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Below is a list of articles with the most recent ones listed first.

Systema Training Scott Meredith

Systema "Gearshift" Breathing - The Road Test

by Scott Meredith Published: October 13, 2006

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 breath-walking patterns that are fully described in our new training manual "LET EVERY BREATH... Secrets of the Russian Breath Masters", in the chapter titled "Hit the Road". If you haven't yet read that chapter of the book, you'll get more from this article if you check out that chapter first. […]

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Systema Training Vladimir Vasiliev

Walk Your Fists to Striking

by Vladimir Vasiliev Published: September 19, 2006

  WALK YOUR FISTS TO STRIKING by Vladimir Vasiliev 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 sports, such as boxing, people wear gloves or wrap-up their hands before fighting). […]

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A Trap for a Hero

by Vladimir Vasiliev Published: May 26, 2006

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. Fear always leads to tension. Fear is physically perceived not in the head but in the body, usually in the area of the chest or stomach, and that is where the tension arises and spreads through the rest of the body. The problem with tension is that it interferes with all movements. […]

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Systema Training Konstantin Komarov

Structure of Combat

by Konstantin Komarov Published: May 26, 2006

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 thugs. It was unsafe to even walk across town - either you'd be robbed of your pocket money or humiliated or beaten up. In short, very unpleasant, and surely I wished to learn how to counter any such offenders.   And here is what happened. […]

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Systema Training Konstantin Komarov

The Water - Surviving the Waves of Panic

by Konstantin Komarov Published: December 10, 2005

THE WATER Surviving the Waves of Panic  by Konstantin Komarov 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 minimal.To make things worse, I grossly broke the rules (I was too conceited at the time) and did not tie the signal rope.So, equipped in this way, I put on the fins and headed to the middle of the river. […]

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