Product Details

• Format: Color, NTSC
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Tapeworm
• VHS Release Date: October 20, 2000
• Average Customer Review: 2.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00004TJIM
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #581,464 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't Buy this, December 13, 2004

By 

Y. Suh "kendoman" - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: This Is Kendo Today [VHS] (VHS Tape)

You can learn what not to do from this video. The instructor didn't have the right skill or experience enough to teach. Not to mention the poor quality of video. I watch for about 30 minutes, and that was enough for me to pack it back and shipped it right back to Amazon.com. Amazon.com charged me $17 for the return processing fee.

1.0 out of 5 stars Low quality in every way, March 4, 2003

By 

H. May "virtualhuck" (Massachusetts) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: This Is Kendo Today [VHS] (VHS Tape)

The quality of this tape is extremely poor. It is pretty much just a home video. The colors pulse, the audio is poor and there is an echo through the entire tape.

The quality of the instruction seems very poor as well. The introduction to the material is very unorganized, unplanned and difficult to follow. He is constantly going off track.

The shooting is all done inside a small space with no variety. There are no graphical aids or close ups. Much of the fighting is shown from the side, so you can't see what's happening very well. It would be a lot better at an angle over a shoulder.

Finally, this video is more like having a short talk with someone in a bar about Kendo. It's an ok overview, but it is seriously lacking. I am going to try and return the movie.

4.0 out of 5 stars Kendo Club, December 1, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: This Is Kendo Today [VHS] (VHS Tape)

The review of John regarding the quality of the material presented in this tape is inaccurate. Dr. Gordon Warrener, the hightest ranking american Kendo Black belt in the world and a member of the All Japan Kendo Federation, reviewed this tape. He has endorsed it as an excellent tape and a true representation of modern kendo. We will defer to his expertise rather than John's.