Product Details

• Actors: Scott Sonnon
• Directors: Nikolay Travkin
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Number of tapes: 1
• VHS Release Date: September 1, 2002
• Run Time: 56 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00007G31B
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #71,284 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

Editorial Reviews

BLACK BELT Magazine Dec 02 Issue

"...increase your power, agility, flexibility and endurance... to become a better athlete and martial artist."

GIREVIK Magazine Issue 3

"The goal here was to optimize my muscle software for power... the holy grail of athletic preparation."

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Essential video for use with Clubbells, June 14, 2003

By	Kenneth Robinson (USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

First, I would say that Harold Jones' review of this video is agenda driven and dishonest. The production values in Sonnon's video may not up to Hollywood standards, but they're perfectly fine for an exercise instructional video. Also, most of the info about Indian clubs available on the Internet pertain to the light-weight clubs that were once very popular for exercise. These too are useful tools, but they are NOT the same as the much heavier Clubbells. The techniques for exercising with Clubbells and Indian clubs are very different.

Sonnon does a fine job demonstrating the Clubbell techniques. Also, he gives appropriate safety warnings. Where this video falls short is the lack of detailed info about setting up a personal exercise program for the Clubbells. But, this information is available on the Internet. Further, this video will be of no real use unless you have Clubbells to exercise with(or you manage to acquire some HEAVY antique Indian clubs). Clubbells are expensive, only you can determine if they will be a waste of money or a great investment in your quest for achieving a high order of fitness.

Sonnon's Clubbells, just like Pavel Tsatsouline's Russian Kettlebells, are not miracle products. You will have to supply the motivation and the drive to use them to their full advantage. Both Clubbells and Kettlebells are excellent tools. Both Sonnon and Tsatsouline are class acts and each has contributed greatly to presenting advanced, truly functional information on physical culture. It's too bad that some of Pavel's fanatic "comrades" feel the need to be dishonest about those they perceive to be rivals to their guru. I'm sure that Pavel would not approve.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars so much for unbiased opinions!!, February 13, 2004

By	D. Brochin (USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Sorry guys, but this is a crock! No, not the video, but the fact that just about ALL of these "reviewers" are either trainers, writers or promoters with financial links to mr. sonnon and his clubbells.
Want proof? Go to www.clubbell.tv/cbarticles.html and scroll down to "training articles" See the names? Gannon, Yakimovich, Boelter and others. Is the video any good? How does one know? How about some REAL reviews by people who aren't in bed with the originator! So much for 'neutral' reviews...!

14 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Come On Guys - Let's Get Real!!!, March 11, 2003

By	Harold Jones (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews

What the heck?

OK, heck wasn't my first choice, but to exemplify my decision, real people are going to be reading this and I thought I'd give them a real world review instead of what seems like advertising rants. This video is so over-rated that it isn't funny. I mean, I was turned on to circular strength training By Pavel Tsatsouline's kettlebell workouts, and thus expected the same sort of quality from this video as it seems to be an offshoot of the kettlebell training methodology.

To talk about the difference in video quality between Pavels, and this one, is to talk about the sameness between apples and oranges.

A google search on Indian clubs will give you more information than this video, and with less jargon to boot! A search will also prove to provide for added resources and for cheaper product (Indian Clubs).

The video is poorly recorded with segments that are hard to hear and jumps in video recording. The only thing that seemingly was done profesionaly was the art-work, but that was to sell the product. Parts of the video are muffled, and other parts cut off, so it jumps from one section to the next with information missing. You would think that a simple editting process would take care of this, especially for [this price]!

In my opinion, if you want to really learn about the concepts that are spoken of in this book (which are good), any of the kettlebell workout videos will do it with more ease, and less need for a physiologist to translate the over used anatomical and technical jargon used in this video.

Additionally, back to the google search; use "indian clubs" and be amazed at what comes up.