Company: Bernie Lau Productions
Tape Name: Complete Techniques of Aiki Jujitsu, Volume 2
Tape Cost:
39.95
Length of Tape/Time: 1 hour
Number of Moves/Techniques: Approximately
135
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: 10
Instructors demonstrated skill level: 10
Comprehension Score: 10
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 "): 8
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 91 % ( Good = 2.75 Stars
) Original score was 93%
Secondary Grading Criteria
Beginners:
Good
Intermediate: Good
Advanced: Good
Time to benefit: Not immediate for
most people.
The need to buy additional tapes to understand this one: None
Written Summary:
Let me
say that this is definitely the best tape in the Bernie Lau Aiki Jujitsu series.
There is very little fluff in this first class production ( but all of the tapes
in this series are very well produced ) as Mr Lau and his Uke walk outside onto the
grass and begin to demonstrate one technique after another. The video is segmented
so that we see all the the techniques required for 5th Kyu right up through the techniques
required for Shodan rank. Needless to say, that is a lot of techniques in one video.
This
tape is a technique lover's dream. The camera shots are good, the angles are good,
there is some narration but very little. Many of the techniques are repeated as Mr
Lau moves from one rank level requirements to the next but they are all well photographed
and relatively easy to understand given the limitations of the video medium. Not
too much fluff exists on this tape as we are given three or so looks at each technique
and then we move on to the next one. This is a no nonsense tape. It gets right to
the point of teaching aiki jujitsu techniques quickly, clearly, and effectively.
This tape is a buy for anyone interested in aiki jujitsu. It will take some work
to make these techniques 100% street effective but after watching this video, I am
sure it can be done.
CJ
