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 enlarge | Director: Michael Klaumann
Studio: Why Not Entertainment
Category: Video
Buy New: $59.95
New (2) Used (2) from $55.95
Rating:  19 reviews
Sales Rank: 82770
Format: Color, Digital Sound, Drama Enhanced, Full Screen, Ntsc
Media: VHS Tape
Number Of Items: 4
Running Time: 180 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 4.3 x 4.3
UPC: 703811561134
EAN: 0703811561134
ASIN: B00009XENA
Release Date: June 1, 2003
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Showing reviews 6-10 of 19
 It's a blast! October 28, 2005
Victor (New York)
I am a long-time martial arts enthusiast, and feel really guilty if I can't make it to my gym every day. So I made a resolution to do some kickboxing videos at home or wherever I am (if I have a room when I travel, which I do a lot). A friend has recommended this video to me as a truely entertaining piece, so I thought at first it was going to be some gimmick with a little workout value. But once I got it I not only loved the look and feel (it actually looks like a movie, it has great special effects showing which muscles you are working out), but it is also a terrific workout. What I like most about the workout is that I can determine how difficult or easy I want it by changing my resitance, for example in Combo some cast members do the exercises without any weights, while others do the same kicks and punches using hand weights - I also like ankle weights for my kicks - really gets my heart pounding (as if the kicks weren't hard enough on their own - what can I say, I like to take it to the limit). I love Shadowboxing especially, because it is a free style workout - you don't have to follow any specific routine to the music, you can do the exercises at your own pace and strenght based on the examples that you are given at the beginning of each set (there are 20 or so sets). I have to watch myself here though, because it is so easy to slack off and get lazy when I start getting tired since it is totally up to me to how easy or strenuous I make it. (If you are a beginner this would be a good one to start with so you can ease your way into this kind of workout.) But when I had a bad day at work and I need to get rid of my frustrations watch out! The beg gets it! Oh, this is also great - when I don't have a beg, I can also do all of these exercises without it. I usually do combo when I travel bacause it is mostly body and muscle shaping workout and I don't have to have a lot of room to do it. I would definitely recommend this DVD to everyone from a beginniner to advanced, since you are in charge of the difficulty level yourself, has a really good timeless routines and moves (a nice mixture of classics and new ones), will shape you up really good, has a great music (especially shadowboxing) and is a lot of fun to watch too.
 OVERRATED October 22, 2005
JBody (NY)
9 out of 17 found this review helpful
After reading all the glowing reviews, I was expecting a very challenging workout. The "missions" are entertaining, and the DVD was very creatively designed, even allowing you to turn off the music it comes with so you can listen to just the instruction and your own music. However, the important parts, the workouts, greatly disappointed me. The DVD set is split into 4 parts. The first is Basic, which just teaches you basic moves - once you know them, you'll never need it again. Then you have Combo, Shadowboxing and Cardio. I've looked at them all, and just completed Shadowboxing. Each of the workouts is only 45 minutes long! In addition, each one starts for 5 minutes, then once your heartrate is up and you're good and pumped, you have to stop to stretch your lower body for 5 min. Why not do all the stretching before beginning cardio segments?? Also, the last 10 min or so are devoted to stretching. So what you're left with is 25 minutes where your heartrate is continually up. The Shadowboxing segment was not challenging at all. It is very basic and I hardly broke a sweat. I've done tae kwon do in the past, and I take a kickboxing class that is much more difficult than anything on the DVD. From tae kwon do training, I agree with the other reviewer who pointed out that Katrina's form is often bad and several of the backup people have much better form.
I'll try the other two segments tomorrow, but I'm not expecting much better, b/c from watching the cardio I could see it follows a similar format - warm-up the upper body, then stop what you're doing to stretch lower body, etc. If I am trying to get a real workout, I expect it to be longer and much more intense. This makes me very happy I only paid around $12 for this set. I recommend sticking with The Firm. Hopefully my TaeBo tapes will arrive soon, I look forward to trying those out.
A really great workout that never gets old! August 25, 2005
J. Birk (Philadelphia, PA)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I have used all of the dvds in this set over and over, and I love them all. I always get a great sweat going when I'm working out, and I'm a daily exerciser. The workouts are challenging, and fun without being ridiculous. Very simply, they're great for cardio, excellent for upper body toning, and very good for lower body toning. (I've been using them for just a couple of weeks now, and I'm losing some weight and more body fat.) Using these videos is like taking a fun boxing class in the comfort of your own home, and all the moves are classics that endure, rather than the newest fads that get silly or boring with repeated use.
I've only watched the "missions" that you can choose to watch before each workout once each. While I appreciate that they're cute and well-produced, and while I love the motivational, bad-a** aspect of Katrina's victories, the vignettes are a bit cheesy and I'd rather get right to the excellent workouts.
While the price is daunting, the set is absolutely worth it - the best at-home workout experience I've ever had. Plus, using these videos at home is saving me the time I used to take out of my day to work out at the gym, and now the videos are saving me a ton of money because with the great results I'm getting with daily use, I've quit the gym!
Very entertaining, a nice change and good instruction January 31, 2005
Elizabeth A Triano (In Transition, NY (watch this space))
11 out of 13 found this review helpful
Oh, this one is a blast. I don't think it's as serious a workout as, for example, the Tae Bo that is my favorite, but it is so funny, fun to watch, and informative. I haven't done all of the episodes yet, but I love the "sexy" vignettes, and the way they go over form and teach you how to wrap your wrists for when you are actually going to make contact (with a heavy bag, for example). The stuff that one learns here could easily be expanded on one's own into other workouts. Highly recommended for anyone with a sense of humor. This can be hard to find but look around and you may find a better priced copy elsewhere.
Fantastic workouts with great music, addictive fun. August 17, 2004
titania 299 (Manchester, England)
17 out of 17 found this review helpful
This DVD set consists of three separate workouts depending on your mood (toning, shadowboxing and cardio), my favourite is the cardio which consists of moves based on punches, knees, kicks and squats. This workout gets your heart rate up and works up a very decent sweat. The music is the best I've found in a workout DVD, it's very cool and very addictive. The DVD can be a little cheesy a times i.e. "the missions", however I consider this set of workouts to be one of the best purchases, if not the best in my collection which consists of over 40 fitness DVD's. I would definately recommend this for anybody looking for exciting, challenging workouts that are visually appealing and present a very polished production.
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