Aikido Master Ueshiba

Description

- In Aikido there is only one founder and one person who started it all and that is Moreihei Ueshiba. This double DVD set is dedicated to master Ueshiba and is all about him.

He was so talented so charismatic and such a leader.

Ueshiba is seen in this Double DVD set teaching demonstrating and practising his art for us all to learn from.

If you study Aikido there is only one person that is this smooth and his ki seems to flow thru the presentation so much so that you can almost see the majoc he was known for.

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Aikido Master Ueshiba - 2 DVD set.......2006-11-15

The second DVD of the set was identical, REQUESTED the shipper send me the second DVD in return, no response. Even with follow up e mails.

Ended up paying for 2 DVDs but only receiving the same DVD twice, even though the second DVD is marked second DVD.

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Junk, scam and possibly pirated material.

Kyokushin Kai Master Oyama - 2 DVD Set
Starring: OYAMA AND HIS TOP FIGHTERS
Director: K. KOYAMA
Manufacturer: Rising Sun Productions
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ASIN: B00066NA7S
Release Date: 2004-10-01

Description

Only one man fought a bull his name Mas Oyama there is only one man who had the nerve to break traditional and have full contact fighting in the 1970's and that again was Oyama.

You will see him performing kata. You will see him doing weights teaching and so much more.

You will see some of the most amazing breaking techniques you have ever seen in your life..

Baeball bats are only warm ups for these guys. No matter what your style you will watch this Doublke DVD set in awe as you see some of the most amazing fights ever when the Kyokushin champions from around the world battle it out full contact.

Customer Reviews:

Junk, scam and possibly pirated material........2005-05-16

Someone must have made a buck on this release. Because not a dime can have been spent producing it.

The subject, kyokushin kai karate -the first full contact karate style, is interesting (and I am personaly a fanatic about it) but this dvd set is a disgrace.

The first DVD in the set is the worst.
It is available separately on amazon as "Kyo Ku Shin Way This is True Karate " and is 58 minutes in lenght.
Someone has gone trough their old video collection and dug up all their old 3rd generation vhs to vhs copies and captured them on their computer (with a bad video capturing program that "skipps" when the video signal gets to bad -which is frequently). Mixed the scenes about a bit, added a title screen in some video editing program and decided it was finished!

Im not kidding, it is old vhs copies (old, faded signal, with tension distortions at the edges and everything else that goes with very old and used vhs tapes) from the 70ies and 80ies. Ive seen most of them before, and I kind of doubt they have gotten the rights to use the material. Most are still commersialy available as vhs (in good quality), in japan.

There are no subtext to the japanese sound and text shown, but that is ok since the scenes are so mixed up that the sound (which are from the originals) makes no sense anyway.
Most of it are barely viewable short clips from old world open tournaments. All mixed together.

The second DVD is slightly better, but not by much.
it is 23 minues in length, and is available spearately "Kyo Ku Shin Kai's Mas Oyama - d" on amazon.
It begins almost the same. Very bad quality ripoffs from other releases and then goes on to some videofilms at training camps during the 90ies. It shows a few minutes of black-and-white old footage of Mas Oyama (the founder of kyokushin karate), but then it goes back to the training camp clips again.
Yet again we get to watch a lot of blank screens where the capture program has not been able to capture the vhs video signal.

As a kyokushin karate practicioner, as a fan of martial arts in general and karate in particular, I have to warn people about this one. The quality is abysmal and so far from profesional it is almost funny. At times there are more frozen pictures and blank screens due to the horrible capture, than it is actual moving movie. But with the price set for it (currently $49.95), it is not amusing anymore.
I cannot belive that someone actualy released this!
The subject may be interesting, but this DVD is junk and border line scam!

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Wages of Sin 2 Disc Set

Manufacturer: CustomFlix
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

Description

Johnny "Trigger", AKA deep cover officer Nathan Matthews is framed for aiding and abetting in the murder of undercover officers, Tarantino and Rodriguez and for the slaughter of several FBI agents. To clear his name he must go on the run. Not knowing who to trust Matthews befriends Teresa, a hooker who wants out of the street life. As luck would have it she's got the goods on Nathan's previous mark, up and coming drug kingpin Eric Constantine. Matthews must find the dirty cops who betrayed him, protect Teresa, evade goons, hit teams, and an infamous assassin called "Mona Lisa".

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Muay Thai Master Sken - 2 DVD Set
Starring: Master Sken
Director: O Shariff
Manufacturer: Rising Sun Productions
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ASIN: B00066N9XS
Release Date: 2004-10-01

Description

Master Sken is a world reknowned Muay Thai fighter and now a famous coach that teaches his fighters all the little secrets that made him famous for his kicking techniques.

Now you can have this Muay Thai Master teach you all there is to know about Thailands nationaal sport and why these men arer the toughest pund for pound fighters on the planet.

Shot professionally in a studio you will see all his unique pad drills and his combinations that made him one of Bankok's most elite fighters of all time.

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Two kung fu classics starring the incomparablestar of Kill Bill and Master Killer himself, Gordon Liu, now at a 2-for-1 low price! In Shaolin Drunken Monk, the son of a murdered Shaolin kung fu master learns the Drunken kung fu, so he can take revenge on his father's killers. In He Has Nothing But Kung Fu, a man is left for dead. He survives but has lost all of his memory, until a chance meeting with a beggar leads to them teaming up as "Kung Fu's deadly duo"!

Customer Reviews:

very entertaining........................Gordon kicks butt.......2004-05-18

1) Shoalin Drunken Monk: This film contains a very good audio commentary by Ric Meyers, which i found informative and entertaining... i wish more of these kung fu movies had commertary by film makers and experts. Sadly this DVD was not in widescreen so you dont really get the whole movie
2) He Has Nothing But Kung Fu: I felt that this was the better of the two...........So much Kung Fu..........Fighting for no absolute reason. but again not in widescreen. However bye its cheap. good to have for your collection

Does ANYONE have any info on this 2 disc set??.......2004-04-23

Which Master Killer movies are included in this 2 disc set?
It's like selling a 2 disc Star Trek set and not listing which movies are being sold.
I know their are at LEAST two Master Killer collection packages.
The classic responce is:
"You can return it, if it is not what you want."
I shouldn't have to do that.
Does anyone have any info on this?

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Winning Judo 2 DVD Set -D
Starring: Various Judo Masters , Hall Sharp , Hall Sharp , and Various Judo Masters
Director: Various Judo Masters , and Hall Sharp
Manufacturer: Rising Sun Productions
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ASIN: B0009G0SGQ
Release Date: 2005-04-18

Description

This series of two DVD's is simply put excellent and Hal Sharp has put together these DVD's from hours and hours of old and new footage he has archived over the years..

He then takes each technique and shows you in slow motion why it works. Sharp author of three of the best selling books ever on Judo Boys Judo Techniques of Judo and Championship Judo he is one of the very few qualified to take and show you by watching actual competition footage what works and what doesn't work.

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Brazils native self defense of Capoeria is one of the most unique fightingarts in the world.

Developed fby the slaves of Brazil who hid there African art practised it as a dance but once you see these guys going at it you will see why this is the newest art to hit Hollywood and take it by a storm. There are movies now in progress that will show you these skills but Master Sergipe who comes from a city named Curritiba is one of the most respected names in Brazil and his students are some of the best.

Master Sergipe will show you some of the most simplist techniques and then he takes you to the advanced techniques that Capoeria is famous for.

He shows you pad work combinations and this 2 DVD set is most certainly the place to start if you are new to the art.

Customer Reviews:

Do NOT waste your money on this!!!.......2004-12-12

(1 star because they won't let me vote negative 5!)This 2 DVD set is WAY overpriced for what it is. I got both of them for free when I ordered the entire series from Panther (A much better series,though this art pretty much requires 1-on-1 instruction). I'm glad I got them for free, because I would have felt extrememly gipped otherwise.
They name some thechinques, but no explanation is given on how to do them. The camera work looks like it was shot on a handheld 8mm. All in all, they're just taped Capoeria classes with no instruction. I will admit, when you CAN see through the grainy picture,some of the Capoeristas are very good,but not good enough to warrant the proce of this poorly shot and produced jump-on-the-bandwagon peice of garbage.

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Martial Arts Masters - 2 DVD Set
Starring: AND OVER 200 MORE , KIM NISHIYAMA , FUNAKOSHI , and YAMAGUICHI
Director: DON WARRENER
Manufacturer: RISING SUN PRODUCTIONS
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ASIN: B00066NA46
Release Date: 2004-10-01

Description

This is a compiliation of the two best sellers and award winning DVD's recently released BUDO Japannaese Okinawan Masters and American Masters.

There are over 80 of Japan's and OPkinawa's top masters names like Ueshiba Kano Funakoshi, KIm Nishiyama and Higa Seko highlight the Budo DVD and the other is a double DVD set which has names like Urban, Trias, Banks, Norris and all the other great American masters.

If you want a complete hgistory of martial arts in America, Jaoan and Okinawa this is the package for you they are all here and there is so much footage here you be simply amazed as this is a collection of the best of the best. Over 15 of the worlds leading collectors have pooled there footage for this project.

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The Okinawan Government recognized him as a living treasure when he was alive. His students and the rest of the wqorld recognize him now that he is gone as a one of a kind.

His Matubayashi Shorin Ryu karate is taught world wide with duisciples form nearly every country in the world and his prowess is now carried on by his son Takayoshi and his students.

Thsi double DVD set will show you the master in the 1960's and then in the 1970's and then finally only a few months before his passing when he performed on stage at teh first Okinawan world Championships in 1997 in Naha Okinawa.

Plus you will see him performan Okinawan karate dance that he would do on special occcaasions.

Yes Master Shoshin Nagamine was one of Okinawa's greatest masters.

Customer Reviews:

Want more later years of Master Nagamine 10 Dan.......2004-11-21

This is two DVDs collection of Shorin Ryu as below:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00009ZK60/qid=1101006056/sr=1-3/ref=sr_1_3/102-2166207-3001769?v=glance&s=dvd

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00011HJ8E/qid=1101006056/sr=1-2/ref=sr_1_2/102-2166207-3001769?v=glance&s=dvd

Initially, I expected that this collection consists MORE than the above DVDs as the running time was 80 minutes as per www.amazon.com. Unfortunately, the running times are 22:37 and 24:07 respectively.

The film of "Shorin Ryu Karate Matsubayashi" are rare but the images were unacceptably unclear. Simple "cardboard" was displayed to shown the performers before each performance. Unfortanately, some of them are wrong - even after 30 years (film was taken in 1965?).

Both DVDs are packaged with the "latest" pictures of Master Nagamine 10 Dan. However, only 4 minutes performance of Master Nagamine 10 Dan could be found in "Nagamine Shorin Ryu Karate". This 4 minutes consists of a sort of (Karate+dance) in Nagamine's own dojo (I think) and the open performance after the Okinawan World Karate Championships in 1997 (just before the master died).

His performance during his later part of life is no more just power but the essence of spirit (the "do" in karate-do). Fans of Shorin Ryu and Master Nagamine 10 Dan want to see more of his performance of his later years!

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Ninja Style Kenjutsu 2 DVD Set
Starring: Grand Master Harunaka Hoshino
Director: Grand Master Harunaka Hoshino
Manufacturer: Rising Sun Productions
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

Shuriken-Jutsu: Ninja Throwing Blades

ASIN: B000NOK22Y
Release Date: 2007-02-21

Product Description

Ninja Style Kenjutsu Vol.1: History of Ninja. Warrior's fighting skills, explanations of different Japanese weapons, step-by-step instructions on sword grips, stances, basic positions (kamae) and footwork. DVD-HH001 Ninja Style Kenjutsu Vol.2: Special Ninja training exercises and body conditioning. Advanced offensive and defensive striking and blocking skills. Special skills performed when confronting enemies.

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