The Complete Massage Pack: Basic & Professional Massage Therapy v2.0
by Ricahrd Isshi
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Actor: June AltsonDirector: Ricahrd Isshi
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 176 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-03-14
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Mymassagevideo.com
DVD Reviews of The Complete Massage Pack: Basic & Professional Massage Therapy v2.0
DVD Review: Very disappointing
Summary: 2 Stars
The material, all of it, is of very poor quality, both in presentation and content. It looks like very old material rehashed.
The "Basic Massage" DVD is a recording of a therapist giving a massage. Unfortunately, in my view at least, if someone new to massage does not know which muscle is being massaged, in which direction, with which technique and to what purpose, it is very hard for them to periodically pause the presentation and meaningfully copy the activity shown in the DVD. There is much better material available on the web for free
The "Professional Massage" DVD is NOT advanced and would make a reasonable "Basic Massage" DVD if it was re-edited (e.g. move the anatomy to the start and use better graphics), the Shiatsu sections removed and the sessions re-recorded in higher quality.
The workbook is very poor compared to other books available; there are no detailed diagrams of the muscles to be massaged! Etc., etc..
In summary, this is a load of old material well passed its sell-by date which should be re-done rather than resold. You do get quite a lot for your money, but you would do much better to save up and buy a higher quality product.
PS Re Available Material: A review of (better) massage material (DVDs, books etc) available can be found at the TerraRosa massage web site
It scores the Basic Massage Therapy video 0/5 and says "This DVD is a waste of time. Available on the web and Amazon with great hype and labels such as "#1 best seller" & "A must see" by Dr. Heith Root, "Golden Web Award". "Recommended by Indiana College of Oriental Medicine", This college is a Martial Arts College run by a church. Showing June a "certified therapist" giving Swedish massage from a distance."
It scores the Massage Therapy for Professionals video 0/5 and says "A complete waste of money & time. Another deceiving series. It is blurry, cheaply made and filmed on a home video. The first part shows some massage techniques by a "professional", and the second part the narrator gave a lecture on the anatomy of muscles on a whiteboard with hand drawn pictures."
I should have read this before buying the set
Not only are this company's products apparently highly rated by obscure/bizarre/non-existent organisations and "experts", I note that many of the rave reviewers appear to (i) have bought many/all of this company's products (and largely only their products, no other massage products that I can see), (ii) rated them all 5/5 and (iii) used extreme, over-the-top superlatives to describe these very mediocre products. One of the products is even given 5/5 by someone who admits that they have not yet bought it.
Some of the products seem to have been reviewed several times by the same person, with different stories as to how/why they bought them and how wonderful they were. All very Puzzling.
Description of The Complete Massage Pack: Basic & Professional Massage Therapy v2.0
The Complete Massage Pack: Basic & Professional Massage Therapy version 2.0 ? Enhanced VersionNow with enhanced menus and DVD features
This is a combo pack of of two most popular massage instructional videos. This two video set takes the viewer from no knowledge of massage up through and including what professional therapists understand.
The massage therapy instructional DVD is the full-unabridged version of our basic massage video and teaches the techniques used by professional massage therapists in everything from Swedish massage to deep tissue and pressure point therapy.
The video is narrated and demonstrated by a certified massage therapist instructor with years of training and professional experience. The video skillfully covers all the basic introductory massage techniques and shows some advanced maneuvers while providing all the tools necessary to learn the healing art of massage. This video is a great instructional device whether the intent is massaging for fun or pursuing massage therapy as a career.
Professional Massage Therapy has long been a secret to the general public but now the secrets are revealed through this video. In this video class is taught by a massage therapist instructor with over 20 years of teaching who prepares massage students to take state certification tests. While each state has different certification or registration procedures for therapists, the principles and knowledge are the same no matter where you go.
This video shows you what you've always wanted to know. See what up until now could only be seen by enrolling in a professional massage therapy school taking many months and several hundreds of dollars in fees. We bring the hidden techniques of massage therapy to you for use in the comfort of your own home. You can even watch this instructional video over and over again to improve and perfect on your massage therapy technique.
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