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Cameron Shayne - Budokon for Beginners |  | Actor: Cameron Shayne
Studio: Gaiam
Category: DVD
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Rating:  51 reviews
Sales Rank: 16965
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Running Time: 70 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.9 x 5.6 x 0.9
MPN: 029956406001
ISBN: 1592504310
UPC: 029956406001
EAN: 9781592504312
ASIN: B00068RZ18
Theatrical Release Date: 2004
Publication Date: 2004
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Product Description
A workout combining ashtanga yoga, martial arts, and meditation.
Amazon.com
The cover touts it as "the reunion of martial arts, yoga, and meditation," but for those who have practiced those disciplines separately but not in combination, Cameron Shayne's Budokon Beginning Practice offers a fresh, even unique approach to a home exercise regimen. Yoga, martial arts, and meditation don't actually commingle in this approximately 38-minute program (also included is a version that's about 10 minutes shorter); a fairly traditional, 20-minute yoga practice (for creating "power through stillness") is followed by 15 minutes of martial arts ("power through movement") and about three minutes of meditation ("power through emptiness"). The yoga asanas, including forward bends, lunges, twists, standing poses, and several sun salutations, provide a good stretch and warm-up for the martial arts moves; the latter, with their short, vigorous punches and kicks mostly performed from a traditional "fighting stance," offer a contrast to the slower, deeper yoga postures, and the sequence of the two is genuinely invigorating. Shayne, a martial arts master who also knows his yoga, provides excellent instruction throughout, and easier versions of the yoga poses are demonstrated. There's also a "pose guide" option, accessible both separately and during the workout, to explicate all the poses and movements in greater detail. --Sam Graham
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 A Pretty Basic Workout, But a Decent Introduction September 5, 2010
R. Fortier (Ontario, Canada)
This workout is good for someone who is new to martial arts or Yoga. It has some basic moves and poses for those disciplines.
Yoga: The yoga poses are mostly strength and flexibility poses, relating to martial arts muscle groups (thighs, shoulders, and core). Once done a few times, it is not very challenging.
Martial Arts: This is a tae bo type of exercise routine. It is very basic, and will not make your even break a sweat.
Meditation: I am sure some people will think critically about this, but I skipped over this part most of the time. I was looking for an endurance workout, and I found that a meditation was a huge break. It was meant to be a cooldown in addition to being spiritual, but I found it to do neither effectively. I didn't really give the spirituality a chance, in all fairness, but the cooldown was not effective since it was essentially an abrupt stop to the exercise. To effectively cool down, you need moderate exercise. It beings down your heart rate, allows your body to drain away excess lactic acid from a long workout. Granted, since the workout does not really do much for you, a cooldown is not as needed.
For a while, I used this workout as a warmup for another MMA workout video. It did its job well for a while, but the video is now shelved since I cross train with biking/running.
I have not tried the more advanced Budokon workout videos, as they are so expensive and I was a little shy about buying another in this series. As an avid runner, Yoga should be a beneficial workout for my flexibility and leg strength so I may eventually give them a try.
Is this Christian-friendly? August 15, 2010
vmamafrika
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I got this to help with my focus and practise martial arts. I've dabbled in Taekwondo and Kenpo Karate and miss them dearly. I haven't tried this DVD yet but have watched it twice, checking if it in any way exalts the ultimate enemy. I'm not so religious as to shun any form of mind-body activity. I just don't want to glorify someone other than my Father.
I find it a bit dubious that Shayne calls a particular move Vinyasa, as I have come to understand Vinyasa to mean 'movement with breath'. I'm no expert Yogi, but I've seen that move before, and it was called Chaturanga.
Anyway, I think I'll go ahead and practise Budokon, albeit after a number of months; I've also watched Cameron Shayne's Flow & Flexibility (martial arts/yoga fusion DVD) and find it so much more interesting than the beginner's practice but so much more challenging. The two are worlds apart, really. I need to first work up some strength so that Flow & Flexibility isn't discouragingly hard. (I have a feeling I'll only need a few short weeks to master the beginner's practice, and the moves in it don't strike me as perfect for building my stamina for Flow and Flexibility. I'm thinking along the lines of traditional strength training and Pilates). I'm even getting the entire set. Cameron's technique is perfect as far as I can tell, and although I want to honour God I haven't found that his style doesn't so I can also try the meditation in his DVDs (it's what I think will calm me down and help me to concentrate). I like his fusion of Yoga with martial arts. Can't wait to move up to Flow and Flexibility!
 Great Workout! July 8, 2010
Michelle Way
I just did this DVD for the first time and I really loved it. I thought it was a challenging and well choreographed workout. Cameron Shayne's instruction is spot on and I was able to do all of the moves which surprised me a little because I am new to yoga and the closest I've ever come to a martial art is Tae Bo. I love his voice too - very soothing. I think this would be a good choice for anyone who is interested in yoga and martial arts....or just a really great workout!
Good Product. April 14, 2010
E. Furtado (ME)
Good DVD but need to be a little more limber to do some of the stretches. The martial arts part I was able to pick up fairly quickly with practice. But you need to be limber and considerably thin to do the yoga moves.
Reflections on Budokon March 28, 2010
Angel C. Garces (Hilo, HI, USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The Budokon System is a combination of yoga, martial arts, and meditation. The Budokon DVD for beginners begins with an introduction into the Budokon system and its elements. Budokon provides 20 minutes of Yoga practice such as, cresent, downward facing dog, plank position, warrior I, and warrior II. The yoga practices enables a person to stretch their body from a variety of many different positions. Any athelete will be able to increase their flexibility by following the techniques. I noticed that my kicks are higher, and that I am more tolerant of my squats since I have began Budokon in February.
The second half of Budokon emphasizes martial arts training. The martial arts portion of Budokon teaches pivot punches, rear knee, lunge punch, defensive stance, cat stance, cat stand kick, horse stance, squat kick, and rear leg kick. The moves for the martial arts techniques are simple and they are repeated for a series of 10 repititions for each exercises. Although, I do not plan to use these martial art techniques for evil purposes, learning them is fun, exciting and essential to understand! I get a really intense workout from the simple exercises! By the time I am finished with the martial arts portion, I am sweating like a pig on a summer's day in the desert.
The last portion of the Budokon system is a short meditation. This usually lasts about two-five minutes. This helps a person clear their mind until they fade away into a tranquil and serene mindset. I think this portion is what makes Budokon unique. I have gained a greater understand of the purposes and benefits of Budokon from this reflective period of tranquility.
Budokon is amazing! It only lasts for 40 minutes! I used to workout for an hour to an hour and a half, but I was never able to gain flexibility and a peace of mind from lifting weights, running ,or pushups and sit-ups. I do other workouts now, and I try to switch it up so I have a good balance of them. However, Budokon is one of my main workouts. I run, lift weights and I do the Beach Body Insanity Workout. I rotate between these a lot. It is only with the Budokon workout so far, do I greatly increase my flexibility than anything else.
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