Thursday was my “triumphant”(?) return to teaching Systema after the birth of my daughter Petra. Time away always make me think long and hard about both Systema and how I can best help my students improve their Systema. I get a good laugh at what has become the standard Systema talk, e.g. “breathe”, “relax” or Read More …
Considering the response I got from the last article, people have some, shall we say “strong views” on kettlebell training, both for and against. The Controversy Continues…Should You Use Kettlebells as part of your Systema Training? You know I hate the word “should” (and its corollary “should NOT”). So my short answer to everyone here Read More …
7 Reasons “Normal” Women Avoid Systema Like The Plague 1) There are fewer women than men in ANY martial arts program to begin with. So if you look at it this way, every martial art and martial art school is competing for a much smaller pool of possible female participants. (This begs the question, why Read More …
What, just one guy? Vern Bevan commented after class that he’d never been in or seen a fight that was against just one guy. Many of us concurred that altercations we’ve been in or been witness to have been with multiple belligerents. The point? Well, we’ve been doing a good deal of innovative multiple/mass attack Read More …
Chicago Seminar Recap Whew! I just returned from teaching a whirlwind weekend martial arts seminar in Chicago with long-time friends, mentors and fellow instructors Martin Wheeler and Al McLuckie. We taught a large group of Cops, Joliet Prison Guards, MMA Fighters as well as the Civilian Self-Defense Students. The venue was Too Cool. The workshops Read More …
WHY SYSTEMA? by Martin Wheeler Over the recent years I have read with interest on the internet back and forth as to the validity of training in Systema by observers who have only viewed experts in the art on YouTube or video. Usually a comparison is made to the most visual of fighting arts, mixed Read More …
The Kettlebell-Systema Controversy The Controversy? Should You Use Kettlebells as part of your Systema Training? Before I answer this, let me say that I teach a Kettlebell Class right before my Systema classes. Most of these students are NOT Systemists, but some are. On the NO side…both Mikhail and Vladimir believe that you don’t need Read More …
