CompleteMartialArts.com - The Kung Fu Kickboxing Workout
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Manufacturer: Acacia
Starring: Tiffany Chen, Max Chen
Directed By: James Wvinner
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Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0054961943890
Format: Color
Label: Acacia
Manufacturer: Acacia
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Acacia
Release Date: 2007-07-03
Running Time: 76
Studio: Acacia
Theatrical Release Date: 2007
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Two champion fighters show you how to bob, weave, punch, and kick your way to a better body Chinese martial arts champions Tiffany and Max Chen share their training secrets in a workout program designed to get you in the best shape of your life. Their Shan Shou boxing style incorporates wrestling and kicking techniques that quickly build the strength, speed, agility, endurance, and reflexes of a fighter. This program allows you to choose the level of instruction and intensity you need, including a music-only option once you get the moves down. Whatever option you choose, you’ll get a heart-pumping workout that will tone your shoulders, arms, abs, glutes, and legs. Feel the burn and see results fast. Start with warm-up and stretching, then chose from three progressively more challenging workouts.
Workout 1: The Basics -- Three-minute rounds of combat-oriented exercises (approx. 20 min)
Workout 2: The Kicker -- A series of 30-second standing and floor calisthenics (approx. 20 min.)
Workout 3: The Killer -- Repetitive cycles of challenging, explosive movements (approx. 20 min.) About Tiffany & Max: Taught by their father, Tai Chi Chuan Grandmaster William C.C. Chen, both fighters starting training at a tender age. A figure-skating champion as a child, Tiffany entered her first martial arts competition at age 16 and now has over 40 gold medals to her credit. One of the top full-contact Lei-Tai San Shou competitors in the country, Max has racked up 20 gold medals in just over a decade of competing. Both Tiffany and Max train and teach at their father’s New York City school.
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Summary: A Perfect Workout!!!
Comment: I love this DVD! You get three 20-minute workouts plus an intro. If you are new to kickboxing (like I was) please start with the intro and the first workout if you feel ready, then work up from there. The most advanced 20-min workout on the DVD is aptly titled "The Killer" and I am not quite there yet because it takes practice, but I am drenched with sweat after the intermediate workout ("The Kicker"). This is a perfect workout on "cardio days" if you like to lift weights as well as do cardio. It will really kick your butt, no matter what your fitness level is. VERY creative, good instruction throughout, great teachers with tons of credentials and super likeable personalities, good background music (not annoying techno, which unfortunately some of my other faves have).
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Summary: Great pace, good vibe, exercises that really work, likable personalities!
Comment: I have kickboxed competitively and I appreciated the legitimacy of the exercises and what they could do for you, whether you want to learn real fighting moves and technique or just want an effective workout. Since my husband and I also worked as film crew on another unrelated workout DVD that was high in quality and aesthetics, as well as a good workout, we were buying this for comparison's sake. We were pleased with the quality of this DVD, the Chens' explanations and tips, the pacing, and the options for choosing the level of difficulty of the workout. It is visually appealing, and feels comfortable and intimate, like you are there having a workout with friends introducing you to their sport. These are likable people, experts in their sport, and very good at guiding you through a workout that may be foreign to you at first. This is better than a typical gym kickboxing workout geared towards people who will never go into martial arts, without being scary or too hardcore for that same audience. It works for people already in martial arts, and beginners as well. Way to go Max! I knew you could fight like the Mad Dog you are, I have seen plenty of your matches, but this really impressed me on a different level!
Jen from The Wavestone Group
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Summary: Not great....I wanted to like it.
Comment: I really wanted to like this dvd. This is put out by the kids of William Chen, a famous Tai Chi boxer from Taiwan. For those unfamiliar with real Tai Chi, and have seen the slow dance that is better known, Tai Chi is a boxing method that often places in the bare knuckle matches that were common in Taiwan.
This dvd however is disjointed and lacks focus. Voice over is hard to hear and the breaks in the routine seem odd. I was expecting much more in terms of techniques given the lineage of the creators and more from the dvd technically. A lot of dvds now offer the ability to customize workouts, etc. and given the hip look of teh dvd (which is good) I just expected more.
As far as all the five star reviews...I think that there is some 'viral' marketing at work. Hint: beware of 5 star reviews and...when you click on 'see all my reviews' you realize that this person has only reviewed once on Amazon. Mind you I don't post...I just felt the need as I was underwhelmed by this dvd.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great!!!
Comment: Everything I expected and more. Tiffany is a real Professional! A workout you can really count on. Dr D
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Summary: Challenging exercise
Comment: This is great exercise. I am in reasonably good shape and the first two workouts always leaves me exhausted. This is great for learning kickboxing at home.
Having said that I will not give them a 5 star rating simply because the production qualities are poor. Max Chen's voice is inaudible. The biggest challenge is that the tempo in the thrird workout is so fast that I can never follow along with the DVD. I really have to pause the DVD at the instruction stage and follow the routine of 8,6,4,2 reps on my own. That takes away the fun of working out along with the instructors.
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