By Vladimir Vasiliev & Scott Meredith
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HIT DIFFERENT
With a light and simple movement of his fist alone, Vladimir Vasiliev is able to apply stealthy and shocking power of greater depth and freedom than professional heavyweight boxers can achieve with their entire focused mass, strength, torque, and momentum.
Vladimir's spontaneous and intelligent strikes work against any target, from any position, for immediate resolution of armed or unarmed confrontations, for energizing a partner, and even for healing. These strikes are the culmination of precise movement, impeccable timing, exact contact calibration and extraordinary emotional clarity. This is the meaning of
"Hit Different".
In
STRIKES: Soul Meets Body, chief Systema instructor Vladimir Vasiliev reveals the physical and psychological training regimen that underlies this unprecedented martial arts capability, rooted in centuries of Russian combative and spiritual tradition.
From the depth of the soul to the edge of the knuckles,
experience the truth and the power.
312 pages
Table of Contents
- CHAPTER 1:
- INTRODUCTION 11
- WHAT 12
- WHO 14
- WHY 17
- HOW 20
- CHAPTER 2
- UNIVERSAL BREATHWORK 25
- Gradient Breathing: Level I 29
- CHAPTER 3
- ESSENTIALS 37
- 1. NON-INTERFERENCE: Free and Independent 39
- 2. CONTINUITY: Drive-By 48
- 3. SPONTANEITY: Improv 53
- 4. CLARITY: Professionalism 56
- 5. ACCEPTANCE: Let’s Roll 59
- CHAPTER 4
- MECHANICS 65
- SHAPE 66
- ANGLE 67
- BREATH MODULATION 68
- SPACING and (IN)VISIBILITY 69
- SHORT WORK 78
- CHAPTER 5
- TOOLS83
- FIST: Solo Conditioning Program84
- 3 SELF CHECKS120
- PALM: A Practical Option128
- ELBOWS: By the Way135
- SHOULDERS, BACK, CHEST: Mobility Training139
- KNEES: Disappearance140
- LEGS and FEET144
- FOOT-COVERING DRILL150
- CHAPTER 6
- TARGETS 155
- SKIN 156
- MUSCLES 157
- ORGANS 160
- HEAD 165
- BREAKING STRUCTURE 168
- CHAPTER 7
- STRIKE TRAINING 173
- Striker, Receiver & SET 174
- Receiver: General Principles 183
- Receiver: Removal of Strikes 184
- Striker: General Principles 193
- Free Movement: Solo Stick Drill 197
- Pushing: General Principles 205
- The SET: Three Trajectories 210
- CHAPTER 8
- RABOTA (Work Sets) 217
- RABOTA 1: Breathe To Fight 218
- RABOTA 2: Feet-to-Fist Relaxation 223
- RABOTA 3: Relaxation Transference 227
- RABOTA 4: Strike Force Calibration 235
- RABOTA 5: Invisible Striking 247
- RABOTA 6: Mutual Observation 254
- RABOTA 7: Momentum Counter-Strike 257
- RABOTA 8: Reactive Ball Step 264
- RABOTA 9: Strike Zone Approach 267
- CHAPTER 9
- TRANSCENDENCE 273
- CHAPTER 10
- BREATHE TO LIVE 283
- The LYEGKOYE Breath 284
- CHAPTER 9
- LIFE SKETCHES 291
- A HARD RAIN COMING DOWN 294
- A LIFE OF ITS OWN 302
- APPENDIX
- Striker Responsibility 309
- Receiver Responsibility 309
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