Kuntao and Arnis is an extremely challenging and rewarding course. This art has been described as Horrifically Beautiful. It's realistic approach and overkill makes it as real as it gets. This Art consists of stick and knife fighting as well as hand to hand combat. This program has a no frills, in your face approach, with immediate results.

This is a class offered to people who have time in the academy and have shown their character, it's not meant for everyone. Those who join the school will have to earn respect, through hard training, commitment, and dedication to earn the privilege to train with the core Kuntao group.

"Free Spirit Fighting Way" Kuntao training Creates an understanding of combat from beginning to end. Each level of training is designed to enhance the student's physical and psychological understanding of violence. One of the most important elements in combat is the ability to improvise, but it is essential to know and understand exactly what you are executing to in order be truly be spontaneous!

It takes an especially dedicated individual to go through the whole process of training. Our training is taken from cultures that have developed incredible warriors but we must now face the challenge of our own society.

Every aspect of Kuntao training deals with Real World Combat issues. Fighting is often perceived as an exchange of the combatants fears in physical manifestation. This is why such so-called fights have prolonged exchanges or end up on the ground. True combat is about survival! This exchange is explosive and final. People have a responsibility to develop other skills to avoid physical violence. Kuntao training often teaches the principle of over kill which teaches the student to flow from the beginning to the end. This helps to ensure positive habits upon implementation of physical techniques.

Advanced techniques simply mean that the threat has been elevated as the opponent's skill level has risen, therefore the student must constantly train and study to adapt and over come. There must be a constant study of not only the physical but the social and psychological aspects of violence. I have been honored with the responsibility handed to me by my teacher, Professor Florendo Visitacion to teach the concepts and principles of the combat arts without compromising the moral, ethical, and spiritual elements. We have the responsibility to teach Real World Survival Training that will adapt to our present and future society! This means that we must offer a complete approach to survival tactics. The information must be provided in an objective, clear manner appropriate for people from all backgrounds, and skill levels.

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Professor Rick Hernandez was born and raised in the South Bronx in New York City where he was exposed to different combat oriented art forms. He began his formal martial arts training at the age of five. Mr. Hernandez joined the military and became an Airborne Ranger. He earned the rank of Sergeant and was chosen as a Recon team leader. Mr. Hernandez taught his men Close Quarter, Hand to Hand combat, Knife and Small Arms tactics. Hernandez began his training in Vee Arnis Jitsu with Filipino martial arts legend Florendo Visitacion Mr. Hernandez was also fortunate in that he was one of the only people to receive Prof. Visitacion's complete knife fighting system, which the professor taught only to his closest students. Prof. Hernandez was also privaleged and Honored to have the opportunity to train with Bapak Willem (Uncle Bill) de Thouars and Ramon Lono Ancho. He added training with Prof. Vee to a long list of varied martial arts skills including, Western boxing, internal kung fu, and military hand-to-hand combat strategy principles. With the blessing and sanction of Prof. Vee, Mr. Hernandez founded the Jing Shen Jie Fang Kuntao System. Mr. Hernandez has taught law enforcement, military, private security, Senior Martial Arts instructors, and private citizens Martial Arts and Tactical Training. Mr. Hernandez is credited for the development of TACSAFE the acronym for Tactical Awareness Control Strategies against Firearms and Edged weapons. This program deals with modern tactical issues concerning real world edged weapon, and firearms survival tactics.