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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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References

  1. ↑ Secours, Kevin R. (16 July 2012). "Takedown Defenses of Russian Systema". Revista de Artes Marciales Asiáticas (in Spanish). 4 (1): 68–79. doi: 10.18002/rama.v4i1.227 . hdl: 10612/16284 . ISSN   2174-0747.
  2. ↑ Doan, Thi Bich-Ngoc (2013). "La perception juste en systema: points de vue en première personne". Movement & Sport Sciences (in French) (81): 67–77. doi:10.1051/sm/2013058.
  3. ↑ "Go Warrior". Go Warrior. Archived from the original on 26 February 2008. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  4. ↑ Horwitz, Raymond (24 March 2011). "Mental and Physical Impact of Ballistic Striking". Black Belt. Blackbeltmag.com. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  5. ↑ Horwitz, Raymond (24 March 2011). "Proper Execution of a Ballistic Strike (Systema)". Black Belt. Blackbeltmag.com. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  6. ↑ Horwitz, Raymond (24 March 2011). "The Biomechanics and Psychology of Confrontation". Black Belt. Blackbeltmag.com. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  7. ↑ Horwitz, Raymond (24 March 2011). "Systema Ballistic Strikes in Action!". Black Belt Magazine . Blackbeltmag.com. Archived from the original on 21 January 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  8. ↑ Horwitz, Raymond (12 May 2011). "Systema Expert Discusses Self-Defense Biomechanics". Black Belt Magazine . Blackbeltmag.com. Archived from the original on 17 February 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  9. ↑ Young, Robert (28 November 2011). "Train Like a Russian Commando to Increase Power, Speed and Survival Skills!". Black Belt Magazine . Blackbeltmag.com. Archived from the original on 6 January 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  10. ↑ Horwitz, Raymond (24 March 2011). "SYSTEMA: History of the Russian Martial Art". Black Belt Magazine . Blackbeltmag.com. Archived from the original on 6 January 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  11. ↑ Sawer, Patrick (2 January 2018). "How James Norton learnt the Russian martial art Systema for his role in McMafia". The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  12. ↑ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine : Martin Wheeler (23 August 2016), Martin Wheeler Systema - Lamarr Huston - Chicago Bears training. , retrieved 4 April 2019
  13. ↑ "Street Fighter Kolin - Phantasm of Snow and Ice | Street Fighter V". Street Fighter V. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  14. ↑ "DEAD OR ALIVE 6, MARIE ROSE, WICKED LIL' SERVANT" . Retrieved 27 March 2021.
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