Product Details

• Actors: Jim Wilson
• Directors: Y. Ishimoto
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Rising Sun Productions
• DVD Release Date: November 11, 2003
• Run Time: 50 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00011HJ1Q
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #41,444 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Does everything it claims on the box...., November 29, 2004

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Ron Lyle (Melbourne Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Beginners Guide To Karate (DVD)

Plus factor

This is one of the few teaching tapes that really is useful as a training aid ... Jim wilson explains all the various kicks , punches , strikes in such an " Easy to learn from way " that I would recommend this tape to anyone wanting to learn or sharpen up their karate striking basic.....he explains about stances , shows how to use the hip correctly and the correct way to use the body to generate maximum power and speed ... this is much more than a beginners guide ...its a full explanation of basic technique performance .......whether you are a complete beginner or someone like me who has been training for reasonable time it is a great reference and learning guide..

Negatives

It was obviously filmed as a video and transferred to DVD and so suffers from some lack of chapters I would also have preferred if he had included the basic kata and kumite sparring drills as well making the tape so much more valuable ... but despite that I think its still a worthy buy.....

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Explanation of Basic Techniques, May 18, 2004

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Michael (Tokyo Japan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Beginners Guide To Karate (DVD)

This DVD provides an excellent grounding in the performance of the basic techniques of Shotokan Karate and also applies to any hitting based martial art. This DVD will not only appeal to beginners, I strongly recommend it to seasoned martial artists as well as it provides such an indepth and enlightening explanation on how to use your body correctly to optimise your effectiveness. I`ve been training in Karate for over 15 years and the lessons from this DVD have enabled me to reach a much deeper understanding and capability in my techniques. Strongly recommended.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very good for improving, January 15, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Beginners Guide To Karate (DVD)

My dad got me and my sister this DVD to improve our karate. Jim teaches very methodically and clearly, starting with the very very basics of everything - good for any level of karate though--basics are always a good thing to review.