Master Satien Snellen and Carole Wood
I believe in this video so much that I quit my previous job and began working with this production company on this project full-time! This is quite possibly the most important and yet fun workout in the world. It is a 3 tape series sold as 1 unit and will be making its debut in the upcoming Collage Video catalog - "The Complete Guide to Exercise Videos" which is mentioned on this web site. Briefly: Tape 1 gives life-threatening scenarios (developed from studies of the most common forms of assault) and the techniques to fend off an attack. Tape 2 is a 36 min. low-impact aerobic routine which reinforces the techniques learned in Tape 1 and Tape 3 (32 minutes) is designed for people who have mastered the techniques and are ready for a more strenuous workout. Both aerobic workouts have a warm-up and cool-down period. Not only will you burn fat, increase metabolism and muscle tone - but you can prepare your mind to respond with quickness. A great self-confidence builder.
Instructor comments: Master Satien is a black belt in Tae Kwon Do and demonstrates the techniques used to fend off an attacker. Carol Wood is a nationally certified aerobics instructor. She has terrific energy and is easy to follow during the aerobic workouts.
Tricia Baker
10/16/97
This is a three video set. The first video is a demonstration of danger situations and the appropriate self-defense moves for those situations, shown from several angles. The second and third tapes are complete aerobics workouts, with warm-up, stretch, workout, cooldown (rather short) and stretch. Both are approximately 30minutes long. The second video is a low impact workout, while the third video is higher impact. In both workouts, the moves presented in the demonstration tape are integrated (thus the title!) into aerobic paterns, while at various times a clip from the demonstration video is shown in the lower corner.
I really enjoy these two workouts, and usually do them together to make a 50-minute session (excluding the cooldown from tape 2 and the warmup from tape 3). Done this way, I get a good, intermediate-level workout, but can also work on putting more power into the moves, kicking higher, etc., to make a more intense workout. I highly recommend the set of tapes, and can't wait for the next in the series (which I hope will include a 60-minute workout).
Instructor comments: The instructor for the aerobics portion of this video is very personable and energetic-someone you would like to have in your home. The woman who demonstrates the moves in self-defense situations is appropriately serious and tough.
Kathryn Bulver
8/16/98
