Company: ESPY-TV
Tape Name: Jeet Kune Do Concepts, Volume 1
Tape Cost: $29.95
Length
of Tape/Time: 45 minutes
Number of Moves/Techniques: 55
Return Policy: Return
On Defective Or Damaged Merchandise Only
Experiences in dealing with this company:
Excellent
The Instructor: Rick Tucci
Company’s Address: 611 Broadway, N.Y.,
N.Y., 10012
Company’s Phone Number: 212-673-0899
Web Page: http://www.espytv.com
E-Mail:
order@espytv.com
Primary Grading Criteria:
1.
Production/Tape Quality: 9
2. Instructors demonstrated skill level: 10
3. Comprehension
Score/Immediate Understanding: 9
4. Degree to which this will make someone a better
Martial Artist: 9
5. Score on delivery vs hype: 9
6. Degree to which we would
recommend this product: 9
7. Wasted Time ( The higher the number, the less “ fluff”
/repetition ): 9
8. Playback Score/Watching if over-and-over again: 9
9. Would
I purchase more of this company’s products:9
10. Overall grade based on cost vs.
Value: 9
Grand Total: 91 % ( Good = 2.5 Stars )
Secondary Grading Criteria:
1.
Beginners benefit: Good
2. Intermediate benefit: Good
3. Advanced benefit:
Good
4. Time to benefit: Some of the concepts may be difficult for beginners
5.
The need to buy additional tapes to understand this one: None
Written Summary:
This video
is an introductory look at Jun Fan Gung Fu ( Jeet Kune Do Concepts ) as interpreted
by Rick Tucci who is a certified instructor under Dan Inosanto. Mr. Tucci is very
skilled and gives the viewer a general, broad based look at fighting in the four
ranges of kicking, punching, trapping, and locking ( grappling ). After some very
basic JKD footwork drills, Mr. Tucci shows several kicks used in Jun Fan which are
all very standard kicks, common to most martial arts. The next section on punching
is essentially a quick look at western boxing and the use of different pieces of
training equipment including focus mitts, heavy bag, and hanging paper. The trapping
section is the longest segment on the tape and probably the most advanced of all
the material that is presented. Some of the trapping maneuvers are quite basic and
some are fairly advanced. While I do not personally believe in the practicality of
complex traps, they are nonetheless interesting to study and learn. The section on
locking is very brief with only a few common joint locks shown. Mr Tucci then combines
the four ranges into some partner drills and shows the viewer how to move smoothly
from one range to the next. The video closes with Mr. Tucci teaching reactio drills
in a classroom some to of his students.
This video is designed to be an overview
of Jun Fan Gung Fu and is not an attempt to teach a great deal of advanced material.
The material presented is quite good and easy to understand. I would recommend this
video to beginning martial artists of any style. People with prior exposure to Wing
Chun and/or Jun Fan Jeet Kune Do based systems will have seen most of this material
before.
CJ
