A workout to stick with

Muscle & Fitness/Hers, Feb, 2004

Yet another martial art form is being transformed into a fitness regimen and may soon be showing up at a club near you. Based on a weapons-based form of karate, Kobu Power utilizes a four-foot body bar in place of the traditional "kobu stick" to put you through an intense aerobic and strength workout (www.kobupower.com).

The class is carefully choreographed and delivers a hard training session while teaching you self-defense skills.