Muscle contraction and relaxation

One of Systema pillars is relaxation. However our idea of relaxation differs from many common practices. The relaxation we seek is not passive, flaccid. Let’s talk a little more about the characteristics and the physiology of the muscles, to have it clear why the active relaxation is important for the practice of Systema. The muscle […]

Why movement is important in combat

When talking about martial art, one of the biggest mistakes that’s made is the lack of distinction between self defense and sport. Martial art can be practiced seeking self defense or sport and even as a form of spiritual upliftment. But a sport should not be confused with self defense. In sport blocking an attack […]

Systema – Russian Martial Art in the Movies and Video Games

Systema – Russian Martial Art in the movies and games. The movies and also the games are becoming uncreditable realistic, always in the small screen or the big screen there are combat scenes brought by great masters of martial arts or techniques choreographed by martial arts exponents. Recently for example, the UFC fighter Ronda Russey participated […]

Why relaxation is important for Systema students?

Why relaxation is important for Systema students? If you’ve ever been to a Systema class you may have heard someone saying to you “relax” over and over again. You can hear things like relax your shoulders, relax your legs or an intriguing relax the whole body. Relaxation, in Systema, is the way to produce the […]

Visualization in Sytema – Russian Martial Art

  Systema – Russian Martial Art, as well as other traditions, teaches visualization as an exercise to be incorporated in the practice. The students whom train and include the visualization in their practice can easily perceive the improvement. And like any skill it can and should be trained, improved and shaped to respond to diverse […]

Fasting

Fasting A few years ago the interest of the scientific community increased in researching the effects of fasting. For a long time this practice was questioned by nutritionists and doctors and today, with more research on the subject seems to have good results. The Nobel Prize winner in Physiology and Medicine in 2016 rightly described […]