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PowerStrike with Ilaria Montagnani |
  Very impressive |
| I am an advanced exerciser, and have several kickboxing and tae bo workouts, but this was my first one with Ilaria. I was hugely impressed with it, and felt it was an intense workout (my clothes needed to be wrung out afterward - or maybe I'm just very sweaty!). I was persuaded to get this by earlier reviews recommending the way in which proper form is taught by Ilaria, and I was not disappointed. It's a pleasure to watch her, and the other members of her class, whose form is also very good indeed. I love Ilaria's precision of movement and cuing. - posted by Susan on 10/25/2009 |
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| Loved it the Second Time Around |
| I bought this video awhile ago, and did it one time, but for some reason it didn't hold my interest (not sure why - maybe it was the repetition of the moves?). However, I picked it up again yesterday to try and I can't for the life of me understand why I didn't like this video! Ilaria's cues are great, and it was a lot of fun! I didn't even realize how much I was sweating and the time went by really fast. I like her attitude - she's supportive, no nonsense but friendly. And now that it's the second day I can really feel it in my upper body! A real keeper in my rotation! - posted by Roma on 10/23/2009 |
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| Superb!!!! |
| This is just a great workout, plain and simple. Ilaria is the best in the biz with kickboxing. Her cueing is spot on, she teaches perfect form and does not go at such a crazy fast pace like some other videos. Form is so important, and she goes at the perfect speed to get it down so there is no injury and you get the most out of the moves. Keep 'em coming Ilaria. - posted by Jill Sherry on 10/5/2009 |
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| Empowering!!! |
| A five star workout! Ilaria's form is impeccable and she is excellent at sharing that knowledge with her students. The flow and power of this workout is infectious and keeps you coming back for more. I consider myself an advanced exerciser but have a long way to go to execute the kicks and punches as well as Ilaria. Ilaris's goal is to have you execute perfect form for each and every punch and kick. If you make this your focus,this can be an advanced exercise routine. When you finish the Power Strike workout you feel empowered and ready to face anything that comes your way. - posted by Eileen on 7/22/2009 |
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| excellent form instruction |
| This video is terrific for learning good form. I have many kickboxing DVDs and have a green belt in tae kwon do - and have learned a lot from this DVD. It is important to realize that there are many martial arts styles and they do differ - thus an expert in one form may do some things differently from an expert in another - for example Illaria, trained in karate, does the roundhouse kick differently from Billy Blanks, trained in tae kwon do - and both are correct for the art they are trained in! I am giving this 4 stars instead of 5 because the DVD is not conveniently chaptered. I'll be doing this workout again and again as Illaria is a great teacher and working on form is a lifelong process in martial arts. - posted by Ann on 12/26/2008 |
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| I wanted to like it but it's boring |
| I do think that Ilaria seems to be a great instructor. Perhaps her classes are more lively than this DVD. I wanted to like this because Powerstrikes always seem to get recommended as good kickbox workouts. While I didn't have problem with cueing or form, I was bored. I tried the workout a few tmes but always switched to something else. I ended up giving this away. - posted by Hara on 8/16/2008 |
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| Good Workout |
| I purchased this to step up my workout and it certainly reached that goal. Ilaria is easy to follow, gives good cues without slowing down the workout and constantly reminds you on form. The music is fun. You will certainly break a sweat. The second half is more complicated, but again, she walks you through it and gives praise as well, which keeps you motivated. - posted by Lisa on 6/3/2008 |
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| Good Form |
| I really like this video. The workout and music mesh really well. Ilaria's form is fantastic. If you want to learn good form, this is the video to start with. I agree with others that the cardio benefit is intermediate at best. - posted by Melissa on 11/29/2007 |
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| Excellent form but intensity |
| Well, Ill begin by saying that I really love Ilaria. She is obviously an actual real martial arts expert (unlike many other kickboxing instructors...)but if you are an advanced exerciser, you probably wont even be breaking a sweat... I am sorry to say this cause the intructor and quality production are excellent and I really wanted to love this video. I will say that if you are starting out with kickboxing you definitely should learn it from an actual professional like Illaria, her form is perfection and her body is absolutely AMAZING! I hope her next video is much more challenging cardio wise. - posted by Jade on 11/11/2007 |
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| Powerstrike |
| Overrated like her class! The upperbody part is ok. (But how can u perform a hook punch without turning your body) Never was a fan of her kicking style. Her "roundhouse" looks more like an advance front kick. This is better than Violet's I must say.I'm starting to wonder where these martial artist get there "Black Belts" from. Look at Master Billy Blanks roundhouse kick compared to llaria's and you'll see the difference - posted by Jermaine on 11/6/2007 |
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