Formosa Neijia

I was looking for something to review outside of class and oh boy, am I glad I chose this DVD set. This is one of the best DVDs I have in any style. What sets it apart is Swain’s presentation of the material. He covers a ton of throwing and ground techniques, spending about five minutes or less on each one. Not a long time, right? But the multiple angles and multiple repetitions is what does the trick. Swain does all the throws himself, no students do them except on a few of the ground techniques, and you get to see this master player in action. Then he does the move again and again from different angles, giving details all along the way.

The use of an overhead shot really helped. I don’t know why more people don’t do this. It makes all the difference. As do the close-up shots so you can see his grip. Great stuff for a visual learner.

The details he gives are the most important ones to make the technique work. He assumes you’ll know a bit of judo already, so he might not explain some of the terms or such. If you need that, see his Basic Judo.

This is a one-stop DVD in that it covers nearly everything. I watch it just for entertainment sometimes. As you probably know, most DVDs aren’t really entertaining but this one is.

Here’s an instructional sample:

If you want this DVD, try to get it from this guy. He sent me for free Swain’s Basic Judo and Basic Grappling DVDs. Both are really good, but the basic grappling one is excellent. It gives a lot of drills to use on the ground so you can train solo for mat work. It isn’t that long or comprehensive but is a great taste that leaves you wanting Swain’s Ne-waza DVD.

I can’t guarantee that he’ll send you those DVDs for free but he has the best price on the net for Complete Judo.

Enjoy!