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Emmanuel Manolakakis
Mar 13, 20221 min read
Systema Training - Remove the Armor
So many people have gotten on the SYSTEMA training program that they want to jump in the deep end of the pool, start training hardcore,...
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Emmanuel Manolakakis
Mar 11, 20221 min read
Movement training versus Exercise.
FightClub uses principle from martial art – Systema; often neglected in exercise: the tool is an extension of the body. The body has a...
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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
Mar 1, 20221 min read
Working Out and Adaptation
Muscles are a perfect example to understand how everything happens all at once. When you want to get stronger and build muscles most...
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Emmanuel Manolakakis
Feb 26, 20221 min read
The Beginners Mind
A positive attribute that refers to having an attitude of openness, eagerness, and lack of preconceptions when studying a subject, even...
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Emmanuel Manolakakis
Feb 16, 20216 min read
Excerpt from the book on Flow
Flow The surgeon in the operating room feels flow; so does the rock climber on a cliff, the athlete in the midst of a game or the mother...
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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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Emmanuel Manolakakis
Dec 5, 20201 min read
Movement
Movement is paramount. The body is in constant movement, even when you believe it to be still. Blood is moving and organs functioning,...
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Emmanuel Manolakakis
Nov 30, 20202 min read
Breathing
If you cannot control your breathing, life will not fair well for you. When you consider how many bodily functions are regulated...
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