Systema Adversity
Adversity is a form of spiritual crisis triggering many emotional responses such as self-doubt, loss of confidence, frustration, panic,...
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Emmanuel Manolakakis
Sep 25, 20221 min read
Systema Commitment
Commitment to the desired outcome also goes well beyond the initial choosing of it. It is easy to get excited about something. There are...
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Emmanuel Manolakakis
Sep 11, 20221 min read
Systema is Adaptive
The importance of flexibility and adaptation to change can't be overemphasized for the purpose of good, strategic positioning. The truly...
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Emmanuel Manolakakis
Aug 27, 20222 min read
Spatial Awareness Exercises
Close your eyes and breathe deeply. Then focus your awareness firstly on your body outline. Then include awareness of your clothes and...
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Emmanuel Manolakakis
Aug 27, 20222 min read
Systema Spatial Perception
Systema is a complex entirety of many features interacting in total harmony. To my understanding, one of the greatest assets is using...
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Emmanuel Manolakakis
Jul 30, 20221 min read
What does Systema training include?
Training includes, but is not limited to: hand-to-hand combat, grappling, knife fighting, and firearms training. Training involves drills...
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Emmanuel Manolakakis
Jul 18, 20224 min read
Systema Spatial Perception
Systema is a complex entirety of many features interacting in total harmony. To my understanding, one of the greatest assets is the use...
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Emmanuel Manolakakis
Jul 7, 20221 min read
Fundamental Systema Skills
Keep the Body's Posture and Form Walk Correctly Control your muscle Maintain your inner state Feel your body Sense your balance Breath...
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Emmanuel Manolakakis
Jun 26, 20221 min read
World Class Breath Training
Hello, Systema friends! I am very honoured to announce that my new online training platform BreathWorx, is launching with two Master...
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Emmanuel Manolakakis
Jun 22, 20221 min read
Seminar in Rennes, France
An honor and privilege to train such a talented and dedicated group of Systema Students and Instructors.
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Emmanuel Manolakakis
Jun 7, 20222 min read
Effortless Effort Systema Training
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...
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Emmanuel Manolakakis
Jun 5, 20221 min read
TRANSFER A HABIT TO EVERYDAY LIFE
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...
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Emmanuel Manolakakis
May 24, 20222 min read
The Well of Mastery
When I look at a master working at their craft it’s like they are driven by a different fuel source than everyone else. Most people have...
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Emmanuel Manolakakis
May 14, 20221 min read
Opportunity from Adversity
Adversity is a form of spiritual crisis triggering many emotional responses such as self-doubt, lost of confidence, frustration, panic,...
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Emmanuel Manolakakis
May 1, 20221 min read
A System(a) that you enjoy in your Heart
Are you mixing your workouts? Are you doing so with a specific purpose in mind, or just blindly picking and choosing? The truth is many...
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Emmanuel Manolakakis
May 1, 20221 min read
The Appropriate Force
I often hear people say 'Go big or go home', as they attempt to muster as much strength as humanly possible to perform the simplest of...
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Emmanuel Manolakakis
Mar 10, 20221 min read
Improving Complexity and Eliminating Complication
Is your movement complicated or complex? Aging is a process of losing complexity and building complication. Optimal athletics is a...
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Emmanuel Manolakakis
Sep 6, 20212 min read
Soft is Strong Systema Training
In the western world, we are hard wired to think that hardness is strength. When I say “hard wired” I mean it is embedded in our belief...
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Emmanuel Manolakakis
Aug 25, 20211 min read
Martial Arts Training - September is just around the corner
Attention FC Crew, September is just around the corner, and I want to quickly share with everyone the plan that will hopefully take us...
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Emmanuel Manolakakis
Dec 5, 20202 min read
LOCKS AND THROWS
By first having students rotate, move and manipulate a partner's joints one at a time they get a first hand feel for how they work. Care...
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