DVDs
Okinawan Makiwara
With Master Takemi Takayasu 7th Dan (Uechi-Ryu karate) revealing his training methods with the Makiwara.
The makiwara is an essential tool for karate training, with regular training you can improve your efficiency and power
- Running Time approx 45 mins
- Languages: English, French, German, Spanish & Japanese
Okinawa Strengthening
With Master Takemi Takayasu 7th Dan (Uechi-Ryu karate) demonstrating the strengthening techniques as practised on Okinawa (Japan). This work must be part of any budoka who looks for maximum efficiency. Strengthening of the body with baseball bats, amazing breaking on 9 points. Vhishis, Nigiri-Games, Dumbbells
- Running Time approx 50 mins
- Languages: English, French, German, Spanish & Japanese
Essential Advanced Katas for Shotokan Karate
The essential follow up from the creators of the popular Grading Syllabus for Shotokan Karate.
Features the following kata: Bassai-Sho, Kanku-Dai, Kanku-Sho, Enpi, Jion and Hangetsu. Can be viewed with "multi-view" shot selection from 19 different views including wide-shots, top-shots, close-ups and profiles, also slow motion, mirror images and split screen views.
Demonstrated by Craig Raye (5th Dan), Robert Richards (4th Dan) and Matthew Frost (1st Dan).
Craig Raye's Kumite Sparring Tips
The latest in the Best Practice Series from the producers of the Grading Syllabus for Shotokan Karate DVD.
Presented by Craig Raye (5th Dan), individual Kumite Champion, team kata and team kumite winner. Fought for Britain 5 times in Japan and Europe winning 14 out of 16 team kumite finals for his club. Awarded the Enoeda Trophy for Fighting Spirit.
Features basic kumite, semi-free kumite, punching & blocking drills, kicking & blocking drills and combination drills. Bonus feature includes classic footage from Craigs Championship Fights. Multi-view angles including wide-shots, close-ups, split-screen and slow motion. An essential purchase for those interested in competition level karate and similar style martial arts.
Grading Syllabus for Shotokan Karate
Over 300 video clips are easily accessed via 37 menu cards. Menu is broken down into Kyu grades and then into Basics, Kata and Sparring All the techniques a student will need to demonstrate.
If a student was preparing for his 4th Kyu belt and wished to review a particular stance or a block within a Kata before his grading, he would be able to select the belt grade and then choose the camera angle that was most appropriate. For example, the student could select a top shot, then the relevant close up, perhaps in profile, then watch it in slow motion to counts, and then run the sequence at normal speed until satisfied. Action can be frozen at any moment if he so wished. Invaluable for really studying moves in detail!
In addition the DVD gives the option of watching any of the Kata as a split screen so that the same action can be reviewed at the same time in both wide shot and close up.
Also the DVD has been designed to allow the front wide shot of any of the Katas filmed, to be viewed as a mirror image, giving the students the option of lining themselves up with the image on the screen and following the actions precisely.
- Approx running time 3 hours
- As featured in Combat and Traditional Karate magazine
Karate - The Art of Fighting
Alexandre Biamonti is an expert in the Art of Fighting and et unveils all the techniques and combinations that are efficient in Competition. All the efficiency of this program is demonstrated in a dojo, then, thanks to videos of the latest European and World Championships with Alex and all the members of the French Team, several times World Champions.
- Interactive Menus
- Languages: English & French
Karate - Belt Advancement 1
Alexandre Biamonti world champion and Yves Bardreau, World vice-champion, present you a comprehensive gradual program for white, yellow, orange and green belts. You will learn every defense and attack technique, with fist and foot, as well as the mistakes not to make in order to master the basic techniques of Traditional and Competition Karate.
- Covers white, yellow, orange and green belts.
- Interactive Menus
- Languages: English & French
Karate - Black belt Passport Vol 2
Alexandre Biamonti world champion and Yves Bardreau, World vice-champion , present you a comprehensive gradual program for blue, brown, and black belts. You will learn every defense and attack technique, with fist and foot, as well as the combinations in order to master the basic techniques of Traditional and Competition Karate.
- Covers blue, brown and black belts
- Interactive Menus
- Languages: English & French
Karate - Competition Winning Techniques
This martial arts instructional DVD presents the best Karate techniques used in competition. Alexandre Biamonti, individual and team World Champion 1998, European Champion 1998, Winner of the Paris Open 1998, the Wasqual Cup 98, the english Championship 98, the Finnish Championship 98, the World Cup 1997, 7 times European Champion and 6 times French Champion. Famous for his leg techniques and sequences which surprise his opponents. Alex reveals his secrets, kick and punch techniques, punch-kick chaining, sweeping, feints. Followed by the most beautiful fights of his career and the best karateka in the World.
- Running Time approx 50 mins
- Languages: English, French & Spanish
Uechi-Ryu Karate-Do from Okinawa Vol 1
In this DVD, master Takemi Takayasu presents the 4 fundamental kata of the Uechi-Ryu Karate Do from Okinawa (Sanchin, Kanshiwa, Kanshu, Seichi) and all their applications as well as Kyu-Yakusoku-Kumite, defense and attack against an enemy with a knife. This is the first time in the History of Uechi-Ryu that "Sanchin-Gitae" will be performed with the first kata Sanchin and with all the applications of the three other kata, which is very meaningful.
- Running Time approx 50 mins
- Languages: English, French, German, Spanish & Japanese
Uechi-Ryu Karate-Do from Okinawa Vol 2
Following the 4 fundamental kata presented in volume 1, this DVD shows in detail the 4 other kata, the superior ones (Seisan, Seiryu, Kanchin, Sanseiryu), with all their comprehensive applications, one traditional Yakusoku-Kumite and defense/attack methods agains an attacker with a gun. It's probably the first time in the world that the application of "Seiryu", "Kanchin", "Sanseiryu" is presented in such a detailed and comprehensive manner.
- Languages: English, French, German, Spanish & Japanese
Uechi-Ryu Karate-Do from Okinawa Vol 3
Hojo-undo is one of the fundamental training methods of Uechi Ryu. Its defense and attack techniques performed in the Sanchin Dachi posture are varied. This method helps to gain more speed and resistance. This dvd reveals all the applications of hojoundo, self defense techniques, as well as a demonstration of extreme strengthening of the body.
- Languages: English, French, German, Spanish & Japanese
- DVD extras include goofy footage!
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