Below is a list of articles with the most recent ones listed first.
Systema Training
by Konstantin Komarov Published: March 16, 2010
What
is most important in any art? For an artist, musician, or poet, it's
inspiration: the state of the soul, which can hardly be expressed in words. Yet,
without it there is no art, only craft. So, what is the key to
martial arts? Is it strength? Agility? Stamina? Perhaps, the knowledge of
secret techniques? I do not think so. To illustrate it, let me share an
observation. Quite recently, I was lucky enough to work with a team of
personal bodyguards protecting a high-ranked official. These guys were
creme-de-la-creme, "the elite". […]
Systema Training
by Sharon Friedman Published: October 27, 2009
It was hard to even shout over the din of the heavy machine guns firing at us. I think there were at least fifteen of them and the bullets flying bright red in the night like swarms of angry hornets were mesmerizing like a force of nature. The granite boulders served as a giant labyrinth to climb up in and sharp shards were flying everywhere. I do not know if the thought was really mine but out of nowhere I shouted to my friends "Hay, at least it is not raining" and we all started to laugh as we tumbled and rolled from boulder to boulder. […]
Systema Training
by Kwan Lee Published: October 13, 2009
Strength and flexibility... these are two things that everyone wants to develop and improve but are rarely combined together in proper balance. A major hurdle for most beginning Systema practitioners is understanding the nature of tension in their bodies and being able to relax parts of the body that are not needed while working alone or with partners. […]
