Analysis of Shaolin Chin Na DVD (1st Edition-YMAA)Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming

Description

Learn fast and powerful joint locks to control any opponent.

Chin Na means Seize and Control. This ancient Shaolin art is the study of controlling an opponent through joint locks and acupuncture cavities. Chin Na is part of almost all Chinese martial styles, and it can be a valuable addition to any other martial system.

This video is the first in Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming's extensive Chin Na video series, and provides an excellent overview to the art of Chin Na, beginning with the essential Chin Na speed and power fundamental training routines.

Dr. Yang and senior student Ramel Rones demonstrate over 125 Chin Na techniques and applications close up, in slow motion and at regular speed, showing subtle variations for these effective techniques, which are introduced in the following categories: Finger, Wrist, Elbow, Shoulder, Neck, Waist, Leg and Takedowns.

Easily integrated into any martial style, Chin Na is the root of the more modern grappling arts such as Aikido and Hapkido, and it is often trained by military, security and law-enforcement personnel worldwide.

Fundamental Chin Na Speed and Power Training Routines Over 125 Chin Na techniques and applications.

Technique numbers in this DVD are the same as in the best-selling book Analysis of Shaolin Chin Na 1st Edition - Technique numbers do not match the 2nd Edition of the book.

Contains DVD-Only Additional Content • Multi-Language • Narration: English or French with Chinese/pinyin • Menus & Subtitles: English, French, Spanish or Portuguese • Interactive YMAA Catalog with Previews of All Other YMAA Titles

• WRITTEN BY DR. YANG, JWING-MING • PERFORMED BY DR. YANG, JWING-MING AND RAMEL RONES • EDITED BY DAVID SILVER AND MEDIA MANIC • VIDEO PRODUCTION SUPERVISION BY DAVID SILVER • DVD PRODUCTION BY MEDIAMANIC • DIRECTED BY DR.YANG, JWING-MING

90 minutes - color/ DVD9 NTSC • All Regions encoding

Customer Reviews:

Great dvd.......2007-03-22

Very learnable and easy to execute, especially if you have had prior training in joint-locking. I would highly recommend it in police or correctional use where use of force is limited and these locks if applied correctly can end a conflict quickly. I know by experience by using them in a correctional setting. One just has to pick out the techniques that are the easiest to execute and as all moves dictate, have to be in the right position to execute. And they have to be practiced religiuosly with your collegues before you will become adept as all boxing or martial arts techniques are if one is honest with himself. There are no shortcuts in being able to execute any techniques. They must become instinctive and second-nature. But these are very good techniques.

The foundation for all further grappling study.......2006-01-12

This is the first video in a comprehensive Chin Na video series by the renowned master of Chinese martial arts, Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming. The video first instructs essential power and speed training, and gives the basic concept of Chin Na, which means 'Sieze and Control' in Chinese. This is followed by demonstration of over 80 Chin Na techniques by Master Yang performed on one of his disciples, Ramel Rones. The video was produced in the 1980's, and was a major force in introducing the subject of Shaolin Chin Na to the USA, long before grappling was a popular trend.

The DVD is remastered and is far superior to the VHS edition. The demonstration is at slow and regular speed, and shows subtle variations for these effective techniques. Master Yang did not speak in these early videos due to his difficult 'Chinglish' accent, but the teaching is clear and concise.

There is an additional Glossary of Chin Na terminology segment on the DVD that is quite helpful, which you can scroll through alphabetically, or sit and and read while classical Chinese music is played.

Thank you to Master Yang for cataloging these ancient techniques that have nearly been lost, even in China, and which are the root of the more modern arts of aikido, and more recently, hapkido.

After this DVD, move into the deeper, personal instruction in the Chin Na In Depth 12-Course, 3-DVD series, in which Master Yang instructs over 100 Chin Na techniques. In this series, which was filmed more recently, you can see that his ability to teach in English has developed greatly during his worldwide seminar tours, and his English instruction is flawless. He revisits some of these techniques from the Analysis DVD, teaching them in extreme detail - showing each technique multiple times, and with several variations, and often allowing students to demonstrate, in order to show corrections and fine tuning for common mistakes.

Through all of this vast training, it is vital to refer back to 'The Analysis of Shaolin Chin Na' DVD, which gives an excellent overview of the art of Chin Na, and instructs the essential fundamental speed and power training that is the key to effective and quick Chin Na.

Much respect for Dr. Yang for this exhaustive research and teaching!

This is the place to start your 'Chin Na' training.......2005-06-30

Groundfighters! Pay Attention!

These chin na techniques can be adapted to any fighting style, and learning to use 5 or 10 of them reflexively WILL be a lifesaver when the time comes.

Great DVD quality and design.

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