Eastern Europe and Russia

[ArnaudM]

Hey, here is something russian and amazingly interesting, fun to practice and efficient. It's called "Systema" and is the russian martial art the spetnatz practice in the russian army, especially the ones bound to work as bodyguards or commando units. I did a couple of seminars and it's truly great. Far more intelligent than average close combat or military oriented martial arts. "Russian Martial Art - "SYSTEMA" is a military fighting art based on the training of the Elite Russian Special Forces. This practical form of combat combines an individual's strong spirit with extremely clever and versatile tactics that will work in any circumstances and against any enemy. All tactics employed within "SYSTEMA" are based upon instinctive reactions, individual strengths and limitations of human body, and are specifically designed for fast learning. The Russian fighting system makes no distinction between blocks, strikes and holds, believing that every movement is multifunctional." There's a group in NYC I think.
Here's a cool video about it :

Here the website : http://www.fighthouse.com/systema/systema.html

 

[ArnaudM]

Russian is indeed very hard. Even metal sometimes. And extreeeeeme !

 

[TesticleMilkshake]

Have fun with that. I thought that was a good idea, turns out russian is HARD!

No worries! I studied Mandarin for 4 years and am nearly fluent. Russian would be my fifth language.