Gotta Sweat: Kardio Kick

Cory Everson
Year Released: 1996

Categories: Boxing/Kickboxing/Martial Arts


A great tape for beginners who haven't had any experience with kickboxing, it's also good for intermediates and advanced on a light day (or if you're getting back into working out after a couple of surgeries, like me).

To break it down:

Warm up: Front punches (excuse me if I don't use the correct jargon!), hooks, walk forward using hooks, walk back with front punches (count of 4 on the walks), calf stretches, hip flexor stretches, hamstring stretches, then arm & tricep stretches.

5 Minutes: Knee-pulldown (like you're breaking a board on your knee), then front kick is added on. (Gus Gates, who leads, miscounts at one point.)

10 Minutes: Jabs, front kicks, front kicks on toes (switching from side to side).

15 Minutes: What Gus calls a slip punch (front punch), skip to side punch, punch/knee-pulldown to side, punch/back kick to side, slip punch.

20 Minutes: Jabs and front punches ("the old 1-2"), jab/front punch/front kick (switching sides).

25 Minutes: Walk forward/front kick, walk forward/front kick/side kick, walk forward/front kick/side kick/punch, then the last series on toes.

30 Minutes: Front kick, front kick/jab, front kick/jab (on toes).

Cool down: Same stretches as in warm up but adds on tai chi moves which are quite nice.

Techno music, with a pastel boxing-type gym set. I never did get why they had Cameo feigning a nap during one set and had the Fabio-type guy "boxing;" it's annoying at first, but it's not too bad.

For me, as a low intermediate or advanced beginner, I prefer Kathy Smith's Kickboxing Workout (love it and it really gets my heartrate going) or either Aaron Lankford's kickboxing tapes (same as Kathy's tape, but they're longer).

Instructor Comments:
She's just a participant on this tape, throwing in some corny jokes from time to time. Gus Gates actually leads this and is a very likeable instructor, with good pointers at times.

NanB

06/04/2002