Book review for: Russian style of hand-to-hand combat by Alexander Retuinskih This book is the first of a series meant to educate in the way of ROSS and as...
Interesting analysis, Sharon. I think I've heard of this book before. When I read about the floating center of gravity in the Russian System Guidebook, I ...
Martin Wheeler's March 12th and 13th seminar on ground-fighting was fantastic! I think I speak for all attendees when I say that we learned a great deal and...
Hello, I'm certainly no expert on Russian military history, but I've never heard of Sokoli Stalina being a style of martial art. I thought it was the name...
Hello, Here is Part Two of my journal notes from Martin Wheeler's groundwork seminar at Fighthouse on March 12 and 13th. I hope you enjoy it. Thanks again to...
Hi, A friend of mine is writing an article about women and Systema. She e- mailed me three questions: 1) Why did you start Systema? 2) Have your reasons for...
This entry is from early March, when Martin Wheeler came for a 2-day seminar at Fighthouse, and taught a few classes in the week that followed. I was a little...
valarie "yngona" wright / a little bio: - Hatha & Raja Yoga for 35 years (Sivananda, Iyengar, Ashtanga). - Biking, jogging, hiking (lifelong). - Chigong...
Jay wrote [[Welcome, Valarie! :) Very nice resume ya got there.]] ** thank you for the welcome Jay. lol .. i like exercise. i recently moved to SW FL & have...
Valarie, Welcome to our group! I'm the moderator, although it is a non- moderated list, by which I mean, I don't post all too frequently! I am working on...
Rachel wrote [[.. but the weather is so lovely here in NY, I have been unwilling to sit at the ol' keyboard and type it up.]] ** lol .. i understand,...
I returned to Fighthouse on Tuesday to take the evening class with our guest teacher Martin Wheeler. We started out with a few conditioning exercises. We did...
Hi everybody, this is my first post in this group and I hope not the last one...!!!! I'm a cuban martial artist and systema fan because its approach to...
Rachel wrote [[We also did backbend pushups, which I find utterly impossible.]] ** ive been doing these for years. used to teach them in my yoga class. i...
welcome to the list John. [[I'm a cuban martial artist and systema fan because its approach to selfprotection .. unfortunately my learning process must be at...
Hi, For the partnered sit-ups, you sit on your partner, who knees on all fours. It helps to tuck your feet around your partner's thighs so you don't slip off....
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...
Thank you very much Rachel for your wellcome... in Cuba there's a lot of martial arts systems... altough we have problems about the international contact with...
Hi Rachel 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...
Hi John, Well, I am relatively new to Systema. So you might want to post this question on the official forum. But there are some more experienced members of my...
Hi everybody... recently I sent a mail to Rachel about some doubts in how systema confronts an attack since I think the concept is to deflect the movement of...
I hope this story helps with this question: A student asked his master how to survive the duels in his school. he wanted to know when to attack and when to...
Hi John, My first tip would be to watch the "Fundamentals of Knife Disarming" DVD which contains some great drills, or start saving your money to buy this DVD...
Hi Rachel Very good tip on knife defence... I appreciate it very much, and I will train like you recommend me.. of course I already practiced some exercices...
SATURDAY Although I didn't drink on Friday evening, I also didn't get a good night's rest and was kind of tired for the following day's seminar. Even though...
Hi, Unforgettable, indeed! Overall, precision and efficiency were what I remember most from the seminars. Mikhail stopped the class several times throughout...
Thanks again for patiently reading my lengthy notes and I hope you enjoy this final installment. *Vsego nailuchshego* (best wishes), Rachel SUNDAY Sunday was...
Several months ago, when we circled up after training, Edgar spoke to us about several different kinds of fear encountered in training: fear of fear of...
