Simonet, Hernandez Make Up DVD Debut in Blade Style!

Inside Kung-Fu
“Simonet, Hernandez Make Up DVD Debut in Blade Style!”
Dave Cater
February 2008
Pg 22-23

Inside Kung-Fu columnists Joseph Simonet and Addy Hernandez make their Unique Publications DVD debuts in stunningly deadly fashion with three offerings sure to improve your skill with the blade.
Hernandez’ first-ever DVD, called “A Cut Above,” show-cases her amazing speed and power with the knife. Simonet, one of the world’s foremost authorities on bladework, produces what many are calling his finest and most-advanced work to date: “Down and Dirty Streetfighting: Vol. 1 – Take-down Counters; and Vol. 2 – From Empty Hand to Blade.” All techniques and drills are derived from essential elements of the “KI Fighting Concepts” knifefighting system created by Simonet and Hernandez.
Each DVD retails for $29.95 each and can be purchased at www.up-publications.com or (866) 834-1249.


A CUT ABOVE
In “A Cut Above,” Hernandez displays a combination of elegance and grace with brutal finality with a blade. In step-by-step, easy-to-follow instruction, she begins by demonstrating one simple defensive blade technique for any attack. Hernandez teaches you how to combine superior footwork with hand and body positioning to immediately disable an attacker upon contact, and keep him at bay.
She then guides you through her no-nonsense brutal and deadly offensive knife skills. She demonstrates and teaches a variety of rarely seen techniques that will take any attack to its finality.
Hernandez changes directions and guides you through a step-by-step knife juru and/or knife manipulation drill. Finally, she’ll finish with a flow drill that will enhance your dexterity with a blade.

JOSEPH SIMONET’S DOWN AND DIRTY STREETFIGHTING—VOL. 1

TAKEDOWN COUNTERS
World-renowned author Joseph Simonet unveils his explosive insight on superior fighting attributes. See what thousands of martial artists worldwide have already experienced. Simonet’s dynamic attitude and hard-core streetfighting skills have elevated the martial arts combat field.
He begins by showing commonly known drills and techniques derived from wing chun, the Filipino arts and silat, then transforms them for a more hardcore street self-defense application. These techniques follow his formula of C.A.P.A. (Conceptual Analysis and Practical Application). Simonet then demonstrates never-before-seen techniques to stop any “takedown” in its tracks.
Finally, Simonet reveals the pentjak silat footwork and key aspects that have been shrouded in secrecy and politics for decades. Simonet describes in keen detail the 30-degree angle footwork that will completely transform the way you look at the own footwork in your combat art.

JOSEPH SIMONET’S DOWN AND DIRTY STREETFIGHTING—VOL. 2
FROM EMPTY HAND TO BLADE
Joseph Simonet continues his theme with explosive superior fighting attributes. First Simonet explores the “seamless transitional integration” between empty hand to blade. Simonet will show you in step-by-step fashion how explosive attacks can be translated into deadly knife techniques utilizing his “concussive aggression.”
Simonet guides you through detailed instruction on “closing the gap” between you and your attacker with superior footwork and trapping drill. Simonet then describes in detail a new fighting range he calls “body sticking” by showing you aspects of two-person full-contact stand-up drills, derived from his highly acclaimed system, “The Art and Science of Mook Jong – Slam Set.” Simonet teaches essential fight-stopping elements so you can reflexively respond with effectiveness in any defensive situation.