Product Details

• Actors: Tayah Kansik
• Directors: Tayah Kansik
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: All Regions
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: StratoStream - World Dance New York
• DVD Release Date: August 26, 2008
• Run Time: 60 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B001C6MP8Q
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #134,139 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Speak softly and carry a big..PUNCH *%#$@!, November 9, 2008

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Seir (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Self Defense for Women with Tayah Kansik - technique and workout (DVD)

World Dance New York adds to their great body politics section with "Self Defense for Women " technique and workout by Tayah Kansik. Aside from blood curdling screams, or perfuming an attacker while mistakingly reaching for mace, just invest in your personal safety and learn this self defense technique for only a few dollars and in the privacy of your own home. This self defense program can also tone and strengthen your arms, and legs. It is very well detailed with plenty of repetitions which will improve reaction time. This method is user friendly. The instructor and her partner execute each move well and move with ease to visually guide you in using your body in self defense. Learning self defense is priceless, and can save your life.

I viewed the entire program before trying it out. The segments are taught as one on one and from a defense point of view in probable case scenario as the instructor and her assistant execute the moves.

The program is divided into upper and lower body training.

You will find:

Basic position and basic boxing moves , foot work

Stretches for quad, hamstrings, arms

Push kicks, knee, and body kicks

Hooks uppercut boxing combos, footwork

Jab, elbow shots, hook and elbow shot s and uppercut

The technique section begins with a warm up

Combo1: incorporate "the roll" while defending from a direct attack

Combo 2: defending from a punch directed at you, clothes and hair grab defender, head lock defender, and properly applying the technique.

Included are takedowns, ground work, illustrated with instructor and partner.

Also a cool down with gentle yoga stretches. I thoroughly enjoyed this program and will continue to view it as to improve my skills, and be less fearful walking to my car at night.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Don't Leave Home Without It!, October 4, 2008

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Alejandra Vernon "artist & illustrator" (Long Beach, California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Self Defense for Women with Tayah Kansik - technique and workout (DVD)

And with the plague of home invasions these days, don't stay home without it!

What this DVD teaches us is aggressiveness and speed, the 2 things that will save us in an attack. At a beginner's level, a complete lesson on what to do in the event of an assault is practically impossible, because of the unpredictability of the assailant, but if you keep practicing these moves, you'll be prepared to counter with a swift response, an assertive stance, and some good kicks and punches. It has been proven that if you seem vulnerable and defenseless you will be more susceptible to being assaulted, so the attitude you present to the world is very important.

Tayah Kansik has a great attitude; a very attractive English self-defense expert, she exudes self-confidence and assurance, and has a terrific resume in having taught self defense to the police force and others. Also on this DVD is Mr. Will, very patiently standing in as a human punching bag, and falling repeatedly with those nasty kicks to the back of the leg Tayah deftly gives him.

You get a warm up, a lot of basic boxing moves, and the defenses while being grabbed are excellent, where often one's natural inclination would be to back away, but instead Tayah shows how it is best to sometimes move into it to get out of it. As Tayah recommends, you should build up speed by practicing these moves. It's my opinion you'll also get stronger and feel more confident, and just by this attitude alone, be less likely to be caught in the horrendous situation of being attacked.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Okay for Self-defense, not for Workouts, August 11, 2011

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Cici - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Self Defense for Women with Tayah Kansik - technique and workout (DVD)

I bought this DVD because I will be starting college soon, and I wanted to learn new ways to protect myself.

This video is simply 60 mins of demonstrations. It claims to be fast pace, but I found myself standing in front of my screen waiting during awkward pauses.

Besides the flow of the video, I did find myself sweating with all the movements (though I did throw one of my old shoulder injuries during a punching segment, warm up a little extra to prevent this from happening to you!). However, the pauses and moderate pace make this video a bit tedious to do more than twice.

The content of this video was mostly kickboxing skills and maybe three other types of moves (getting out of a headlock etc.). Tayah Kansik was informative, but I found it a little difficult to do some of the moves while she was facing me on the screen (I would have to mirror a complex movement with my hands and legs).

Overall, this video isn't a bad thing to have if you have no prior self-defense training. If your like me, and you just want to learn a few things, this video isn't a bad option. As a workout video, I don't recommend this DVD at all.