| Below is a list of articles with the most recent ones listed first. |
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Break Through Tension by Vladimir Vasiliev |
Topic: Training Tips |
| We all know that breathing is our best tool to eliminate tension. We have done numerous great drills at Systema classes and seminars. Many of these exercises are outlined in the book Let Every Breath and DVD on Systema Breathing: http://www.russianmartialart.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=23&pro... |
| Published: August 28, 2007 |
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Master your Tension by Vladimir Vasiliev |
Topic: Training Tips |
| In Systema conditioning, we try to create all the exercises so that they lead us directly into the highest levels of fighting skill. Training drills are not distinct from the martial art but rather form the intensive energetic foundation for all defensive and offensive movements. |
| Published: July 31, 2007 |
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Application of Breathing by Vladimir Vasiliev |
Topic: Training Tips |
| How to breathe to prepare yourself for a fight? |
| Published: July 17, 2007 |
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BOXING, SAMBO OR MUD FIGHTING... by Vladimir Vasiliev |
Topic: Training Tips |
| This incident took place when I was 14 years of age.
I grew up in Tver, a fairly tough industrial city, 2 hours North of Moscow. I lived at home only on weekends, as for all 5 weekdays, I had to stay at a boarding school full of orphans and very rough kids from seriously troubled families. Natural... |
| Published: July 04, 2007 |
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Thoughts from Class by Vladimir Vasiliev |
Topic: Training Tips |
| A human being is a complete system and for this reason we have to make our training a complete and whole system as well (thus, the Russian word for our training approach is Systema). |
| Published: October 31, 2006 |
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SYSTEMA "GEARSHIFT" BREATHING - THE ROAD TEST by Scott Meredith |
Topic: Training Tips |
| I first learned Systema Breathing from Vladimir Vasiliev, in year 2000. At the outset, I struggled mainly with the basic pushups – much more so than I did with the squats or mid-section work. Pushups have been a serious challenge to me. From the beginning, however, we had been taught various Systema... |
| Published: October 13, 2006 |
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WALK YOUR FISTS TO STRIKING by Vladimir Vasiliev |
Topic: Training Tips |
| Many factors prevent you from delivering strong and precise strikes. One of the main factors is the fear of hurting yourself, it maybe an unconscious fear until you become or are made aware of it. Most individuals are afraid of hurting their own hand upon striking (this explains why in many contact ... |
| Published: September 19, 2006 |
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A Trap for a Hero by Vladimir Vasiliev |
Topic: Training Tips |
| As we know, stress leads to tension in our body. When someone approaches us, we experience displeasure from the possible intrusion of our body space or our zone of safety. We may sense danger or just general discomfort. In essence, all these feelings are really fear... |
| Published: May 26, 2006 |
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Structure of Combat by Konstantin Komarov |
Topic: Training Tips |
| As a teenager, I witnessed an incident that made an unforgettable impression on me, and to this day makes me think. I was 13-14 years old – just the time to “assert one’s place under the sun”. These were troubled times in my hometown with constant crimes and fights happening between gangs and street... |
| Published: May 26, 2006 |
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The Water - Surviving the Waves of Panic by Konstantin Komarov |
Topic: Training Tips |
| This happened a very long time ago when I was just starting to learn the techniques of working under water. I put on the wetsuit and prepared the supplies for my work, but miscalculated the weight of the load. Moreover, I took an almost empty oxygen tank because the volume of work seemed to be min... |
| Published: December 10, 2005 |
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