Company: Unique Video
Tape Name: Jun Fan/Jeet Kune Do Trapping Skills Volume
1
Tape Cost: $39.95
Length of Tape/Time: Approximately 45 minutes
Number
of Moves/Techniques: About 20
Return Policy: Refund on damaged or defective tapes
only
Experiences in dealing with this company: No Comment
The Instructor: Steve
Grody
Company's Address: 1984 N. Main St., Los Angeles, CA, 90031
Company's
Phone Number: 213-625-0516
Web Page: http://stevegrody.blogspot.co.id/2009/03/training-videos-on-dvd.html
E-Mail:sgrody@hotmail.com
Main Grading Criteria
Production/Tape
Quality: 9
Instructors demonstrated skill level: 9
Comprehension Score: 8
Degree
to which this will make someone a better Martial Artist: 8
Degree to which we
would recommend this product: 8
Score on delivery vs hype: 9
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 87 % ( Fair = 1.75
Stars ) Original score was 83%
Secondary Grading Criteria
Beginners:
Fair
Intermediate: Fair
Advanced: Fair
Time to benefit: Material is of marginal
benefit
The need to buy additional tapes to understand this one: None
Written Summary:
This tape is the basic
trapping hands material from Jun Fan/Jeet Kune Do via the Wing Chun Kung Fu that
was learned by Bruce Lee many years ago. While I have no doubt that Bruce Lee was
very adept at using trapping hands, I think it is safe to say that most people are
not Bruce Lee. Certainly, Mr. Grody is not. I found the material on this tape to
be very pretty, very artistic, and based on the way it was shown by Mr. Grody, it
would have very questionable value when applied to real fighting in the street. Frankly,
in my opinion, if you try to use most of Mr. Grody's stuff against an experienced
street fighter, there is a good chance that you will find your teeth rolling down
the street like a box of Chiclets.
The material on this tape is the usual
basic trapping hands material from Wing Chun. Lop sao (grabbing hands), jut sao (jerking
hands), jao sao (running hands), huen sao (circling hands), and pak sao (slapping
hands) are introduced here as well as some basic immobilizations and footwork. If
you have any Wing Chun or JKD background, then the terminology and the material will
be very familiar to you.
All of the techniques performed by Mr. Grody are
shown in slow motion. There are two reasons that I can see why this is a good idea
on the part of Unique Video. One is that it allows for a good view of what is going
on. The second reason is that I seriously doubt that most of these "techniques"
could be pulled off in the heat of battle. Considering how fast a boxer or a good
karate man can fire punches, you have little to no chance of intercepting the punch,
doing a nice neat little trap, and then countering. Like I said earlier, you will
be watching your teeth roll away like Chiclets. And that is if you're lucky. This
tape is probably a decent purchase if you want to learn some esoteric means of trapping
or limb immobilizations. But as far as learning how to fight, via Mr. Grody's material,
I would recommend looking somewhere else.
CJ
