[Mel]

Picture yourself fighting one-on-one in the cage – Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) style – and that’s BODYCOMBAT™ 39. You’re going to learn the skills you need to hang on until the last round so get ready for some combo-heavy tracks and lots of repetition.

To get a taste of an authentic UFC you’re going to need to get warmer faster as ultimate fighters are among some of the fittest athletes in the world. So that’s what the Warmup is all about, with a focus on keeping light on your feet.

Get ready for one of the longest combos ever seen in a Power Training Track in Track 3 – can you believe there are 16 Punches in a row? The power for the huge combo comes from the core of your body and motivation from rocking track Come With Me.

Two different types of energy are needed in Track 4. The Knee Combo is fun and light but you’ve gotta be tough during the Back Fist/Side Combo. Scooter vs. Status Quo’s Jump That Rock (Whatever You Want) harnesses the energy perfectly.

There are six solid rounds of identical choreography in Track 5 which also features the Power Squat. Pink’s in the house in Track 6 and you’re gonna want to start a fight during So What. There’s no recovery and you’re trying to knock your opponent out with every punch!

A new move, the Step Over Cross, features in Track 7. This is awesome as it can be used in both an offensive and a countermove situation. Make sure you hold something back for the last 60 seconds of continuous Knee Strikes!

Your muscular endurance is certainly tested in Track 8 where the challenge is to never step out of the intensity. Track 9 is void of conventional Situps and instead uses the Hover and Side Plank to work all of the core muscles. The apt lyrics of Infernal’s I Won’t Be Crying help you through this intense track – even though you might feel like crying by this stage!

[Ronnie Lambo]

great . . we are so far behind here . . got at least two weeks tills 39 . . 3 till we get cds an dvds

[Natty]

Mel, on Feb 26 2009, 12:30 AM, said:

A new move, the Step Over Cross, features in Track 7.

Hey, we did this one tonight... I don't remember the step over cross bit though! Maybe I am suffering amnesia from all the awesome. The instructors tonight did a great job - Ray & Wendy if you're on here - well done!

[Nick in NZ]

Natty, on Mar 2 2009, 11:44 PM, said:

I don't remember the step over cross bit though!

It's in the muay thai track - after the 3 elbows you step your left leg through and "BAM" left cross - it's a great move

This release is awesome - I think BC just keeps getting better & better!

[Natty]

Nick in NZ, on Mar 3 2009, 05:47 AM, said:

It's in the muay thai track - after the 3 elbows you step your left leg through and "BAM" left cross - it's a great move

ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! thanks Nick! I am a big fan of elbows :twisted:
I pictured some sort of step over thing like in some katas. or a slooooooow grapevine if you like

[Placebo]

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slooooooow grapevine

Now wash your mouth out Natty! Grapevine in Combat??

[Natty]

Placebo, on Mar 4 2009, 05:20 PM, said:

Now wash your mouth out Natty! Grapevine in Combat??

tee hee hee! I knew that was a bit cheeky!! It was more for the visual I promise :mrgreen:

[Eryx]

The music for this release is just fantastic! I have never been so enthusiastic for so many tracks before, I just love the energy and the lyrics for the majority of the songs!!!!

The combos in the release are so old-skoolish too, I love it!

I mean, so OVERLY enthusiastic. Always enthusiastic but not to this level for so many songs before.

[Mel]

I finally did a combat class last night for the first time in about 6 months, and first time obviously that I've done BC39. Because I of physical problems I hadn't really looked at the video because I didn't have the heart to get into it, knowing I couldn't do the class.

Anyway, it was awesome to be able to complete a class again. Had to concentrate hard on keeping my hips stable, using all the right muscles. I'm very hypermobile in some areas, so it means also that when my muscles are weak, my joints are much more vulnerable and I have to be more careful.

This release I have to say isn't too bad, but after my first class back it wasn't brilliant. I guess I mainly only like tracks 7-9 (I LOVE track 7, this really is an awesome muay thai). And despite me hating cheesy music, I even didn't mind track 5. I kinda hate the song, but somehow the chorrey for this track helps it get away with it.

The instructors were a bit "meh". They've been teaching this release for nearly 2 months and still make mistakes and 2 instructors standing around doing nothing half the time isn't really very motivating. I couldn't believe it when we were doing the "left" side and I even knew the next move and the instructor stood there and didn't know what was next. If I can remember it after just doing half a track, you'd think they'd have it down pat after 2 months?

All in all though it was an ok class, definately good to be back but it will be even better if I can teach it again!

[Placebo]

Glad to see you've made a comeback into Combat! Little steps, and before you know it, you'll be teaching it again /

Good grief, I can't imagine teaching the same release for more than 4wks, let alone 12! I find I start to feel like I'm saying the same old thing - boring, boring, boring.

[Mel]

Tell me about it

On the plus side, it does help me learn to teach in Dutch. I can practice my Dutch cues without having to think about the chorrey

[Natty]

So good to hear you're back into it Mel, how are you feeling now? xx

[Mel]

thanks Natty.........doing ok. Hope to try combat again this week