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• Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC
• 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: Bayview Entertainment/Widowmaker
• DVD Release Date: July 6, 2010
• Run Time: 50 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B003H3D1U8
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #94,025 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

HARD-CORE TRAINING FOR HARD-CORE RESULTS! Black Belt Magazine the most trusted name in Martial Arts - presents: Ultimate Conditioning, a new DVD series for Mixed Martial Arts athletes and fans. Volume 1 Strikers includes a structured selection of guided workouts using body weight, kettlebells, medicine balls, and Scott Sonnon s own Clubbell® to improve strength, endurance and task-specific conditioning for hard-hitting strikes in a variety of martial arts styles! Both fitness enthusiasts and MMA fans alike will enjoy the instruction and tips provided on these DVDs. In addition to serving as the U.S. National Sambo Team coach and a top-level referee, instructor Scott Sonnon is a multi-sport national and international champion. As the first American to study behind the Iron Curtain with the USSR s national and Olympic coaches, he earned the Honorable Master of Sport diploma. In the 1990s, he was appointed chairman for establishing the rule structure for sambo s mixed-martial art competition. Sonnon has trained Alberto Crane, Elvis Sinosic, Jorge Rivera and Egan Inoue. He s also worked as a training adviser for the National Law Enforcement and Security Institute, the U.S. Army Combatives School, Italian counterterrorism units, Australian law-enforcement personnel, Russian and Israeli Special Forces, the Norwegian military security forces, and the Office of Air and Marine (a division of U.S. Customs and Border Protection).

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10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "We can rebuild him. We can make him stronger.", July 1, 2010

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Clintifer - See all my reviews

This review is from: ULTIMATE CONDITIONING VOL. 1: STRIKER FIGHTING WORKOUT with Scott Sonnon (DVD)

Oh, but if only we could just throw on some robot arms and legs like the Six Million Dollar Man. Maybe throw in some cyborg abs. It's 2010 after all, right? But perhaps I'm dating myself a little. Luckily in 2010, we at least have Scott Sonnon to kick our butts into shape.

Let me start by saying that although I like to think I'm in decent shape, I'm no fighter. I'm just trying to find new ways to get myself in shape. My roommate actually turned me on to the Ultimate Conditioning DVDs (Strikers, Ground Fighters, and Kickers) because he's pretty into the whole martial arts scene. Thankfully he did because this is one of the greatest exercise regimens I've ever put myself through.

The DVD is set up into "levels" and "stations." Basically, the idea is you practice at the lowest level in the four different stations until you get the hang of it and then move up to the next levels. But it's not that easy. In order to test your endurance, there's a "circuit" to test how well your practicing has gone. You will go through 8 rounds of 20 second of work and 10 seconds of rest. You do this a total of 4 times (for each station) with a minute of rest in between. It's pretty brutal but a lot of fun (if you enjoy testing your limits, that is).

For each practice session, I recommend watching the video first before you start. Some of the exercise are complicated and the higher levels require both mental and physical conditioning. The last exercise in the Kickers DVD, for instance, builds upon itself step by step with each level. Another bit of advice is to listen to everything Scott says. Don't move too fast up the levels if you're not ready and practice your technique before you try the circuit out. You want to spend at least a day or three just practicing one set of exercises. Also, if you're like me and not training for a fight, you may want to use minimal or no weight to start off. On some exercises, I just hold a tennis ball in my hands just so I can practice the movements of the technique without killing myself trying to heft a clubbell or kettlebell around.

One would think the Strikers DVD focuses on upper body or that the Kickers DVD focuses on just the legs, but this would be a big mistake. Virtually every exercise has left my body aching in several different places around my body. By the time I finish a "station," I'm a beautiful wreck. And after I spent a couple months with this routine, I'm starting to feel like I'm coming out of the wreckage completely enhanced and toned from head to toe.

Highly Recommended

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This DVD is Great!!, December 26, 2010

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Savage Fitness and MMA - See all my reviews

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This review is from: ULTIMATE CONDITIONING VOL. 1: STRIKER FIGHTING WORKOUT with Scott Sonnon (DVD)

Sonnon always has cutting edge fitness and I always learn from his info. This DVD is well put together and each exercise is explain very well. The types of things Sonnon shows I have never before seen even after 15 years of MMA/Fitness experience. The exercises are in a Tabata format which is great because the beginer can take thier time and the advanced guy can really hit it hard. I am going to buy the rest of the DVDs for this sereies today and start using these exercises ASAP.