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From Amazon.comThe cover touts it as “the reunion of martial arts, yoga, and meditation,” but for those who have practiced those disciplines separately but not in combination, Cameron Shayne’s Budokon Beginning Practice offers a fresh, even unique approach to a home exercise regimen. Yoga, martial arts, and meditation don’t actually commingle in this approximately 38-minute program (also included is a version that’s about 10 minutes shorter); a fairly traditional, 20-minute yoga practice (for creating “power through stillness”) is followed by 15 minutes of martial arts (“power through movement”) and about three minutes of meditation (“power through emptiness”). The yoga asanas, including forward bends, lunges, twists, standing poses, and several sun salutations, provide a good stretch and warm-up for the martial arts moves; the latter, with their short, vigorous punches and kicks mostly performed from a traditional “fighting stance,” offer a contrast to the slower, deeper yoga postures, and the sequence of the two is genuinely invigorating. Shayne, a martial arts master who also knows his yoga, provides excellent instruction throughout, and easier versions of the yoga poses are demonstrated. There’s also a “pose guide” option, accessible both separately and during the workout, to explicate all the poses and movements in greater detail. –Sam GrahamDescriptionA rousing fusion of fast-paced Ashtanga yoga, explosive martial arts and life-affirming meditation, Cameron Shayne¹s Budokon system puts Eastern practices on a new plane. Anyone looking for a high-energy workout that also sharpens mental focus and brings a deeper feeling of purpose will find it on their own terms with Budokon. Shayne¹s personal energy and passionate mastery of all three disciplines is affecting; the kicks and punches are exhilarating; and the meditations are both grounding and eye opening.