Skeletal System in Martial Arts
The skeletal system plays a crucial role in martial arts, influencing a practitioner's movement, balance, power, and overall performance....
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Emmanuel Manolakakis
- Sep 10
- 3 min
Efficient Systema
Make your Systema efficient. Lets look at what efficient movement real is ... Efficient Movement Efficient movement refers to the ability...
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Emmanuel Manolakakis
- Aug 6
- 3 min
Systema
Systema is a martial art and self-defense system that originated in Russia. It was developed primarily for the Russian military and...
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Emmanuel Manolakakis
- Jul 12
- 2 min
Perseverance in Systema
Perseverance in Systema helps practitioners overcome challenges, setbacks, and obstacles along their training journey. Here's how I have...
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Emmanuel Manolakakis
- Jun 25
- 1 min
Training without Eyesight
Training without eyesight is one of my favour ways of working when I feel I'm anticipating too much and over thinking my movements. There...
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Emmanuel Manolakakis
- Jun 19
- 2 min
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
- May 16
- 2 min
Systema Randomness
One of the things I love about Systema’s training methodology is the is notion of Randomness. Moving in random patterns, exploring...
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Emmanuel Manolakakis
- Mar 25
- 1 min
The Empty Cup
You must have a clear hearty and a totally open mind to receive Systema. Noble sounding words, but what does having an empty cup mean?...
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Emmanuel Manolakakis
- Mar 14
- 1 min
Breath Deeper to go Deeper
Today, in most fitness programs taught around the world, deep breathing is practically ignored. This is a major mistake as, to me your...
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Emmanuel Manolakakis
- Mar 13
- 1 min
Your Psyche
Let’s talk about your ‘psyche’ and touch on some basic concepts to us to use when we are training. A starting points lets take ‘psyche’...
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Emmanuel Manolakakis
- Mar 12
- 1 min
Systema Strikes
Systema emphasizes fluidity, adaptability, and efficiency in self-defense situations. Lets have a look at delivering strikes and focus on...
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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
- Feb 18
- 1 min
Strong Systema Strikes
Practice to deliver a strong penetrating punch or strikes. The foundational knowledge about strikes … Type of strikes - single strike,...
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Emmanuel Manolakakis
- Feb 14
- 1 min
A Grateful Connection
Hey Manny, It was so great to see you again. It had been way too long. Thanks for your continued dedication as a thoughtful teacher. As a...
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Emmanuel Manolakakis
- Feb 12
- 3 min
Systema Seminar Reflections - 2nd
I feel continually blessed to be able to train with such amazing people and instructors in my martial arts pursuits. This past weekend,...
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Emmanuel Manolakakis
- Feb 10
- 2 min
Systema Seminar Reflections
(An email from one of the participants) Hi Emmanuel, This is Eric from the seminar last weekend. First, I wanted to say again that it was...
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Emmanuel Manolakakis
- Feb 2
- 2 min
Mikhail’s Systema
I remember this workshop like it was yesterday. It was back in 2003, right around when I opened the Fight Club, and Mikhail’s words from...
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Emmanuel Manolakakis
- Feb 2
- 2 min
Systema Seminar Review 2020
Understanding Body Weight In his January, 2020 Systema Seminar in Durham, NC, Emmanuel Manolakakis presented a unique approach toward...
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Emmanuel Manolakakis
- Jan 28
- 2 min
Systema Martial Arts - Striking
The goal of a strike is to apply a direction of force onto someone and have minimal force or 'recoil' coming back into you. Consider a...
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