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 BasicOct 12, 2008
By Andrew Breton
This product really has me torn. On the one hand, I realize that people have 'aha' moments when their art fits together in their mind and it is nice that someone puts those thoughts on video to benefit others. On the other hand, the advertising feels like a bit misleading.
The ad I saw for this only said Malay martial arts, and had a quote from Bob Orlando. I thought to myself 'I should get this, even sight unseen, because there's not a lot out there about Malay martial arts'. After viewing this video, there still isn't.
What he covers is basic hubud-lubud from Filipino arts. There is little here that one can't find elsewhere and, I'm sorry to say, the little that one might consider 'new' is an easy extrapolation. I would have been happy even with a unique application of the basic drills.
At one point he says "I don't think anyone else has ever put this on video" and I think, 'I have: Dan Inosanto, Paul Vunak, and Steve Grody, among others'.
He does this bit about the exercise not being called hubud-lubud, and that it's just a name. Whatever the veracity of this argument, he's still showing the same stuff.
He also does some things that I think are wrong, but to each his own. I would have found a discussion of stylistic differences interesting, but there were no explanations as to why they do things the way they do to even come to your own conclusions.
The production value is middling. At times, there's a child and someone else in the background. He does perform in front of a white area. A better production would have the performers fill the frame more. All that being said, while these things are noticeable, you can still hear and see the performers.
I suppose this video has some value for beginners. But truthfully, I find Steve Grody's videos are better.
Awsome video at a budget price!Mar 24, 2009
By fdvargas
Aside from basic production values which is the only reason the dvd does not get 5 stars, theis is a GREAT DVD!. As a self defense trainer I appreciated the variety of drills, and the pratical applications taught. The instructor is laid back but detailed and you can see that they are having fun. The skill is one often taught but this dvd offers some unique twists and interpretations not seen on other dvd's Also the Price is right! A well done dvd to include in your library for under 30 bucks. Cant beat that!
comparison of apples to applesMar 21, 2009
By excalibur921
"excalibur921"
First I must say that the dvd provided the information that was promised.
It is an introduction of hand drills of the instructor's style, which are hand drills. The drills are not new but I don't believe it was stated within the description that they were.
I found the drills & the presentation of the drills to be informative, which is the purpose of a "instructional" dvd. In this respect whether we are already familiar with the drills presented or not, as long as the information educates us about the technique, the instructor has done the what was promised.
Regarding the production efforts & techniques: it is ridiculous to expect that the 1st production & presentation is going to be as polished as Guro Inosanto's last dvd. Matter of fact I've been a student of the FMA since 1985, I've seen the 1st productions that Guro Dan, Cass Magda, Paul Vunak & others released early in their careers; their productions while they were informative/instructional also needed to be polished.
For that matter I believe a previous review mentioned Steve Grody dvd production; I owned dvds by Guro Steve Grody & gave them away because it was material that had been done & over done by other instructors. While this does not take anything away from Guro Grody's skill, it really doesn't speak to the creativity of his production either.
Any perspective buyers/students should keep one simple fact in mind; this is an "instructional" dvd of FMA hand to hand drills. This is not a dvd on movie/video production, set design &/or script writing. If someone wants instruction on movie/video production, I would recommend shopping for that material rather than in FMA martial arts dvds.
 Tell The TruthDec 08, 2008
By Bigjim77
Quote Breton:
The ad I saw for this only said Malay martial arts, and had a quote from Bob Orlando.
Response:
Dear Sir, if your going to comment on this DVD please be truthful. Your E-bay account name is abmalpc and here is the exact ad you saw, see it shows you as the winner. [...]
The ad said,
"Mano Insayo (Hand Drills) is the combat hand drills of the Malay Fighting Art that is based on the Filipino martial arts. This DVD takes you from the basic drills to the advance, teaching you how to build a good combat flowing drill. You will know how to flow and change in mid-drill without missing a beat. In the heat of combat there is no time to stop, you must adapt to change and keep fighting. This DVD will teach you to adapt in seconds to your opponent's change in technique and never break flow. You need this DVD for the serious Malay Arts fighter.
Reviews:
Bob Orlando of [...] wrote the following e-mail after reviewing the Mano Insayo DVD.
"I received your DVD today and viewed it during lunch. It is amazing how we both combined Filipino hand drill training and the other arts to which we've been exposed. Some of our drills even look alike. I've always said, good martial skills, movements and lines will be found in many systems (that's because--in the past at least--those skills that did not work quickly *died* out :-)
Thank you for sending that. It's always good to see similar drills and effective training methods taught by others.""
Your right this is a Basic Skills DVD meant for beginners.
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