Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #32362 in DVD
• Released on: 2008-03-03
• Rating: Exempt
• Format: PAL
• Number of discs: 1

Synopsis
An exhilarating workout that stimulated the mind as much as the body, enhancing flexibility and fitness levels whilst promoting the use of meditation. For advanced students.

Customer Reviews

A Shaolin Monk In Your Living Room
Shifu (Master) Yan Lei uses the exercises taught to novices at the Shaolin Temple in China, to show you how to tone your body, increase fitness, build flexibility and focus your mind.

The Shaolin techniques have been used for centuries to attain the highest mental and physical strength. Originally developed to prepare for battle they are still relevant today in our fight to balance busy lives, combat stress and maintain a healthy mind and body.

In addition to the physical benefits, students of the Shaolin disciplines of Qi Gong and Kung Fu also benefit from increased energy levels, concentration and confidence. The exercises are widely practiced throughout Southeast Asia and work with the body's innate harmony and energy for greater wellbeing.

Shifu Yan Lei is a 34th generation disciple of the Shaolin Temple in Henan, China. He has been studying Shaolin martial arts for over twenty years, and is an expert in Shaolin Qi Gong and Kung Fu.

The Shaolin Warrior range of DVDs are designed to guide you through the authentic Shaolin teachings of Qi Gong and Kung Fu. Offering a graded teaching system with exercises and practices direct from the Shaolin Temple in China, Shifu Yan Lei takes you on a journey towards spiritual and physical health and well-being.

The Shaolin Workout DVDs are accessible to everyone regardless of age or fitness level and provide three levels: Beginners (Vol.1), Intermediate (Vol.2) and Advanced (Vol.3). No previous experience of martial arts is needed and you work at your own pace to increase your fitness and develop your technique.

A trumped-up kickboxing routine
There is little, if any traditional Shaolin techniques here. The Shaolin Warrior 1+2 DVDs are excellent and teach traditional punches and kicks and a small number of very basic forms.

However, I was devastated to see the direction that the third DVD in the series took. The techniques taught in this DVD will teach you how to fight, and will give you an excellent cardio kickboxing workout, but they are lacking in substance.

Sadly this emphasis on 'sanshou' is the general direction taken by the official Shaolin Temple, (in London at least). It is a shame for those who want to learn the subtle, and extremely rich techniques of the traditional longfist styles.

If Yan Lei produces a DVD on the traditional forms that he must have learned during his training, I will snap it up. His DVD teaching style is excellent.