Creative Loafing, the Sarasota edition just came out, with an article about our Systema class. My friends Kolyma and Fox ended-up on the cover, with a big title: “The Russians are Coming to Kick your Ass!” I was directing the class that day, my instructor, Marc, being out of town. It is an interesting read, [...]
There are skills in this world that, independently of where you live and who you are, you need to know. Not only to be prepared, but to be worth of being called human, may I say. Our long line of ancestors made it through a multitude of obstacles, from saber-tooth tigers to World War II, [...]
Today I had an interesting short conversation with a guy who asked me if I was still practicing martial arts. I replied I did, and invited him to check-out the class. He told me he would, but a car accident injury was limiting his movements.. It didn’t came to mind then, but i should have [...]
For more than three years now I have been training in the Russian martial art of Systema, and has affected my life in many unexpected, but beneficial ways. This art, or combat system originated in Russia about one thousand years ago to defend the country against many invaders. It was later adopted by Stalin’s bodyguards [...]