Company: Panther Productions
Tape Name: Hapkido Self Defense Techniques, Volume
1
Tape Cost: 49.95
Length of Tape/Time: 56 minutes
Number of Moves/Techniques:
49
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The Instructor:
Fariborz Azhakh
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Primary Grading Criteria:
1.
Production/Tape Quality: 9
2. Instructors demonstrated skill level: 9
3. Comprehension
Score/Immediate Understanding: 9
4. Degree to which this will make someone a better
Martial Artist: 9
5. Score on delivery vs hype: 9
6. Degree to which we would
recommend this product: 9
7. Wasted Time ( The higher the number, the less "
fluff" /repetition ): 9
8. Playback Score/Watching if over-and-over again:
9
9. Would I purchase more of this company's products:9
10. Overall grade based
on cost vs. Value: 9
Grand Total: 90 % ( Fair = 2 Stars ) Original Grade =
90%
Secondary Grading Criteria:
1.
Beginners benefit: Good
2. Intermediate benefit: Fair
3. Advanced benefit:
Fair
4. Time to benefit: Immediate
5. The need to buy additional tapes to understand
this one: None
Written Summary:
Many years
ago, I remember asking an experienced martial artist about the Korean art of Hapkido.
He told me that Hapkido was the Korean version of Japanese Jiujitsu. In this video,
I can see that he knew what he was talking about. There are 49 self defense techniques
shown on this video and they deal with single hand lapel grabs, two handed lapel
grabs, inside wrist grabs and outside wrist grabs. The techniques vary in difficulty
from very simple to moderately difficult. Anyone who has a stand up jiujitsu background
will see many familiar pressure point attacks, takedowns, and escapes. One problem
I had with all of the techniques on this video is that Mr. Azhakh never addresses
the fact that for any jiujitsu technique to be applied effectively, particularly
against a bigger and stronger opponent, all techniques should be preceded by some
type of strike or diversion. In all of these techniques, Mr. Azakh applies the technique
to a willing uke who never fights back or puts up any resistance. But if you inject
strikes and kicks into these techniques, then you could have a pretty decent arsenal
for dealing with these kinds of attacks.
This video is a decent buy for the
money but experienced martial artists with any jiujitsu background are going to be
bored because they will recognize sankyo, shionage, kansetsuwaza, and many other
old friends. Mr. Azakh does a fairly good job of explaining the fine points of the
techniques such as proper hand placement and the correct use of body biomechanics.
I
would recommend this video to beginning and intermediate martial artists of any style
and I also recommend this to advanced martial artists in styles that do not teach
a great deal of standing grappling or stand up jiujitsu.
CJ
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