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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…

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 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. …

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…

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…

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 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…

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…

When Tests for Tension Are Not Enough

October 24, 2019
What might you do if traditional diagnostic testing is not enough? Certainly there are situations when just that happens.  Consider…

Balance For Health

October 24, 2019
Balance is a simple word but it can have multiple applications when it comes to health. Of course there is physical balance. No…

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…

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…

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…

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…