Chuck Norris' Private Lesson

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Summary: Slow and Unmotivating
Review: This DVD is slow and unmotivating. The women who are in the video look like bimbos (though I hate to say that). The exercising is slow and doesn't really work you out. It IS good for SELF DEFENSE only, not as a workout!!

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Summary: Great - even for a beginner
Review: This is a great video for someone who wants to learn basic self defense maneuvers. Mr. Norris takes you through step by step and you learn to kick and punch correctly and effectively. I also found this to be a great workout - the basis for the current tae-bo craze!

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Summary: WITH ONE WORD:PERFECT!
Review: This is a great video,i have done a little the moment i got it,but i can tell it is very good and above all effective.Norris is a great person,athlete,explains all and simple every step in the tape and he loves to teach women his knowledge in order to defend themselves more effectively.He is a perfect person,sweet and caring and a rare master!

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Summary: Get fit and get safe.
Review: This is a terrific initiation to self-defense and martial arts. Chuck Norris is a natural as an instructor. He is easy to follow and understand. Anyone can get these basic self-defense techniques. This is also a quick and fun aerobic type workout. I would highly recommend this to anyone who wants more confidence in streetwise self-defense.

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Summary: Great Martial Arts/Self-Defense Teacher Workout
Review: This program was better then I could have hoped for. He is very detailed in his instructions, teaching many martial arts punches such as punching, jabing, palm strikes, spear hands & even elbow strikes & kicks such as front, round & side. He always makes sure of the most important, use of hips & blance & not locking joints. He spends a few minutes demonstrating slowly a punch or kick & then a couple of minutes practicing that move with BOTH sides of the body. After 1 hand & 1 kick demonstration/practice, he then demonstrates combinations just learned to use for an assailant and then spends several minutes practicing it. This continues for an hour. It is great he incorporates use of combinations to learn for muscle memory.

The workout is more practice of 22 minutes. He does still speak, but where else can you get a DVD where they pay to have the instructor show you over & over again to make sure you keep at it & really learn it? No just see it once, practice for 1 minute & the video is over & you forget everything. You do want him to speak, form & balance is the most important & when you're first learning, it's the first thing you will be sloppy on & will compromise your ability the most.

There is about a 5-10 minute demonstration of more advanced moves such as spining kicks, fake turns, etc. Which is what everyone thinks looks cool, but don't realize it's there in case you strike wrong & how to keep going. He makes it look VERY easy & he has SO much fun doing it. He also has a female student using the techniques learned on a stunt man (Mr. Norris is VERY happy it wasn't him) with also some nice advanced moves that inspires you to want to learn more.

The only bad things I could say was the 80s type set, the bad music, everyone dressed in leotards, and all the women forced to wear too much makeup & looking brain-dead except for a few. But even the most vancant women when demonstrated with Mr. Norris, didn't seem to know when to stop before crushing her knuckles in his face hard & he had to keep grabbing her wrist in time. Even I'd want her on my side in a fight, she looked blood-thirsty.

Since all my faults have to do with what is the director's & producer's fault & not with the information provided or the layout of the program, I would happily reccomend this to anyone.

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Summary: This is my favorite excercise video, and I've done em all
Review: This video has really taught me some effective techniques, and it scores high as a fitness tool for me. I'm losing weight and getting toned, even though it's not a high impact type of workout. It's part of my morning routine, when I'm not ready to jump around for half an hour straight. I'm ready for the next one Chuck does, hint hint Also my children, age 8 & 11 love it.

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Summary: This is my favorite excercise video, and I've done em all
Review: This video has really taught me some effective techniques, and it scores high as a fitness tool for me. I'm losing weight and getting toned, even though it's not a high impact type of workout. It's part of my morning routine, when I'm not ready to jump around for half an hour straight. I'm ready for the next one Chuck does, hint hint Also my children, age 8 & 11 love it.

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Summary: Professional yet personal
Review: This video with Mr. Norris is exceptional. The techniques are not so difficult and the equipment required is not a room full of exercise equipment, but something that EVERYONE has....a chair! This video is for EVERYONE! My children are also learning these self defense techniques! Thank you Mr. Norris! Thank you Amazon for selling it at an affordable price!

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Summary: Good Video
Review: Very good instructional video.He starts out with the basics and then gradually picks up the pace as you go along.Teaches very practical self defense techniques that anyone can use.