The Method Jab, Kick & Burn

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Year Released: 2002

Categories: Boxing/Kickboxing/Martial Arts


The absolute worse kickboxing video available. It is clear the powers-that-be at the Method thought, "Hmm, kickboxing is big, but we do dance, let's cash in by meshing the two." The workout is clearly a dance workout with a kickboxing theme and looks like a dance recital with such a theme. There is no attention to proper form at all. There is a Method drum-style band performing in the background, one with a "guru" look to him. The emphasis on the New Age oriental feel really bugs this Catholic Christian who only wants a good workout, leave your different philosophies at the door thanks. The workout itself was not very challenging either. In case you can't tell, I hated this video after less than 15 minutes.

Tracy is a terrible actress. She looks 42 but is trying very hard to look 19 like the dancers behind her. She has an Australian ? accent and her intro is so forced and badly read I was standing, slack-jawed in shock as I listened. Also, in just the first 15 minutes workout (the tape runs 55 minutes) she said "puhhhfect" so many times that I considered that this is what Eva Gabor of Green Acres would look like if she did an exercise video, dahhhhling.

This is an addendum to my first review of this tape, which I submitted after viewing only the first 15-minute workout. Later I went back and courageously watched the rest of it (I must love self-punishment) and, hard to believe, but it is worse. During the aerobic part, she often says "How are you getting on?" I know it is a Britishism, but she says it in such an air-headed manner (sometimes even with a giggle!) that I almost wonder if she means something else. In the abs section, after telling us we would be doing six roll-ups, she does the first three and says, "That's three, three more to go," and honestly looks so proud of herself that she could do this difficult math problem. Moments later, there is a motion in which, while lying on her back she makes a circular move with her legs in air. She says it is either the Frog or Froglegs (don't make me go back and watch it again to verify) and then says, "I named it myself" and looks so very proud of it! I am blonde and it is presenters like her that give us all a bad name. I also resent having paid $10.96 for this. Stay away from this tape (unless you are looking for comedy!)

Laura B.

10/12/1999