OPTIMAL BODY INTELLIGENCE TRAINING FOR COMBAT KUNTAO BAGUAZHANG HSING I ...

ICSS Kuntao Rick Hernandez Follow the Blade!

Primal Warrior Series

I would recommend the Primal Warrior DVD’s, it is among my top 10 DVD’s and covers not only techniques but the far more interesting subjects as predatory mindset and body mechanics, IMHO it is better to understand a few basic body mechanics than 1000 killer techniques, the reason is that fighting is chaotic and where and which position and posture you or your opponent are in can be unique every time, it is easier to improvise than to try to find the specific techniques that are appropriate to a specific attack.

I remember my first MMA training class, where I submitted a far more experienced opponent by improvising an arm lock with my legs that was not a proper technique from side mount, I have been lucky to improvise locks by seeing an opportunity (a body part) and just try it out, they where all based on my limited basic knowledge about anatomy which I have studied to know how ligaments, limbs works and what would injure or permanent damage them. Most of the time I was always dominated and my 1^st single goal was just to survive as long time as I could, as the majority were world BJJ champion, but defeat taught me how to survive and avoid being submitted, the day I could roll and not tap out before switching partners was awesome as it was my goal, some of the more experienced did not like it and against the rules went for leg locks which I didn’t complain about but managed to escape every time, suddenly I could be attacker than only trying to be defensive.

  

Kuntao Accidental Beating

Jingshen Jiefang Kuntao

Some more Jingshen Jiefang Kuntao lessons

Rick Hernandez 1994 Video

Kuntao c locks and Breaks

Kuntao Hand Work

Rick Hernandez Animal play 2

Hi/Lo by Rick Hernandez

Rick Hernandez Animal Play - Wi-Fi

Kuntao Hand Work by Rick Hernandez

Rick Hernandez Kuntao knife training

Rick Hernandez fa-jing exercises

Rick Hernandez blade work

Rick Hernandez limb breaking

Body snatching by Rick Hernandez

This is not meant as disrespect to his teacher, but the way Rick Hernandez moves is IMO more impressing that what I have seen from his teacher and mentor, even if it is similar it looks for me as it is on very different level and beautiful to watch and has that functional brutality combined with grace in his movements, the mindset he talks about in other videos is what comes closest to what I have learned from my best combative teacher and mentor Tom Sotis. If AMOK! did not exist I am pretty sure that Rick Hernandez would be among my top 3 choices to spend all my time and energy to learn and evolve. But there is a limit to what I can train, as being a jack of all trades is not good as some claim, to much extreme specialisation is the road to evolutionary death of a species, having a solid platform and foundation is important and imperative, having more solid foundations in completely different areas is off course better, for me the ability to see solutions spontaneous from an understanding of how the body and mind works is crucial in my personal quest, I don’t want to collect techniques but understand why, how, when to do the what I do better and to pass that knowledge on to others. I am more interested in the cause than the effects metaphorically, having a million techniques is IMHO inferior to a complete understandings of few basic body mechanics, many boast with how many techniques they know which I really don’t care about and often find silly, but seeing a person who from no matter whatever random position can act reflexive and can improvise a simple sophisticated functional solution that is not a perfected technique trained for many years is truly awe inspiring and my goal with training.

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Philippine Special Action Force Commandos learning Kuntao