Systema | Martial Art Styles

Search

Site Translation

Martial Cloud

arts body fighting karate learn like martial people self street style techniques time training used

By Zaragoza Clouds

Sponsored Links

Martial Art Styles

Systema

The martial art style of Systema was the secret art of the KGB and Spetsnaz. It was guarded as a national secret until the end of the Soviet Union. It is not a fighting sport, but is a 100% non-nonsense means to defending oneself naturally, with minimum effort, and special breathing techniques.

Also known as :

Kadochnikov, SpetsNaz, Systema Rukopashnogo Boya

History : 10th Century Traditional Russsian Martial Art

Origin : Cossack, Bogatyr

Most Active Masters:

Mikhail Ryabko

Started at the age of five to learn Systema from a bodyguard of Stalin. He joined Spetsnaz when he was 15. He now still lives in Moscow and became a Colonel in 2004.

Vladimir Vasiliev

Born in Russia, he served in Spetsnatz for more than ten years. He moved to Canada in 1993 and became the first Systema trainer outside Russia.

Systema is a traditional martial art from Russia. The KGB made it into a top national secret due to its high effectiveness. It was revealed to the public only after the end of Soviet Union.

Its training is divided into:

Slow Sparring
Breathing
No Resistance
Wave
Weapons

It also uses the theory of the six doors like other martial arts (elbows, neck, knees, waist, ankles, and shoulders), and makes real and constant use of pressure points so that effective strikes can be given with even little power.