Shotokan karate's Ray Dalke Kata - d

Rating:
Summary: Sound worked for me...
Review: I have to agree with the last reviewer, but the sound worked for me fine (maybe the dvd was scratched?), so I'm giving it five stars

Rating:
Summary: insightful and helpful
Review: The DVD opens with a demonstration of an advanced kata by Mr. Dalke and then a few one-step sparing techniques. Then the meat of the DVD begins with Mr. Dalke explaining the finer points of the katas after they are demonstrated by an assistant. The points are not the basic "this is how you do an upper block or reverse punch", but more of what each kata is supposed to be teaching and one or two key points The katas covered are Heians 1-5, Tekki Shodan, Bassai-Dai,Bassai-Sho, and Hangetsu

I first began my training in 1974 and have been doing these katas for almost 30 years but being no where near Mr. Dalke's level, I found the thoughts presented here are insightful and helpful. There's always something new and different to learn about even the most "basic" techniques. I'm looking forward to doing the katas now with these ideas in mind and would recommend this to anyone serious about studying karate.

The DVD itself is not the highest quality; it almost gives the impression that it was originally a VCR tape copied to DVD. The titles and such are a little fuzzy and the sound is similar to one done on a home video recorder. While neither the video or sound quality are what would be considered professional in the sense of a DVD movie you would buy, this in no way takes away from what you are seeing or hearing. It is more than adequate for the purpose intended, learning more about karate. One wish though is for the description to provide more information of what katas are covered in the DVD. I bought this one wondering what would be on it. I'm not disappointed however if someone were looking for training on a specific one they could be in for a surprise if its not included and could feel they wasted their money. Total play time is approximately 60 minutes.

The information and instruction provided rate 5 stars but due to the title not being more descriptive as to what is covered and the somewhat degraded video and audio quality I would rate the DVD overall as 4 stars. That said, I'm ordering another one!

Rating:
Summary: insightful and helpful
Review: The DVD opens with a demonstration of an advanced kata by Mr. Dalke and then a few one-step sparing techniques. Then the meat of the DVD begins with Mr. Dalke explaining the finer points of the katas after they are demonstrated by an assistant. The points are not the basic "this is how you do an upper block or reverse punch", but more of what each kata is supposed to be teaching and one or two key points The katas covered are Heians 1-5, Tekki Shodan, Bassai-Dai,Bassai-Sho, and Hangetsu

I first began my training in 1974 and have been doing these katas for almost 30 years but being no where near Mr. Dalke's level, I found the thoughts presented here are insightful and helpful. There's always something new and different to learn about even the most "basic" techniques. I'm looking forward to doing the katas now with these ideas in mind and would recommend this to anyone serious about studying karate.

The DVD itself is not the highest quality; it almost gives the impression that it was originally a VCR tape copied to DVD. The titles and such are a little fuzzy and the sound is similar to one done on a home video recorder. While neither the video or sound quality are what would be considered professional in the sense of a DVD movie you would buy, this in no way takes away from what you are seeing or hearing. It is more than adequate for the purpose intended, learning more about karate. One wish though is for the description to provide more information of what katas are covered in the DVD. I bought this one wondering what would be on it. I'm not disappointed however if someone were looking for training on a specific one they could be in for a surprise if its not included and could feel they wasted their money. Total play time is approximately 60 minutes.

The information and instruction provided rate 5 stars but due to the title not being more descriptive as to what is covered and the somewhat degraded video and audio quality I would rate the DVD overall as 4 stars. That said, I'm ordering another one!

Rating:
Summary: Sound worked for me...
Review: This is a really good course, but, for some reason, the sound on the dvd doesn't work on all dvd players. I'm not sure why. So that is why I'm rating it "4" stars.

Rating:
Summary: Sound is distorted, otherwise good.
Review: This is a really good course, but, for some reason, the sound on the dvd doesn't work on all dvd players. I'm not sure why. So that is why I'm rating it "4" stars.

Rating:
Summary: Sound is distorted, otherwise good.
Review: This is a really good course, but, for some reason, the sound on the dvd doesn't work on all dvd players. I'm not sure why. So that is why I'm rating it "4" stars.