FC Martial Arts News

Footage from the Youth Class at FightClub

admin — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 11:27:18 +0000

FightClub Martial Arts Youth Training not only teaches self defense techniques but helps develop your child in all ways.

Training helps increase your child’s speed, stamina, strength, while developing better balance, coordination, and timing.

Russian Martial Art [A.K.A. - SYSTEMA] training will help to foster confidence and leadership skills in your child. We actively promote goal setting, team spirit and developing qualities that will help him/her become successful in other sports, daily activities and school.

Most of all it’s exciting and fun! Kids get a great workout while they learn practical self defense skills.

Check out some footage from one of the classes below…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwShkZBgIbI&feature=autoshare

Emmanuel Manolakakis Hong Kong Systema Seminar February 3- 5, 2012

admin — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 11:46:08 +0000

Highlights of the Russian Martial Art seminar given by Senior Instructor Emmanuel Manolakakis at Systema Hong Kong on February 3rd to 5th 2012

Great Seminar, great people, thanks to all.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTRcYRKgcp8&feature=youtu.be

Martial arts can be Systema-ic

admin — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 12:11:49 +0000

The first rule of Fight Club is to train in Systema, a form of martial arts used by the Russian Armed Forces.

“Systema’s approach to self defence is an awakening of what you can do with your body period, not just for fighting,” says Emmanuel Manolakakis. “What you can do with your body and understanding how it works and through that understanding how you defend yourself.”

(Full article in the Town Crier Newspaper)

http://www.mytowncrier.ca/martial-arts-can-be-systema-ic.html

Pankration: The Original Martial Art

admin — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 13:41:16 +0000

In the ultimate search for a HUMAN WEAPON, mixed martial artist Jason Chambers and football pro Bill Duff put their bodies on the line as they train in the most lethal forms of combat before going toe-to-toe with masters of each fighting style.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtYtZDWCNMs&feature=s2l

Seven Easy Home Defense Tips

admin — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:18:44 +0000

How to protect yourself at home:

1. Install good quality locks – I always recommend double locks to the back and front doors – this lock requires a key from the outside as well as the inside.

2. Place outdoor motion sensor lights around your home

3. Keep your windows clear of debris, trees or shrubbery, which can hide a burglar trying to open your window

4. Consider an alarm system – monitored or unmonitored

5. Most criminals avoid homes with dogs

6. Get to know your neighbors or take part in a neighborhood watch program

7. Be conscious of anyone who enters your home, that doesn’t normally come in. Take a good a mental image and be able to describe them in detail.

Understanding the Ribs with Vids

admin — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:11:21 +0000

Understanding and applying this to your training opens up new possibilities. My best advice would be to go slowly…..

* Anatomy of the Ribs – Good to know if you want to understand how to utilize for you self defence applications.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNo5HJIY5w4&feature=related

* Sports rib injury ( OUCH! )

http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=endscreen&v=TV7NeSvKspA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CM-o-mmGpcw

VLADIMIR VASILIEV STRIKES SYSTEMA ITALY SEMINAR

admin — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:46:14 +0000

TEACH HOW TO HIT & HOW TO REMOVE TENSION UNDER STRIKES

Interesting to watch students expression, subtle movements with inner fear, pain and ways of relief from pain.

Pay close attention a lot of little gems from Vlad, just listen and watch closely.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vE5OmN2rk64&feature=related

Stop bullying by changing recess…

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:43:45 +0000

An Interesting article

I have been doing this in the FC Youth Program – Older kids mentoring and leading younger ones rather than hanging out with just their own ages and just acting goofy or forming groups. This is the way to get kids responsible and nurture self learning and self confidence. Very good article – bravo to this school and teachers!

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Brock University professor tries to stop bullying by changing recess in St. Catharines schools

I stand in a jittery line of kids stretching down the long hall of Westdale Elementary in St. Catharines, waiting like caged horses for the bubbly bells to sound.

Recess! Freedom! Agony!

Twenty precious minutes to play, run, dodge punches, be shunned.

Remember recess? If you are a popular kid, it is a glimmery vacation from the school day. If you are an outcast, it is a torture chamber. There are statistics to prove this, but we all know it just as reindeer know when the herd is turning. Recess is the wilderness outside the protective wires of orderly desks, mechanical pencil sharpeners and patrolling adults.

http://www.thestar.com/news/article/1122916–porter-brock-university-professor-tries-to-stop-bullying-by-changing-recess-in-st-catharines-schools

What I see … How I see …

admin — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 04:30:37 +0000

People often ask me questions about teaching or training. Sometimes the questions start broad then become finite or start finite then become broad statements. The common trait is that they are about problems, uncertainties and worries. Something like “what if my parter is really tense? or what if someone just trying systema really challenges me in class?” on and on – you get the picture. By asking any questions to get an answer that makes you better than someone else only reaffirms that your training has a ceiling and limits. That statement is from my knowledge.

If you asking ‘what I see’ and ‘how I see’ things when I train or teach it goes a little something like this….I see other peoples insightful nature and unique gifts – both to themselves and to systema. They look like people worth helping, learning from and leading. That is all I see…

I hope this helps some of you,
emmanuel

Ryabko’s Systema

admin — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 12:13:37 +0000

I get a lot of questions from time to time about SYSTEMA lineage. Wikipedia does a good job at tracing this out. Its interesting and informative on many levels. A good way to start the year.

There exists more than one Russian martial art called Systema, see Systema for an overview.

Ryabko’s Systema is a type of martial art headed by Mikhail Ryabko. Ryabko is a Colonel^[1] in the Russian military, and has past military, special forces, and traditional Russian martial arts training.

This art is variously called Systema, “The System”, “Russian martial arts” and ” poznaj sebya” (Russian language: познай себя “discover yourself“). Although this art uses the same name as Kadochnikov’s Systema, it is different in a number of ways, most notably because it doesn’t directly studybiomechanics. The practical philosophy, training methods, views on history and many other subtleties are completely different.

“The System” is a reference to the various systems of the body (Muscle, Nervous system, respiratory system, etc.) as well as elements ofPsychology and the Spirit

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryabko’s_Systema