Train & Teach Systema (DVD) a Guide by Valentin Talanov

Valentin Talanov, one of the top fighting, health and sport specialists in the world, resides in Russia, training with Mikhail Ryabko since 1982. He is an amply experienced street fighter, winner of tournaments, KS master of boxing and trainer of international class teams and athletes.

Filmed at the famous Systema Camp in Canada and produced by Vladimir Vasiliev, this video guide includes: - the foundation of breathwork
- core and resistance exercises
- strikes preparation and delivery
- offensive and defensive leg work
- fighting on the ground
- holds and escapes
- knife disarming and attacks
- stick defense

You will learn how to start, proceed and excel in studying Systema. You will be amazed by the unique, diverse and profound drills and demos. You will be inspired by how energetic, positive and strong Valentin is.

This real master instructor gives you results – substantial and powerful – in a very short time, producing healthy people and excellent fighters.

Running time 2 hrs 25 mins

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Available for purchase at the Systema HQ online store:

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Enjoy,

Justin Ho
Principal Instructor
Systema Sydney Russian Martial Art
www.systemasydney.com

Quotes from Systema Masters by Alexander Shostko

The quotes below are from my (Alexander Shostko's) notes taken at Systema camps and seminars in the past two years. With some things lost in translation, I hope they can still be useful to Systema practitioners.

Mikhail Ryabko

If someone attacks you or your family and you already know that you will be fighting – do not be nervous and do not add emotional content, just work.

Do not break the person; break his desire to attack you.

Provide an illusion that your opponent still has control, but make sure he does not.

Those who think they are very strong die first in conflicts.

Every person that works with you is your instructor. And those who want to beat you up are your best instructors.

Vladimir Vasiliev

When you know there will be a fight – start relaxing beforehand. Do not try to fight, just work.

Control the situation in such a way that nobody understands how you control it.

Remove yourself not just from the line of attack, but from line of opponent’s attention.

When you counter on the move, the strikes seem to come out of nowhere.

When you hit somebody – remain human.

People die from non-lethal wounds, yet do not die from lethal ones, all depends on whether you mentally give up.

Konstantin Komarov

Endurance is a psychological phenomenon.

Your emotional base controls the situation.

The more you discover yourself, the more tension you see in yourself.

There are several ways to remove stress, the most important are breathing and movement.

The stronger someone grips you, the more you need to relax.

People do not die from wounds or impact, they die because they cannot handle psychological effect of the impact.


About the Author
Alexander Shostko is a Certified Systema Instructor under Vladimir Vasiliev. Alexander is teaching Russian Martial Art at RMA Northern Virginia, USA. He was a Master of Sport in Russia, has over 20 years of martial arts experience and can be contacted at: systemanova@yahoo.com



Thankyou Alexander,


Justin Ho
Principal Instructor
Systema Sydney Russian Martial Art
www.systemasydney.com

Lessons from Camp (DVD) with Vladimir Vasiliev

What does it take to study and excel in fighting? 
By Vladimir Vasiliev

First, the training must be profound, challenging, diverse, and fun. Second, the instructor should possess exceptional knowledge and skill along with a gift for teaching others.

Vladimir Vasiliev is one of the most highly-regarded martial arts instructors in the world, known for his mastery in combat and talent in teaching.

Lessons from Camp put you AT FULL RANGE, presenting the defining elements for optimal response to any attack, including:
• Subtle escapes from holds, both in the field and in the water
• Unique knife disarms in the forest
• Strikes that relax, briefly switch off muscles, and debilitate attackers
• Intercepting single and multiple opponents on the move
• Smooth, effortless and precise hand-to-hand work on uneven terrain
• Vasiliev’s famous and deceivingly simple Short Work
• And much more…

Witness the power of spontaneous and unbeatable moves… And learn it yourself. 

1 hour 30 min.

OR for your convenience, the 2 Format Combo of both DVD and Downloadable for $5.00 off

To Purchase Visit:

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Enjoy,

Justin Ho

Principal Instructor

Systema Sydney Russian Martial Art

www.systemasydney.com

Master's Push Up by Systema Master Valentin Talanov

At Systema Camp 2012, Valentin Talanov started the week with this story.

“This incident changed my approach to Systema and to training in general. It happened in 1980’s at the home of Mikhail Ryabko. Visiting our instructor at his apartment was a common thing to do in Russia. There were three of us, Systema students, coming to talk to Mikhail that day. All experienced in other types of fighting, we were fairly new to this training and had our doubts about learning Systema. We actually told Mikhail straight out that we will no longer practice Systema because we do not understand it.

Mikhail was very calm and positive about this announcement. He said “doubt prevents understanding”. Then he asked us to do a couple of simple exercises. First, push yourself up from a push up position, clap your hands under your chest and land back on your palms. We easily did that. Second, from the same position, push yourself up and do one clap over the head and one under the chest and land back onto the palms. After some deliberation, we were able to do that. And finally, from the same push up position, all in one shot, push off and clap under the chest, then over the head and then behind the back, landing right back on your palms.

Mikhail said that we are not to leave his place until it is done. We were laughing and making jokes about this impossible exercise. Mikhail said that it is achievable and people have done this, and while we are doubting we will not be able to accomplish this. For about 40 minutes, we continued making fun of this situation. At last, the emotions subsided and we started to try…

Eventually, we were all determined to complete the task, believed in the possibility and all three of us succeeded! I remember doing a very high amplitude push off and finishing the third clap a split second before my hands hit the floor.

This was a great ‘hands-on’ experience of how Faith leads to Success, Success opens Understanding, and Understanding grants Confidence. Moreover, I realized that Systema is the thing I love and I started to practice it regularly and diligently. Now about 25 years later, I am very thankful to Mikhail for his unique teaching methodology and for the gift of Systema. It has truly changed my training and enriched my life.

Thank you to Vladimir and Valerie Vasiliev and Systema HQ Toronto for hosing such an amazing Camp and giving me the opportunity to share this gift with so many people!

About the Author:

Valentin Talanov is one of the top Specialists, Instructor and Trainer of Systema since 1982 under Mikhail Ryabko. He is an experienced street and tournament fighter, health and conditioning trainer of world class athletes and KS master of boxing. Valentin’s amazing power and skills are featured in his DVD Breathwork and Combat: http://www.russianmartialart.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=22&products_id=161







Thankyou Valentin,


Justin Ho
Principal Instructor
Systema Sydney Russian Martial Art 
www.systemasydney.com