2007-09-11 03:16:51 · 8 answers · asked by Ray G 1 in Sports ➔ Martial Arts
Fitness,a good work out,fun.
(Better than eating pizza and watching TV)
2007-09-11 09:40:50 · answer #1 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's only designed to be a cardio and fitness workout. Billy Blanks who developed it is a TaeKwon-Do black belt, and some of the techniques certainly reflect TaeKwon-Do type techniques.
It's definately not a martial art and it's not trying to teach you how to defend yourself. Indeed, many untrained people jumped on the initial bandwagon and began "teaching" Tae-Bo without any proper training, resulting in a lot of injuries to their unsuspecting participants as a result of improper weight distributions or knee hyper-flexion.
I thought Tae-Bo had pretty much disappeared as I haven't heard anything about it for years now :)
Ken C
9th Dan HapMoosaKi-Do
8th Dan TaeKwon-Do
7th Dan YongChul-Do
2007-09-13 19:23:04 · answer #2 · answered by Ken C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm glad no one said self-defense training. Its useless for that purpose (except as an add on for cardio workouts...). I've done some of the workouts, so I can tell you they are great for a cardio/endurance training session. Just remember that during the workout, in order to get the maximum physical benefits, you have to punch/kick incorrectly.
2007-09-12 01:26:24 · answer #3 · answered by capitalctu 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Health and fitness. It's mostly cardio from what I'm told and I've seen.
2007-09-11 03:29:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fitness in general
Cardio, flexibility, conditioning, weight loss.
2007-09-11 04:37:56 · answer #5 · answered by Frank the tank 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cardiovascular workout.
2007-09-11 04:08:31 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Aerobic exercise.
2007-09-11 06:30:59 · answer #7 · answered by Ray H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its making billy banks a ton of money
2007-09-11 14:58:39 · answer #8 · answered by evensout 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋