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Brutally Honest
Martial Concept Timer Training Mix – Time to train.
By Matthew Sylvester
Don Heatrick has a number of regular columns in the magazines with ‘Timer Training’ and is the brains behind ‘Martial Concept’, the producers of the innovative Timer Training Mix.
Ease of Assembly
None needed. Yay!
Appearance
A bright red cover with martial artists doing what they do best on the jewel case and a good covering on disk the mean that this is going to stand out in your collection.
Build Quality
Packaged in a standard and therefore easily replaceable jewel case with good quality printing on both the jewel insert and CD this is more than durable enough to be carried around from venue to venue without having to worry about breaking it or losing any vital parts.
Usability
Anyone with a CD player can use this product, anyone who knows how to use a CD player will be well away. Using a number of hardcore techno mixes the timer training comes with a very comprehensive set of instructions in .pdf format.
The CD itself has been mixed so that training can be based on 1, 2, or 3 minute rounds. Specially designed sounds clearly mark the start and end of a round and of a specific set of rounds. There is also a break between each allowing partners to swap their pads over and have a bit of breather.
At the sound of the start the training goes on.
Because this is a CD-based product, choosing the track (and therefore the length of the rounds that you want to train) is very easy and if you have the repeat option on your player it makes it very easy to squeeze every last breath from your students.
The good thing about this product is that you aren’t limited by the sport that you do. Spinners, boxers, circuit trainers, anyone can use this mix to revive tired training routines and to put more of a spring into their step.
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Comments
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Ease of Assembly
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20
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Yay, no assembly.
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Appearance
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15
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Dark red and black cover make it different and stand out
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Build Quality
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15
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I always break jewel cases but this has lasted well
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Usability
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18
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So simple to use yet with a lot more depth than initially thought.
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Price
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19
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Better priced than most albums out there!
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Total
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87
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This is excellent for the price and if you use all the ancillary support information they provide will be a great asset to any club
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A further bonus is that you don’t have to rely on someo ne looking at a stopwa tch rather than the techniq ues that the students are throwing out. For those that like to tailor their training this will greatly reduce the overrun that comes from reliance on stopwatches.
Price
£9.99 including free delivery within the United Kingdom is a good deal for any sort of music-based CD. For a CD that is guaranteed (by the author that is!) to add a new aspect to your training and which will mean a serious decline in stopwatch sales.
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See the demo video
Here at our dojo we have we also have Kombat Cardio workout program using, Karate, Kickboxing, hand weights and relaxation section within the workout. We have been using martial concepts timer training for the Kombat section of the workout and the feedback we have had has been great.
