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Walk Like Someone Is Pushing You

October 24, 2019
When walking most of us just walk. We don’t think that much about it, pay attention to our posture, and frequently take our surroundings…

Burst Breathing To Reduce Tension

October 24, 2019
Breath in through the nose and out through the mouth.  The idea is that when you inhale from the nose you get oxygen quicker to…

Move Your Hips

October 24, 2019
Move your hips! How often do you consider if you move your hips enough? Even if you enjoy exercising, you many not have considered…

Systema Health For Parkinson’s Disease

October 24, 2019
Recently there has been excitement regarding the use of three dimensional exercise to improve health in Parkinson’s Disease. …

Life After a Bad Knee

October 24, 2019
I hear it all the time: “I used to exercise but then my knee went bad”.  It is common. Some just stop exercising and others…

Personal Ownership For Health

October 24, 2019
Taking personal ownership in your health is not as easy as it sounds. Most people take their health for granted.  Life can be so…

Systema and Brainstem Function

November 19, 2019
 Anyone who is an avid Systema practitioner knows that Systema is a philosophy that improves all aspects of life. My name is Bobby…

Experience Freedom

October 24, 2019
Freedom from chronic pain, a life with less tension,  fewer limits and more options are things all of want. The problem is we just…

Move and Maintain Your Square

October 24, 2019
Move your square.   What square?  Your torso. The portion of your body between your shoulders and hips.  When moving your square…

Examining Structure and Tension

October 24, 2019
We often think about structure and function affecting pain, and understand that tension only adds to pain, but we don’t often…

Understanding Body Weight

February 16, 2020
In his January, 2020 Systema Seminar in Durham, NC, Emmanuel Manolakakis presented a unique approach toward understanding the four…

Systema Training: What To Expect

October 22, 2019
What to expect in Systema by Bratzo Barrena (Lima, Peru) Most people who attend their first Russian Systema class, come with preconceived…

Martial Art Shows You Can’t Beat the System

March 9, 2020
By Melinee Prochasson The St. Petersburg Times It’s the middle of a December afternoon, and in a spartan hall in northwest…

There Is More Than One Way To Reduce Tension

October 24, 2019
There is more than one way to reduce tension. Whether it be your approach to the treatment of pain, weakness, and numbness, or toward…

Systema to Reduce Tension

October 24, 2019
Systema, a Russian Martial Art, is a philosophy of life focused upon reducing tension in all aspects of  life.  While it is not…