Company: Bernie Lau Productions
Tape Name: Complete Techniques of Aiki Jujitsu, Volume 1
Tape Cost:
39.95
Length of Tape/Time: 1 hour
Number of Moves/Techniques: Approximately
80
Return Policy: Don't Know
Experiences in dealing with this company: Don't
Know
The Instructor: Bernie Lau
Company's
Address: PO Box 299, Mountlake Terrace, Washington 98043
Company's Phone Number:
Don't Know
Web Page: http://www.seattleschoolofaikido.org/about_icho_ryu
Another Link: https://www.facebook.com/bernie.lau.3
E-Mail: Don't Know
Main Grading Criteria
Production/Tape
Quality: 9
Instructors demonstrated skill level: 10
Comprehension Score: 9
Degree
to which this will make someone a better Martial Artist: 9
Score on delivery vs
hype: 9
Degree to which we’d recommend this product: 8
Wasted Time (The higher
the number, the less " fluff "): 9
Playback Score/Watching it over-and-over
again): 9
Would I purchase more of this company's products: 9
Overall grade
based on cost vs value: 9
Grand Total: Revised to 90 % ( Fair = 2.5 Stars
) Original score was 91%
Secondary Grading Criteria
Beginners:
Fair
Intermediate: Fair
Advanced: Good
Time to benefit: Not immediate for
most people.
The need to buy additional tapes to understand this one: None
Written Summary:
This is
by far the best tape in the Aiki Jujitsu series by Bernie Lau that I have reviewed
so far. This tape ( as all the others in the series ) is beautifully produced and
aesthetically pleasing to watch. In this tape, Mr Lau and his uke get right to the
point quickly and begin doing aiki jujitsu techniques right from the start of the
video. This video is very well organized. The tape is divided into segments that
deal with each fundamental movement and then the various options off of that fundamental
movement. This, coupled with effective narration, good camera angles, and adequate
lighting to see the techniques, make for a very effective presentation of the aiki
jujitsu that Mr. Lau is demonstrating.
As far as the techniques, we are shown
a variety of techniques such as nikkyo, sankyo, hiji gyaku ( elbow locks ), finger
locks, gooseneck locks, ikkyo, shionage takedowns, escapes, various striking and
kicking methods, pressure point attacks, and the use of several weapons including
the jo, the bo, the telescopic baton and the iron fan. All techniques are shown slowly
and smoothly to allow the viewer to understand the key element of blending with the
opponent to make these techniques work.
This is indeed a beautiful art to
watch. It is also a very difficult art to master, particularly from watching a video.
But this video does lay the material out there for the viewer to absorb. In the hands
of an experienced person, these techniques would be excellent street effective techniques.
CJ
