Systema Approach to Injuries
Sustaining injuries can provide valuable opportunities for learning and personal growth. Here are some potential lessons someone can...
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Emmanuel Manolakakis
- Jun 11
- 1 min
Rhythm and Balance
"Finding rhythm in training & life can bring a sense of balance, productivity, and fulfillment" Establish priorities Identify what truly...
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Emmanuel Manolakakis
- Feb 26
- 2 min
Systema Breathing
If you cannot control your breathing, life will not fair well for you. When you consider how many bodily functions are regulated...
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Emmanuel Manolakakis
- Jan 17
- 2 min
Martial Arts Training
When I’m on vacation, it’s like me to train more than I do in Toronto. Why do you ask? Because when I am relaxing, I do my best learning....
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Emmanuel Manolakakis
- Dec 30, 2022
- 5 min
Outdoor Exercise
Has winter sent your outdoor fitness habit into hibernation? Don’t wait until spring to get back outside. Outdoor exercise is good for...
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Emmanuel Manolakakis
- Dec 5, 2022
- 3 min
Staying Calm Under Pressure
Staying calm under pressure is so important in highly charged situations. Fear and anger can cause even the most skilled martial arts to...
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Emmanuel Manolakakis
- Oct 29, 2022
- 2 min
Systema Breathing
“Breath is The Great Communicator within the body. Awareness is the product of electrical potentiation within the nervous system. From...
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Emmanuel Manolakakis
- Oct 13, 2022
- 1 min
FC Fathers and Dads
To all the fathers and dads at FC, Becoming a dad is one of life’s major milestones. But let’s be real, parenthood also comes with its...
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Emmanuel Manolakakis
- Oct 5, 2022
- 3 min
Productivity hacks anyone can Use
When training at FC and in our lives, it's easy to get caught up in simply doing more. But productivity (at least, how I define it) isn't...
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Emmanuel Manolakakis
- Oct 4, 2022
- 2 min
A Spacious Experience of Life (How to Practice)
In any moment, we can experience spaciousness. Whether you’re responding to messages and emails, writing, washing a dish, talking to...
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Emmanuel Manolakakis
- Oct 1, 2022
- 1 min
Unburden the Shoulders
You’ve been unconsciously taught a shoulder position for your entire life, with elbows wide and shoulder blades shrugged. It’s in a...
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Emmanuel Manolakakis
- Jul 26, 2022
- 1 min
How does movement boost our moods?
It’s widely believed that the psychological benefits of exercise come from the release of endorphins, but that is an oversimplification....
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Emmanuel Manolakakis
- Jul 10, 2022
- 1 min
Proactive Systema
Wellness must be proactive, but pro-action is more than addressing today’s concerns, but tomorrow’s, next week’s and beyond. Have you...
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Emmanuel Manolakakis
- Jun 14, 2022
- 1 min
Move to Improve
Tightness will always find a way to remain that way. Worse still: It doesn't go away with rest, but strengthens and worsens without...
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Emmanuel Manolakakis
- Mar 13, 2022
- 1 min
Systema Training - Remove the Armor
So many people have gotten on the SYSTEMA training program that they want to jump in the deep end of the pool, start training hardcore,...
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Emmanuel Manolakakis
- Mar 1, 2022
- 1 min
Working Out and Adaptation
Muscles are a perfect example to understand how everything happens all at once. When you want to get stronger and build muscles most...
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Emmanuel Manolakakis
- Dec 5, 2020
- 1 min
Movement
Movement is paramount. The body is in constant movement, even when you believe it to be still. Blood is moving and organs functioning,...
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