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You can get an intense workout, plus strength training, improved balance, self-defense, and better self-respect, all by taking a martial arts class instead of aerobics I see and hear ads for aerobic exercise and health spas, and gyms all the time. I often wonder why a person, would spend all that money on just one type of exercise. I have seen different aerobics tapes advertised and, some of the early morning TV shows, and I do not think that any of those are as good as a martial arts class. I spend fifty dollars a month on my Kenpo classes and I get just as good, if not a much better, workout then if I went to a gym or aerobics studio. When our Kenpo instructor starts up class, he runs us through a drill of the basics. This usually consists of 18 basic maneuvers done on both sides, which gives you 36 maneuvers. Each basic movement is done five times a piece, for 180 total maneuvers, and you finish this all in a half hour. Every class does this basic workout; even the instructor does this. This provides