| After the first "Chin Na In Depth" DVD, I had high | | | | the menu, you can select the course and then the |
| expectations for "Chin Na In Depth Course 5-8" with | | | | technique you want to learn or review, or you can just |
| Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming. I was not disappointed one bit. | | | | watch straight through. Course one includes 8 |
| This is another excellent resource for any martial art | | | | techniques, Course Six contains 7 techniques with |
| library. Sometimes I watch martial art videos to | | | | "Forced to Bow" not listed on the back of the DVD |
| familiarize myself with a different style, and other times | | | | cover, Course Seven contains 8 techniques, and |
| I actually head to the training hall to work on techniques | | | | Course Eight contains 7. All of them have Chinese |
| presented and taught in the program. Dr. Yang's Chin | | | | names. The English name is listed in the menu, but at |
| Na DVDs definitely fall into the latter category. | | | | the beginning of each segment the Chinese is shown |
| Being a Hapkido instructor, I am familiar with many joint | | | | and pronounced. |
| locking techniques from the Hapkido curriculum. What | | | | The various techniques attack fingers, wrists, elbows, |
| I've really enjoyed doing is practicing Dr. Yang's Chin | | | | shoulders, and neck and head. Dr. Yang does a good |
| Na techniques with my Hapkido techniques to | | | | job of demonstrating and explaining the techniques, and |
| compare similarities, differences, how to make them | | | | he give the viewer a lot of little tips to help make the |
| better, how to incorporate what Dr. Yang teaches with | | | | techniques better. The DVD contains close ups of |
| what I do, and so on. While a novice would not be able | | | | certain techniques to help viewing and learning as well. |
| to do this, those that have knowledge of joint locking | | | | Additionally, there are English subtitles to help the |
| should be experimenting and developing themselves | | | | viewer that may have trouble with Dr. Yang's accent. |
| and their techniques. I think the novice could still learn a | | | | Personally, I did not have any trouble understanding Dr. |
| lot from this DVD, however I think for me, it has | | | | Yang. Another nice instructional element of the |
| definitely helped make me a better martial artist and | | | | program is when Dr. Yang has his students do the |
| introduced me to some variations on locks that I hadn't | | | | techniques after he has taught it. He points out things |
| done yet. | | | | as his students perform in order to help you correct |
| The production quality of the DVD is top notch. I've | | | | mistakes and better understand his teaching. Having his |
| come to expect very good quality from YMAA and | | | | students involved and incorporating more teaching with |
| they deliver. The sound, lighting, editing are all done very | | | | them added to the program. |
| well and the DVD has very easy menus to navigate. I | | | | At the end of the program Dr. Yang cautions the |
| like that Dr. Yang includes his principles of Martial | | | | viewer to practice safely. I liked that he added this. The |
| Morality at the very beginning before the menu screen | | | | mark of a good instructor is high proficiency with |
| because I think all of us that practice martial arts should | | | | techniques, but also being able to teach others to do |
| be reminded of those principles. The DVD also | | | | them in a safe manner and to keep techniques from |
| contains the standard YMAA extras that include | | | | being abused. Dr. Yang is definitely an excellent |
| information about YMAA, their catalog, and DVD | | | | instructor. This DVD is an extremely valuable resource |
| previews of a bunch of their other titles. | | | | for anyone who studies and practices joint locking |
| The main content of this DVD is on courses 5-8. From | | | | techniques, regardless of his or her style. |