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Systema (Russian : Система, romanized: Sistema, lit. 'system') is a Russian martial art. [1] [2] There are multiple schools of systems that began appearing after the end of the Soviet Union in the 1990s, with teachers claiming their respective "systems" (usually named after themselves).[ citation needed ] Training includes, but is not limited to: hand-to-hand combat, grappling, knife fighting, and firearms training. Training involves drills and sparring without set kata .

Media appearances

Systema has gathered interest as its coverage has increased. Examples include CTV Travel's show Go Warrior in 2008 [3] and Black Belt magazine in 2011. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] For the 2018 BBC crime drama McMafia , actor James Norton learned aspects of systema in preparation for his leading role as a London banker drawn into the violent world of the Russian mafia. [11] Systema has also been used by Lamarr Houston of the Chicago Bears in his training. [12] In Japanese fighting games Street Fighter V , Kolin's fighting style is systema, [13] as well as Marie Rose in Dead or Alive 6 . [14]

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