Thanks for reading. Here is part 2 of the review. For part 1 go HERE
General thoughts.
Ok, where to start? First thing to be said is that some of the info presented on the DVD is available free from Paul on his youtube channel. This is a good idea for him as it is obviously advertising for his products but it also gives an you idea of the type of material you can expect from his DVD's. As I mentioned in the first part of the review, paying out $100 for 1 DVD is going to be quite an investment for some. My suggestion is to go and watch the youtube stuff and see if you like his type of exercises and the way he explains his method.
The actual footage on youtube is not the same as on the DVD, don't worry you aren't paying $100 for youtube videos. Its almost like the youtube filming was a practice run of ideas for the DVD's, while most of his youtube stuff is done in what looks like his apartment, the DVD material is filmed in a studio (no bedside tables in the background :D )
More importantly while he does touch on a few of the same concepts on youtube, he goes into a lot more detail on the DVD and there is a lot of material on the DVD that isnt on youtube. The DVD is over 2 hours long, there is a LOT of info on it. I would have to agree with his advertising claim that it is the most extensive instructional on kicking techniques ever made....well at least that I have ever seen...although I'm sure I haven't seen everything. I actually cant think of anything glaringly obvious that is missing from it, although I don't recall seeing any info relating to spinning side or hook kicks on it, maybe thats another volume for the future?
I cant just sit and watch the whole thing in one go, its just too long and has too much info. I usually watch one or two sections make notes and go from there. I've watched it now a couple of times and still pickup something new each time. I still haven't had a chance to try every drill yet.
Specific Sections of the DVD.
1. Kinesiology
The section on kinesiology goes into a lot of detail on each muscle used and its role in the side and hook kick, great for those that like that sort of thing but really most will just come away with a better understanding of how important the muscles of the supporting leg are, in particular the hamstring. I was always more focused on the muscles of the kicking leg so this was great info for me. As I mentioned previously, for $100 I thought you might get some CGI in this section but instead you get Paul with a pointer in front of a poster/chart.
2. Basic Technique
In my days of Tae Kwon Do I was fortunate enough to have an instructor that was very technical and really broke down the kicks so you learned precisely the correct position of every stage of the kick, from the pre chamber positioning of the supporting leg through to the chambering of the kicking leg, the correct path of the kick, which part of the foot to kick with, returning the kick to the chamber and then finally to returning the kicking leg to the ground (if you weren't throwing multiple kicks). No other style I have trained in has ever gone into this much technical detail on how to throw a kick so I guess I was lucky. So while this section of the DVD wasn't as useful for me, I'm guessing that a lot of martial artists could benefit from this as he breaks down the kick and shows precisely how it is thrown.
Grrr this post is starting to drag on already, looks like I will have to extend the review to next weeks post...
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