Surviving a Knife Attack  

Clear explanation and demonstration of some self-defense techniques. You can tell Leslie has experience as an instructor by the quality of his explanations. It isn't pleasant to think about being attacked, but this vid helps just in case.

Good video, but thought the intro about the type of knives, etc., was a little long. Liked the music, intro titles, and practical advice.

This is a really good lesson, Leslie is incredibly easy to watch and seems to possess a plethora of information. It is very well constructed, utilizing short 2-3 minute segments dividing them with quick transition cards and snazzy music.

I love how there is always something going on, Leslie doesn't just blather at the camera floating head style. You hear him speak and are able to see the demonstration simultaneously, making this very visual, entertaining, and informative to boot.

My only criticism is that the production quality is somewhat lacking. Better lighting would have made the piece seem more professional (though I do understand you work with what your given, and the gym had fluorescent lights (Ugh!)). Similarly, better titles and graphics might have given the piece a more polished tone.

Otherwise, fantastic job. With the info I've garnered from this lesson, I herby dare would-be attackers to try their worst, I'll give them Leslie's old one-two sidestep and knock them into next week. Boom!

This is a great video- lots of good information. I loved how the editing was very simple yet effective. This is an example of a video that would not be intimidating to a user at home.

The high pitch sound in a couple of places was a bit distracting but not too bad b/c it didnt last that long.

I felt like the video was just a bit long- not sure if it could be broken up into two episodes...

One thing that we should put in our "best practices" for filming fitness/exercise is the way the instructor kept repeating the moves over and over again. I thought it was very effective. I also had the same comment as the mind/body/soul training video here which is that exercises are best seen from a distance to gain perspective instead of a close up on the body part that they are using.

Overall, I thought it was a great video and I learned alot.