Newbies. The first kind of students who risk injury are Newbies. Newbies are suseptible to injury simply because they do not yet know how to move to prevent injury. They might fall awkwardly rather than smoothly rolling away, snapping a wrist, breaking a collar bone or suffering a hard, jarring impact with with the floor. Read More …
Having taught a brutal martial art like Systema for decades I would expect a fair amount of bumps, bruises and breaks. Surprisingly, in spite of the injurious nature of Systema training, serious injuries during training Systema are far less than you might imagine. I’ve taken a closer look at the students and situations involved in Read More …
We took a week off last week to enjoy some Spring Break rest and recovery time, and now Systema Colorado is once again OPEN for classes for April 2019. See you on the mat. P.S. Not 1, but 2 students from 10 years ago have recently returned and picked up training were they left off. Read More …
A few years ago we had a visitor to Systema Colorado who had just returned from Summer Camp. He was pumped up, excited by his week of training, and a little too eager to show my students everything he learned. This is all to be expected, because intensive training sessions engender good vibes for a Read More …
Paige M.J. Erickson When I tell people that I travel alone in Europe eight months a year, the first question is always whether it’s safe for a woman. (The second is: how do you pack only one suitcase for eight months?) While I do feel comfortable as I travel, it’s likely because I’m mindful of Read More …
In January 2017 at Arapahoe Basin, a skier was being let off the ski lift when his backpack got caught up in the lift chair. He was yanked past the skier drop off and pulled, along with his backpack, as the chair returned on its way to the base of the lift. As he was Read More …
Rolling around on the hardwood during a workshop with Vladimir, I had a realization that made doing Systema much easier. As we traded attacks, I felt nothing to apply force to, to break or choke. Vladimir once commented on another martial system as being based all on levers. He then waved his body and said,”where’s Read More …
It’s been about a year since I developed Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease, and now seems like good time to take stock as to how having such an unpredictable disease has had on my martial arts training and skill. RA, as it’s commonly called, manifests in varying levels of pain, inflammation, stiff joints and fatigue as my Read More …
Our next Systema Colorado Quarterly Weekend Workshop — Blades, Batons and Bare Hands — is set! Join us Saturday and Sunday, November 12th and 13th, 2016 for some wild weapons work and empty-hand defense. Click below to register: I’m In! For Blades, Batons and Bare Hands This EARLY-BIRD SPECIAL ($50 OFF) ends October 15th, so Read More …
We get drop-in students all the time, some who train in other arts, but most who have trained in Systema to one degree or another. All Systema instructors have our own way of presenting the art so variation in approach is expected. In addition, schools tend to gravitate toward drills, scenarios and moves they are Read More …
