Below is a list of articles with the most recent ones listed first.
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by Takahide Kitagawa Published: May 09, 2021
We interviewed Valerie Vasiliev, who has been supporting Vladimir as his wife and
business partner. How did they come to know each other and have grown Toronto
Systema HQ together?
Place of interview: Tokyo, Japan
Interviewer: Takahide Kitagawa (Systema Tokyo)
Interpreter: Ryo Onishi (Systema Osaka)
Taka: When was Toronto HQ founded?
Valerie: November 1st, 1993.
Taka: That means twenty-eight years ago.
Valerie: That's right. Before that, Vladimir taught a small group at a community center and at our home. […]
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by Systema Headquarters Published: April 22, 2021
A question from the Soul & Spirit discussion with Rev. Father Vladimir:
What is the best way to view illness and injury? If illness happens to us, it often seems unfair.
Answer:
It seems… yes, of course. First of all, if illness comes, we are taught that the cause of illness is not necessarily that the person is sinning or that their parents were sinning. As Christ cured a person blind from birth, his Apostles asked, “Why was this person blind from birth? Was it because he was sinning or his parents were sinning?” Christ replied, “Not because of his parents. […]
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by Dr. Albert Allen Published: April 08, 2021
Anecdotes abound, of Systema practitioners finding increased capacity for calm, happy, and easygoing interactions with other people. Having experienced these changes myself, I started to wonder how Systema practice might be used to treat mental illnesses. Systema practices to cultivate internal relaxation have been particularly applicable to mental health, especially in the treatment of anxiety and trauma-related disorders. […]
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by Loren Clements Published: November 10, 2020
Chatting with one of my massage clients last week, the subject of martial arts came up. I, of course, was happy to share a bit about Systema and the positive benefits I feel from it in my daily life.
During the conversation, she asked me, “Are you good at it?” She went on to describe what she thought makes a good martial artist; breaking things, fighting rooms full of people, and general Hollywood movie mayhem seemed to be her reference points.
We laughed, and she laughed even more when I said half jokingly, “Yes, I am”, demanding that I justify my answer. […]
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by Norbert Tannert Published: August 31, 2020
Do you feel prepared?
by Norbert Tannert, police swat team unit leader
We live in strange and somewhat troubled times these days.
Not only the „Corona-virus“ has influenced almost every part of our lives, but it seems that far more unfounded aggression has become part of our daily life.
There is a tendency for violence to become more accepted in certain parts of society, as long as one is quoting to use violence for a proper reason, such as fighting an unpopular political system, a political adversary or representatives of the state; the police for example. […]
