Loren Christensen reviews Lock On 4

In Lock On: Joint Locking Essentials, Burrese continues his excellent work showcasing his life-long study of hapkido. While these simple yet highly effective joint locks are from hapkido they can be adapted easily to any martial arts style. Not only can they be adapted, they SHOULD be adapted to complete one's fighting art.

Not every physical encounter necessitates a violent--punch, kick, claw--response. Sometimes a simple wrist or finger lock communicates clearly that the threat is out of line. A punch or kick might get you sued, a simple joint lock most likely won't. As Larry the Cable Guy says, "Get 'er done," and that is exactly what these techniques do without causing debilitating harm.

Alain's teaching approach is clear, concise and without unnecessary mysticism or superfluous movements. For those who say that joint lock techniques don't work...apparently yours don't but Alain Burrese's do.

Get this DVD. Solid info and, unlike a lot of how-to-do martial art DVDs on the market, you can easily learn from this one.

Loren W. Christensen, author of a lot of books on the martial arts.