I was fortunate enough to be able to follow Vlad around at a Seminar in Colorado and had the opportunity to watch him work using almost nothing but movement and the other guy's tension (he was an Aikido practicioner from Mexico city who wanted to sit out some of the seminar because the striking was overwhelming to him, so Vlad was demonstrating working without strikes). It was amazing, and it's hard to catch some of the subtle (but profound) tension and breath work that accompany these skills.
Beautiful movement. People are programmed to see tension and effort in fighting, they fail to see the potential of the movements here. The partner is also working to protect himself. It's a difficult concept for people to grasp who only ever work with tension
@billysue2 You wrote that "a push up is part of conditioning and is so seperate from skill training". This is exactly right. Conditioning is an example of attribute training that is distinct from skill training. In the same way, there are other attributes that can be developed using exercises that are not directly related to fighting skills. I know of boxing trainers, for example, who recommend juggling as a way to develop eye-hand co-ordination.
There is a flow to this that reminds me of a hapkido kungfu capoeira judo tai chi like movement that's been functionalized to some extent. What I'd like to see is their response to a dedicated non-Systema attack from a skilled practitioner.
@billysue2 What exactly are u refering to? Desciption of the vid doesnt imply the guy is using any 'magic' or non-contact nonsense, if thats what they think is happenin then I agree with u. I doubt the effectiveness of alot of the moves, but 4 me its debatable as to what they ar doing (I dont have sound on my computer so I havent heard the audio) whole thing could be a attribute drill or simply them having a laugh/ experiment. This is why I asked if they could demo it in a more 'realistic' way.
I was fortunate enough to be able to follow Vlad around at a Seminar in Colorado and had the opportunity to watch him work using almost nothing but movement and the other guy's tension (he was an Aikido practicioner from Mexico city who wanted to sit out some of the seminar because the striking was overwhelming to him, so Vlad was demonstrating working without strikes). It was amazing, and it's hard to catch some of the subtle (but profound) tension and breath work that accompany these skills.
This is just fantastic! And people that systema is rehearsed? Even a great dancer could not rehearse that! mind numbingly good work!
Beautiful movement. People are programmed to see tension and effort in fighting, they fail to see the potential of the movements here. The partner is also working to protect himself. It's a difficult concept for people to grasp who only ever work with tension
@billysue2 You wrote that "a push up is part of conditioning and is so seperate from skill training". This is exactly right. Conditioning is an example of attribute training that is distinct from skill training. In the same way, there are other attributes that can be developed using exercises that are not directly related to fighting skills. I know of boxing trainers, for example, who recommend juggling as a way to develop eye-hand co-ordination.
I hear you snickering behind the camera😂 in our Systema class it’s always funny when the instructor demonstrates on someone, usually me lol
There is a flow to this that reminds me of a hapkido kungfu capoeira judo tai chi like movement that's been functionalized to some extent. What I'd like to see is their response to a dedicated non-Systema attack from a skilled practitioner.
@billysue2
What exactly are u refering to? Desciption of the vid doesnt imply the guy is using any 'magic' or non-contact nonsense, if thats what they think is happenin then I agree with u. I doubt the effectiveness of alot of the moves, but 4 me its debatable as to what they ar doing (I dont have sound on my computer so I havent heard the audio) whole thing could be a attribute drill or simply them having a laugh/ experiment. This is why I asked if they could demo it in a more 'realistic' way.
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