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I feel continually blessed to be able to train with such amazing people and instructors in my martial arts pursuits. This past weekend,...

(An email from one of the participants) Hi Emmanuel, This is Eric from the seminar last weekend. First, I wanted to say again that it was...

I remember this workshop like it was yesterday. It was back in 2003, right around when I opened the Fight Club, and Mikhail’s words from...

Understanding Body Weight In his January, 2020 Systema Seminar in Durham, NC, Emmanuel Manolakakis presented a unique approach toward...

The goal of a strike is to apply a direction of force onto someone and have minimal force or 'recoil' coming back into you. Consider a...

It's the most beautiful time of the year… Or they keep telling us. Xmas doesn't always look like it does in the movies, though. For many,...

“Breath is The Great Communicator within the body. Awareness is the product of electrical potentiation within the nervous system. From...

Adversity is a form of spiritual crisis triggering many emotional responses such as self-doubt, loss of confidence, frustration, panic,...

Commitment to the desired outcome also goes well beyond the initial choosing of it. It is easy to get excited about something. There are...

The importance of flexibility and adaptation to change can't be overemphasized for the purpose of good, strategic positioning. The truly...

Close your eyes and breathe deeply. Then focus your awareness firstly on your body outline. Then include awareness of your clothes and...

Systema is a complex entirety of many features interacting in total harmony. To my understanding, one of the greatest assets is using...

Training includes, but is not limited to: hand-to-hand combat, grappling, knife fighting, and firearms training. Training involves drills...

Systema is a complex entirety of many features interacting in total harmony. To my understanding, one of the greatest assets is the use...

Keep the Body's Posture and Form Walk Correctly Control your muscle Maintain your inner state Feel your body Sense your balance Breath...

Hello, Systema friends! I am very honoured to announce that my new online training platform BreathWorx, is launching with two Master...

An honor and privilege to train such a talented and dedicated group of Systema Students and Instructors.

I’ve noticed that a lot of us will be pretty wiped out at the end of a long day of work or social activity, to the point where we need...

WHY YOU CAN'T TRANSFER A HABIT TO PRACTICAL EVERYDAY LIFE ? You need a plan. Nothing great happens by accident. That is what you Systema...