Systema: Contact and Control

We'll be covering one of the most important areas of martial training, whatever one's goals might be: Striking and Taking Strikes. Striking and groundfighting are at the very heart of conflict, and hold many lessons that can apply to almost any endeavor.

We will touch on:

• An overview of Systema Principles
• Basic movement and breathing
• Overcoming the fear of being hit
• Warming up the body for contact
• Developing relaxed strength
• Finding targets automatically
• Striking against weapons attacks
• Striking on the ground, or in confined spaces
• Working with multiple attackers
• Healing strikes
• Strikes with specific effects (directional movement, body control, takedown, psychological effects)
• Psychology of giving and receiving strikes
• Mental and physical methods for receiving strikes without damage

Saturday, October 25 8-12am First hour free! Come and try it out for yourself, with no obligation.

222 St John Street, suite 240 Portland, Maine

$50 Pay now, or at the door. Please contact us to register.