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Advantages: cheap, plenty of action, it's MMA Disadvantages: poor sound and picture, no extras, quality of fights
***What is it?***
The sport of mixed martial arts is one of the most misunderstood sports of all time. People get the impression of street brawls and bar fights when they think of no holds barred fighting. Boxing promoters say that people who compete in this sport are unskilled and don't have the dedication to do well in something like boxing. I'd like to say that most of the martial artists in these events devote their lives to martial arts and ... ...action and the fighters know when to give up and submit. There have actually been less serious injuries than sports like basketball, hockey and skiing.
The amount of respect and sportsmanship showed in this sport is of a higher regard than any other. Fighters will rage war on one another for anything up to half an hour then hug and congratulate each other afterwards. But enough about that as I have devoted a whole opinion to the cause in another ...
Advantages: Lots of good footage Disadvantages: Not alot of interesting insight
...Gracie vehicle Choke. But while Rites Of Passage is crammed full of compelling clips, it's sadly bereft of a narrative thread to tie the whole thing together.
The Gracie and Kerr documentaries are unique in that they both tell the incredible stories of their protagonists, but in doing so also serve as compelling and worthwhile introductions to the world of combat sports. Rites Of Passage does not really have a central story to tell so much as it ... ...own attempt to introduce the viewer to no-holds-barred and MMA competition feels somewhat distracted and confused.
The film is split into 3 disparate sections. These cover MMA fighters the Inoue brothers, the 2000 World Vale Tudo Championship in Brazil, and UFC 23, which was held in Tokyo in november 1999.
The access granted to the film-makers is impressive, and there's no shortage of footage shot in hotels, gyms and backstage at MMA events. There ...
Advantages: Good for the beginner and some interested strength training methods Disadvantages: Not very good as a cardio routine
...arts actor for several decades, David Carradine.
This DVD is made up of two videos that were first release back in the 90’s and put together into one product. The two videos contained on this DVD are:
• Shaolin Cardio Kick Box
• Shaolin Strength Training
Shaolin Cardio Kick Box
This part of the DVD lasts about 45 minutes and has David Carradine showing a routine for you to follow along to with several other people in the background.
The routine ... ...minutes and is narrated by David Carradine and performed by two people who are supposed to be teaches.
This part of the DVD starts off with a warm-up, has some strength training movements and then has an internal cool down.
The movements are performed several times slowly and then performed several times using full tension which is a technique called “Dynamic Tension”.
After performing this routine, I did have a slight sweat so it did work out ...
Advantages: Great action, great price, no boring bits! Disadvantages: Could be longer
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) use the slogan 'As Real As It Gets' and this DVD showcases why they chose that as their tag line - this is Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) action personified!
Over the years UFC has changed a little bit and they do have some rules now - believe it or not! However, back in the beginning there were no rules - at UFC 4 (16th Dec 1994) you'll see Keith Hackney repeatedly punch Joe Son in the groin, but I digress - that's ... ...boring - this is where Ultimate Knockouts excels. It cuts out anything that may be construed as boring and goes straight to the bit we all want to see - the knockout!
One huge benefit of this DVD is the repeat viewing factor. How many times have you spent money on a DVD only to watch it once and then put it away to gather dust until you take it down to MVC along with another 15 'one time watch' DVDs to swap them for one and a half DVDs from the ...
Advantages: Good extras Disadvantages: Some mismatches
...and knees all hurt here.
Pride is based in Japan and is very popular and bigger than boxing there. It's world rival is UFC which is based in America and is fought in a cage while Pride is staged in a ring.
Pride 29 wasn't a bad show by any means, but it's far from the best. Very few of the fights (10 in total) are really competitive, a few whitewashes and some mismatches. Sergei Kharitonov's destruction of human punishment sponge Choi Mu Bae is ... ...times and terrifying at how Cro Cop neutralised Coleman's wrestling.
This DVD has a very good quota of extras, from fighter interviews and biographies. Crowning glory for extras is "Backstage with Bas Rutten" lasts a good 10 minutes.
A good entry point for pride rookies. Worth checking out. ...
