Company: Iron Warrior Federation
Tape Name: The Karate/Boxing Connection (Mastering
Hand Techniques)
Tape Cost: 39.95
Length of Tape/Time: Approximately 75 minutes
Number
of Moves/Techniques: Striking Tape Only
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: 9
Degree to which we
would recommend this product: 9
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: 92% ( Good - 3 Stars )
Secondary Grading Criteria
Beginners:
Good
Intermediate: Good
Advanced: Good
Time to benefit: Immediate
The
need to buy additional tapes to understand this one: None
Written Summary:
This is an extremely
interesting video from Marco Lala that covers a multitude of hand strikes from both
western boxing and traditional karate. Mr. Lala goes into great detail showing both
the similarities and the differences in the hand techniques from these two diverse
arts. He emphasizes that the current trend away from traditional martial arts is
leading to a generation of martial artists who do not have firm grounding in the
fundamentals of fighting. Mr. Lala demonstrates what he is talking about by showing
the viewer the traditional karate punch. The traditional way, according to Mr. Lala,
is intended to give the student a sound base in the fundamentals of movement in regard
to striking techniques. Mr. Lala shows the viewer the four basic punches from western
boxing and then shows the comparable technique from traditional karate. I found this
whole video to be very intriguing. There are a number of video tapes available that
show boxing punches but this is the only one that I have seen that does such an accurate
comparison of the similarities and the differences in the two.
There are a
lot of good training drills on this tape that involve the use of a partner. These
are drills to wire in punching techniques into muscle memory because as Mr. Lala
says, if you don't practice these punches and counterpunches, then you will never
be able to pull them off in a fight.
This video is recommended for any martial
artist who is interested in improving his punching skills, or for anyone who is interested
in comparisons between boxing and karate. This is a very good, very interesting video.
CJ