Company: Iron Warrior Federation
Tape Name: Destructive Low Kicks and Knee
Attacks: Volume 1
Tape Cost: 39.95
Length of Tape/Time: 46 minutes
Number
of Moves/Techniques: Too many to count
Return Policy: Money Back Guarantee
Experiences
in dealing with this company: Very Good
The Instructor: Marco Lala
Company's
Address: PO Box 979, Yonkers, New York, 10704-0979
Company's Phone Number: 800-573-7655
Web
Page: http://www.fightingsecrets.com
E-Mail:
marcolala@fightingsecrets.com
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: 10
Degree to which we
would recommend this product: 10
Score on delivery vs hype: 10
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: 94 % ( Good - 3.5 Stars )
Secondary Grading Criteria
Beginners:
Very Good
Intermediate: Very Good
Advanced: Very Good
Time to benefit: Immediate
for most martial artists
The need to buy additional tapes to understand this one:
None
Written Summary:
This tape is an excellent
overview of low line kicking and covers a great deal of material in 46 minutes. Mr.
Lala is not only a talented martial artist but is a very good video instructor as
well. This tape uses voiceovers for most of the tape, which makes for clear explanations
of the techniques being demonstrated.
The video begins with various conditioning
drills for bare foot kicking and moves into a brief demonstration of various endurance
drills and partner drills using a heavy bag. From there, Mr. Lala moves into shield
training and arm guard training using a partner to help the student get a feel for
striking a living, moving target. Mr. Lala has impeccable form when he demonstrates
these kicks and is entertaining, as well as informative, to watch.
Some of
the material that Mr. Lala covers on the kicking portion of this video are target
areas of low kicks, countering an attack with low line kicks, gap closing moves using
low kicks, attacks from the rear using low kicks, combination kicking with takedowns,
kicking an opponent on the ground, using low kicks to counter an attack and using
low kicks to escape various grabs. Also, there is an excellent training section of
how to maximize your training using free style sparring. This video is loaded with
good advice and training tips on using low line kicks. While all martial artists
know something about kicking, this video fills in the blanks nicely for many who
have not done a lot of low line kicking.
This video is highly recommended
for anyone wanting to learn about or learn how to improve their low line kicking.
This tape is one of the better tapes I have seen on this subject.
CJ
