buffettgirl
Cathlete
Is this available yet? Anyone have it? How does it compare to the other milleniums?
Powerstrike Millenium 4
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Robin,
Someone posted on here last week saying that the Powerstrike on-line store was currently closed. The only way to get the Powerstrike 4 and the Samarui Sword DVD was to e-mail Ilaria and then send them the a check. They are not taking credit cards at all.
So, I e-mailed them and I sent them $63 for the two DVD's and now I am just waiting to get them. My check cleared the bank this past Saturday, so I am hoping to get them any day now.
I can't remember when the post was made, but the poster had Powerstrikes e-mail address and the amounts per DVD and there mailing address.
I hope this helps!
Cheryl
Someone posted on here last week saying that the Powerstrike on-line store was currently closed. The only way to get the Powerstrike 4 and the Samarui Sword DVD was to e-mail Ilaria and then send them the a check. They are not taking credit cards at all.
So, I e-mailed them and I sent them $63 for the two DVD's and now I am just waiting to get them. My check cleared the bank this past Saturday, so I am hoping to get them any day now.
I can't remember when the post was made, but the poster had Powerstrikes e-mail address and the amounts per DVD and there mailing address.
I hope this helps!
Cheryl
buffettgirl
Cathlete
Thanks Cheryl. I had seen that original post and just wondered if anyone had the workouts yet. Please let us know what you think.
I posted this on Vidoe fitness:
Powerstrike Millenium 4
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I received a copy of the new Powerstrike DVD at my Powerstrike certification. I have only viewed a couple of segments. The production quality is better. It is shot in a studio with window, providing a view of outside, which brightens the workout. Illaria goes through each of the punches and kicks thoroughly at the beginning. Some of the combos that we did in the certification are on the video. It starts the with the typical Powerstrike warm up, drills, combo 1, combo 2 on the left and then the same on the right side, a cool down as with the other Powerstrikes. Combo 2 had a crescent kick which was something different to see. The music was upbeat and I enjoyed all of the songs except for one.
While watching the DVD, I can see how some people may be bored. The punches and kicks are broken down repeated for while before moving on. Maybe once I’m actually doing the video, it will not seem as long. It does appear to be advanced.
While watching the video, I kept thinking that I like it, but there is something missing. I think that something is Patricia Moreno. It just doesn’t seem the same without the dynamic duo. For old time Powerstrike fans, her absence can be felt. The flare is not there anymore.
Illaria did mention the Mill. 4 and the Forza are available for sell. Right now, you have to send a check to Powerstrike. The Kickboxing DVD is $27 and the Forza DVD is $30. She said Amazon definitely will be selling them and Collage may be selling the DVDs, but she did not know the time frame.
Lorrie
Powerstrike Millenium 4
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I received a copy of the new Powerstrike DVD at my Powerstrike certification. I have only viewed a couple of segments. The production quality is better. It is shot in a studio with window, providing a view of outside, which brightens the workout. Illaria goes through each of the punches and kicks thoroughly at the beginning. Some of the combos that we did in the certification are on the video. It starts the with the typical Powerstrike warm up, drills, combo 1, combo 2 on the left and then the same on the right side, a cool down as with the other Powerstrikes. Combo 2 had a crescent kick which was something different to see. The music was upbeat and I enjoyed all of the songs except for one.
While watching the DVD, I can see how some people may be bored. The punches and kicks are broken down repeated for while before moving on. Maybe once I’m actually doing the video, it will not seem as long. It does appear to be advanced.
While watching the video, I kept thinking that I like it, but there is something missing. I think that something is Patricia Moreno. It just doesn’t seem the same without the dynamic duo. For old time Powerstrike fans, her absence can be felt. The flare is not there anymore.
Illaria did mention the Mill. 4 and the Forza are available for sell. Right now, you have to send a check to Powerstrike. The Kickboxing DVD is $27 and the Forza DVD is $30. She said Amazon definitely will be selling them and Collage may be selling the DVDs, but she did not know the time frame.
Lorrie
Robin,
I just got the DVD's in the mail today! I will definitely be doing them tonight. The Powerstrike #4 is 60 minutes long and the Samurai Sword Workout is 65 minutes. I am so excited!
When I saw that these were in the mail, I got so excited. My 15 year old son was with me - he says , "Mom, you are the only one I know who gets excited about working out. It is so stupid!" I let him know that I know a whole lot of people on this forum who love to workout just like I do.
I have been looking forward to the Samurai Sword workout, since I have a black belt in karate. We use the bocan quite a bit, but not for the cardiovascular workout.
I will definitely post tonight to let you all know how it is!
Cheryl
I just got the DVD's in the mail today! I will definitely be doing them tonight. The Powerstrike #4 is 60 minutes long and the Samurai Sword Workout is 65 minutes. I am so excited!
When I saw that these were in the mail, I got so excited. My 15 year old son was with me - he says , "Mom, you are the only one I know who gets excited about working out. It is so stupid!" I let him know that I know a whole lot of people on this forum who love to workout just like I do.
I have been looking forward to the Samurai Sword workout, since I have a black belt in karate. We use the bocan quite a bit, but not for the cardiovascular workout.
I will definitely post tonight to let you all know how it is!
Cheryl
buffettgirl
Cathlete
Cheryl, LOL about your 15 yr old son. My 18 yr old daughter thinks the same thing. I can't wait to hear what you think. I've been putting off buying any new workouts until I get Cathe's, but I could make an exception if PS 4 is anything like 1 & 2.
Robin,
I have PS 1,2 & 3. I do like 1 & 2 the best. #3 is okay - but so much slower. I do wear 2# weighted gloves - but the first two are so much faster and so much more intense.
#3 is slower, but I must say - I do do that one once in a while and the workout is still intense, but more toward the middle to the end. But the form is great and when you do go slower it seems to work the core muscles more.
The WU's in 1 & 2 are faster than the workout of #3. So, I will post to let you know the intensity compared to 1 and 2. It will be at about 7 P.M.
Cheryl
I have PS 1,2 & 3. I do like 1 & 2 the best. #3 is okay - but so much slower. I do wear 2# weighted gloves - but the first two are so much faster and so much more intense.
#3 is slower, but I must say - I do do that one once in a while and the workout is still intense, but more toward the middle to the end. But the form is great and when you do go slower it seems to work the core muscles more.
The WU's in 1 & 2 are faster than the workout of #3. So, I will post to let you know the intensity compared to 1 and 2. It will be at about 7 P.M.
Cheryl
Robin,
Well, I have done the workout - sometimes it is hard for me to judge a workout the first time I do it - but here it goes. It is more intense than #3 that is for sure - I would put it on the same level as 1 and 2.
The warm up is very similar to 1 and 2. Ilaria is the only instructor and there are two women and one guy in the background, so it is a much smaller group.
She does most everything on one side then goes to the other side. The workout is 60 minutes which includes the wu and the cd. There seems to be a ton more kicks than #1 even more than #2. She does the round house, front push, and the crescent kick. She seems to mix it up really good. There are the jabs, crosses, upper cuts and the hook - but she has added the upper and the lower blocks as well.
She has also thrown in there some more traditional karate moves - all in all I would say it is intense. It seems to me that Powerstrike is the only KB workout that I have done that is truly done with the right technique and seems more like the karate I do in my classes.
I would definitely recomment it.
Cheryl
Well, I have done the workout - sometimes it is hard for me to judge a workout the first time I do it - but here it goes. It is more intense than #3 that is for sure - I would put it on the same level as 1 and 2.
The warm up is very similar to 1 and 2. Ilaria is the only instructor and there are two women and one guy in the background, so it is a much smaller group.
She does most everything on one side then goes to the other side. The workout is 60 minutes which includes the wu and the cd. There seems to be a ton more kicks than #1 even more than #2. She does the round house, front push, and the crescent kick. She seems to mix it up really good. There are the jabs, crosses, upper cuts and the hook - but she has added the upper and the lower blocks as well.
She has also thrown in there some more traditional karate moves - all in all I would say it is intense. It seems to me that Powerstrike is the only KB workout that I have done that is truly done with the right technique and seems more like the karate I do in my classes.
I would definitely recomment it.
Cheryl
buffettgirl
Cathlete
Thank you Cheryl. This is exactly what I wanted to hear. I think I'll have to look up the past post with the ordering info and send them a check.
cwsoxfan
Cathlete
Robin,
Here you go, so you don't have to go searching.
I got this in an e-mail from Ilaria:
Please send a check to:
Powerstrike Inc.
100 West 72nd Street # 5G
NY NY 10023
Send the check after you receive the confirmation email that you
will be
shipped the items requested, at the moment we have available:
Powerstrike Millennium 1 in VHS only $ 22
Powerstrike Millennium 2 in VHS only $ 22
Powerstrike Millennium 3 in DVD only $ 25
I'll be sending mine out today!
Dallas
BTW, thanks Cheryl for the review.
Here you go, so you don't have to go searching.
I got this in an e-mail from Ilaria:Please send a check to:
Powerstrike Inc.
100 West 72nd Street # 5G
NY NY 10023
Send the check after you receive the confirmation email that you
will be
shipped the items requested, at the moment we have available:
Powerstrike Millennium 1 in VHS only $ 22
Powerstrike Millennium 2 in VHS only $ 22
Powerstrike Millennium 3 in DVD only $ 25
I'll be sending mine out today!
Dallas
BTW, thanks Cheryl for the review.
cwsoxfan
Cathlete
Oh, sorry for the confusion!!
This was an old e-mail she had sent me before the release of the new ones.
Lorrie mentioned above that #4 is $27 and the Forza $30.
I thought I'd list the prices of the old ones along with the address in case anyone was interested in them as well.
Hope that clears things up.
Dallas
This was an old e-mail she had sent me before the release of the new ones.
Lorrie mentioned above that #4 is $27 and the Forza $30.
I thought I'd list the prices of the old ones along with the address in case anyone was interested in them as well.
Hope that clears things up.
Dallas
Don't forget S&H! This was included in my email from Ilaria.
I cannot wait to get mine!
Thank you for the review!
To place an order please send us an email, we will send you a confirmation back and we will ship once we receive the payment.
At the moment we only take checks and International Money Orders in US Dollar from our Canadian customers.
S&H costs
USA: One item add $ 3 to tape or DVD cost, 2 items add $ 6, 3 items add $ 7, 4 items add $ 8.
CANDA: One item add $ 4 to tape or DVD cost, 2 items add $ 8, 3/4 items add $ 12.
I cannot wait to get mine!
Thank you for the review!
To place an order please send us an email, we will send you a confirmation back and we will ship once we receive the payment.
At the moment we only take checks and International Money Orders in US Dollar from our Canadian customers.
S&H costs
USA: One item add $ 3 to tape or DVD cost, 2 items add $ 6, 3 items add $ 7, 4 items add $ 8.
CANDA: One item add $ 4 to tape or DVD cost, 2 items add $ 8, 3/4 items add $ 12.
Just to add - I did the workout again this morning and she does 20 minutes straight of non-stop kicks! The first 13 minutes is mostly punches and a few kicks - then there is the 20 minutes of kicking, then she does a combo of punches and kicks and some knees for a bout 6 minutes on each side.
No wonder all that I could remember were the kicks - it is a really great kickboxing workout, I think you will definitely love this one!
The production is much better than on 1 & 2, also. There is much more color, too.
Cheryl
No wonder all that I could remember were the kicks - it is a really great kickboxing workout, I think you will definitely love this one!
The production is much better than on 1 & 2, also. There is much more color, too.
Cheryl
Nancy,
Yes, I did try to do about 20 minutes of it. But my bocan was too long and my ceilings are only 9 feet in my basement, so I wasn't real comfortable doing it.
I ended up buying another bocan at my karate school that doesn't have a handle on it so that I can hold it further down. I didn't want to put a hole in my ceiling.
I really couldn't get a feel for the intensity of it - I tried it after I did PS#4 with 2#weighted gloves and I knew that my arms couldn't take any more of that kind of movement.
I will be trying it again on Friday night, though. I will let you know how it is then.
Cheryl
Yes, I did try to do about 20 minutes of it. But my bocan was too long and my ceilings are only 9 feet in my basement, so I wasn't real comfortable doing it.
I ended up buying another bocan at my karate school that doesn't have a handle on it so that I can hold it further down. I didn't want to put a hole in my ceiling.
I really couldn't get a feel for the intensity of it - I tried it after I did PS#4 with 2#weighted gloves and I knew that my arms couldn't take any more of that kind of movement.
I will be trying it again on Friday night, though. I will let you know how it is then.
Cheryl