINST THE MARTIAL ARTS MASTERS THAT KILLED HIS FATHER. HAS GOOD FIGHTS AS ALWAYS, BUT THE DUBBING'S BAD AND THE STORY JUST [LIKE MOST MARTIAL ARTS MOVIES FROM THIS TIME PERIOD] GETS TOO THIN. BUT, I'VE SEEN MOVIES THAT'RE 10 TIMES WORSE THAN THIS. AT LEAST IT IS WORTH A WATCH.



4. This is "Kung Fu, the Punch of Death," but under another name. The Diamond Entertainment version is probably a little cheaper and has a better quality picture transfer than the Crash Cinema release. See other film reviews under the other name.



5. This has a great acting performance by Mang fei and Kuratu did all he could with the direction he was under , but doees't hold up to his performances in his later years like heroes of the east, legend of a fight4er and fist of legend.

1 comments about Taiji Saber Classical Yang Style.

1. The Taiji Saber DVD has a bonus section of an 8 minute lecture on Taiji Saber by Master Yang, Jwing Ming. He explains how there are four major weapons learned in Chinese Martial Arts, those being the saber, spear, sword and staff. Traditionally the saber was the first short weapon a student would study. The saber has the most basic skills and once learned, the other weapons become much easier to learn. The other short weapons share 60 to 70 % of the saber techniques, as related by Master Yang.
   
   Master Yang relates an old saying that goes
   100 days for bare hand
   1000 days for spear
   10,000 days for sword
   
   This DVD is a demonstration of Taiji Saber. It is not an instructional DVD in the usual manner of DVDs being released by YMAA. A student should have a good grasp and execution of the bare hands form of Taijiquan prior to studying the Saber form. If a student is already well versed in the bare hands form, the Saber form is not a difficult form to learn.
   
   When one learns Taijiquan, usually there is no initial knowledge of the movements and techniques inherent to Taijiquan, consequently it can be difficult for the beginning student. Once a strong foundation is established in Taijiquan, the Saber form merely adds to the Taijiquan form and students more quickly grasp the art compared to when they first began their studies of Taijiquan.
   
   Following the lecture Master Yang demonstrates the form, which has a lot of similarities to both the Yang Long Form as well as the Yang Sword Form. He displays an obvious grasp of the form as he goes through the movements.
   
   Master Yang and three other students, including his daughter Kathy, then demonstrate Taiji Saber Qigong. All three of the students have been seen in many of Master Yang's DVDs and video tapes. Prior to this DVD I did not realize that one of the students was Master Yang's daughter. I had seen her in previous tapes and always felt that she was very talented.
   Various stances are then shown, horse stance, mountain climbing stance, four six stance and three others.
   
   The stances are shown as they appear in the form, with the movements leading up to and following the stance demonstrated by the three students and Master Yang. There is no talking or subtitles, the forms and stances are demonstrated only.
   Taiji Saber fundamental practices/techniques are then demonstrated in the same manner.
   
   The song of Taiji Saber is then shown in Chinese, with Master Yang reciting the poem in his native language. Below are shown subtitles with the meaning in English.
   
   The list of the thirty two postures of the Taiji Saber form are then shown in English and Chinese.
   
   The form is then demonstrated a second time by Master Yang, with subtitles appearing that list the name of the corresponding posture being demonstrated.
   
   The form is then demonstrated by Kathy Yang, Master Yang's daughter. I must say, she has one of the lowest stances of everyone that appears on the DVD. It is interesting to see the slight differences between the various demonstrators. Each of them brings something unique to the form.
   Then Master Yang and Vadas Milhaly, who also directs the DVD, demonstrate two person applications of the Saber.
   
   The posture is first shown in order from the form, and then the application is demonstrated by Master Yang and Vadas Milhaly. Very important information if you want to practice the form accurately and with meaning.
   
   This is an excellent demo DVD of the Taiji Saber form. I do miss the usual teaching sections provided in YMAA productions. However, as competent skill in the bare hands Taijiquan form is almost a prerequisite, a qualified student should be able to learn a lot from using this DVD and putting in a lot of practice. Ideally, find a teacher locally and use the DVD to supplement your studies.

1 comments about Clementine (Special Edition).

1. Im a big fan of Mr.Seagal, and i couldnt miss a movie of him.
   So i also bought Clementine (asia edition)
   This movie has a pretty good played dramatic story-line.
   Of a father that lost his wife and is stuck with his young daughter, they love eachother very much, but he cant be there for her every-minute, and thats a thing she wants.
   It even gets worse when hes been treatend to do illegal fights if he wants to see her daughter again,he wins them all in a row, till the last one, The KING Steven Seagal(Seagal has honor)
   1.) You want to buy the film because of Steven, you must be a real fan (like iam) hes in the movie for 8 min.
   2.)The movie itself is good played , dramatic , nice storyline and suprising end.
   If Seagal didnt played in this movie we (non-asia ppl) never knew about this title and didnt bought either,its just that Seagal played is an extra rush to Rent or Buy this movie.
   I give the movie 3 stars, but with Seagal in it, he get a 4!
   Hokuto No Ken!!

1 comments about Complete Kickboxing 1.

1. dosn't cover the information in a step by step manner. they just talk about the moves

2 comments about Freestyle Fighting Championship, Vol. 15: Fiesta Las Vegas.

1. If your a MMA (Mixed Martial Arts Fan) then you will need to add this to your collestion!
   
   There are some asome fights on this DVD!



2. Chris Wilson vs. Dave Garcia
   Josh Haynes vs. Seth Kleinbeck
   Matt Wiman vs. Roger Huerta
   Forrest Petz vs. Josh Neer
   Jason Lambert vs. Travis Wiuff
   Carlo Prater vs. Keith Wisniewski
   David Gardner vs. Ryan Schultz
   
   Lots of well known fighters on this card, plus the must-see fight between Matt Wiman and Roger Huerta make this a must own for any MMA fan.

4 comments about This is Kendo Today.

1. A must see video. If you want to learn or improve your existing Kendo
   Techniques, you need to own this video. It has g helped me in ways I couldn?t even begin to describe here. Just watch it for youself and you will be amazed.



2. Very well presented, thorough and accessible.
   
   A great intro to Kendo with some very insightful advice.
   
   This item is also sold in a different cover on Amazon as 'This is Kendo - d' so don't make the mistake that I made of buying both!



3. It does a good job of going into what the sport of Kendo is today! I have no experience and I'm only just about to visit my first kendo class, but from what I have read (several books now) and have seen pictures of (both the intro to this video and in the books) this video is more focussed on the sport aspect of kendo than the art (justu-form) or martial way of this particular doctine of combat.
   
   Pros:
   -Decent summary of background and history.
   -Shows several sets of the same techniques or strikes.
   -Illustrates and explains armor and how to wear it.
   -Great overview of the sport of kendo.
   -Shows good examples of warm-ups and drills.
   
   Cons:
   -While for beginners, it doesn't show bowing techniques.
   -Doesn't show any kata at all.
   -Shows several "advanced techniques" which should be omitted.
   -Foot positioning is a bit different than what most books show.
   -Doesn't focuss on the "-jutsu" or traditional art-form.
   -Doesn't discuss how the "-do" (the way) relates to life.
   -focus is on the sport or "point-scoring" aspect of kendo.



4. Don't waste your money. Alexander is so inept and this dvd is so bad it can't help anyone. This is one of the worst kendo dvd / video out there!

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