This is a 50-minute kickboxing video. It’s billed as an advanced workout containing aerobic and anaerobic intervals. I found after doing this tape a few times, it lacked the intensity and spark that make a great workout.

Katalin obviously knows kickboxing. During the intro screens they show her doing some great moves with incredible intensity and focus. If only she had that same intensity and focus in this workout it might have made it better. I am a bit of a kickboxing snob, there are so many flooding the market you have to be picky to weed out the “other tapes”

There are many good combos in this tape; I really did like most of the punching combos. But the timing with the music and the cueing did flow. All of the combos were way off to the beat of the music. I know its kickboxing, but if your going to have music with such a good beat, use it or turn the music down. The transitions from side to side were also very choppy no transitions just move to the next side. That I didn’t like. And the voice cues bothered me. Each and every count in many of the combos she counts each rep or counts them One, Two. One, Two for the punching work. There are good pointers and reminders on form, but it’s not necessary to count down each beat!

The intensity of this tape just wasn’t consistent. Never did I approach my anaerobic phase and I found many times during the workout I went below my target aerobic heart rate.

The breakdown of the tape is as follows:

A nice warm up with punches and footwork. This is a nice warmup that gets you punching from the get go and the footwork gets you moving and warm. A nice stretch follows.

The body of the workout begins with a punch-kick-block segment. Then moves into a section of roundhouse kicks. I did like the progression to roundhouse. Instead of moving right into the kicks you do a little bit of stationary slow kicking to get the movement down before you turn the hi kicks on. Then you move into a jump-roping segment. She show different footwork patterns you can use, and even one person doesn’t use a rope as a modification for those at home who don’t have the room.

The next section is stopping kicks and static lunges. The static lunges are a major break in the intensity. I found that if I used to 15 lb. Dumbbells during the lunges it helped to keep the intensity up. Then you do more kicking drills. Then on to more jump roping.

The next segment has alternating front lunges, once again an intensity drop with roundhouse kicks. More jump roping to follow.

Then you move on to some nice punching combos. I really liked the double jab-upper-hook-upper combo. This combo really felt like it fit together well. Then you move into pushups.

More punching combos follow, as well as more pushups and pushup variations. Followed by more jump roping.

The next segment works on roundhouse kicks. A back fist round house, combo is included. Followed by more pushups.

The last section is all standing legwork. Controlled leg lifts, extensions, and pulses all work the leg and make for better kicking technique. There are also 3 or 4 sets of dips off a chair.

A nice stretch follows.

The components of the tape are well thought out and performed with great form. I just think that it could have been put together in a more logical more intense format. If you’re looking for an advanced kickboxing video, you may want to pass on this one. It’s more intermediate at best. But proper form is presented through out the workout.

Susie F.