and my best regards to you and the Systema group... I hope everybody can help me in my personal quest of Systema  until I have the opportunity to train in any school... of course I saw and printed the Solo Training Tips of Systema Forum and I tried to follow the concepts and advices there... mainly about rolling, exercices against the wall and so... but my doubts are about how systema confronts the lines of attack, because I have seen in many clips that the systema practitioners only deflect the line of movement of a commitment attack moving the body and using the arm to contact with the attacking limb... another question is about one principle I use in Wing Tchun and it's simultaneous defense/attack against an agression... I have seen in the clips that systema's practitioners use it too but with a different approach because you try to avoid with the body movement and don't block or deflect per se... any help about????

Hi John,
Welcome, and thanks for joining our group. I guess you've seen the Solo
Training Tips sticky on the RussianMartialArt.com forum. I usually
practice falling and rolling when I'm training by myself. Today in
class we practice rolling over wooden benches and boxes, changing
direction as we rolled over the objects to maneuver over onto our
stomachs. My teacher told us we could practice rolling over different
kinds of objects at home, changing position and ending up on the
stomach, to protect the spine from sharp objects. In the past, he also
suggested using a rolling office chair as a solo practice partner, by
using the feet to lightly change its direction while keeping it within
your control.
Maybe someone else has some solo drills to share. Meanwhile, good luck
with your training and I hope you find some like-minded people with
whom to practice.
Once again, *dobro pozhalavot* (welcome!) and *Vsego nailuchshego*
(best wishes),
Rachel