By Vladimir Vasiliev & Scott Meredith
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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, 312 pages Show Table of Contents
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 TOOLS 83 FIST: Solo Conditioning Program 84 3 SELF CHECKS 120 PALM: A Practical Option 128 ELBOWS: By the Way 135 SHOULDERS, BACK, CHEST: Mobility Training 139 KNEES: Disappearance 140 LEGS and FEET 144 FOOT-COVERING DRILL 150 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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