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Overreaching and Overtraining
It’s important to know the difference between overreaching and overtraining. Learn the difference and how to deal with these issues...

Emmanuel Manolakakis
Nov 2, 20211 min read
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Don't Destroy the Charm
Watch the video Podcast Don't Destroy the Charm I have traveled all over the world teaching Systema to friends and students. I used to...

Emmanuel Manolakakis
Oct 28, 20212 min read
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Done is Better than Good
I get it. The pandemic has made a lot of us apathetic. It’s harder to get motivated when we can freely move around and so much of life...

Emmanuel Manolakakis
Oct 22, 20212 min read
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Post Traumatic Growth
Some professionals think trauma can actually be, well, good for us. Enter ‘post-traumatic growth’, something that describes the idea that...

Emmanuel Manolakakis
Sep 26, 20212 min read
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Soft is Strong Systema Training
In the western world, we are hard wired to think that hardness is strength. When I say “hard wired” I mean it is embedded in our belief...

Emmanuel Manolakakis
Sep 6, 20212 min read
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Martial Arts Training - September is just around the corner
Attention FC Crew, September is just around the corner, and I want to quickly share with everyone the plan that will hopefully take us...

Emmanuel Manolakakis
Aug 25, 20211 min read
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Systema and Archery
Emmanuel Win’s a Canadian Indoor National Archery Silver Medal! As many of you may know, I’ve been practicing archery for almost 15...

Emmanuel Manolakakis
Aug 15, 20212 min read
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Spread the Peanut Butter
You all know I love to speak in metaphors. Well, another one came to me on Sunday morning when I went into the kitchen to make toast, and...

Emmanuel Manolakakis
Jul 22, 20213 min read
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What if this could easier?
I like to read journals – especially medical journals. I look for stuff on sports psychology, anatomy of movement, and things relevant to...

Emmanuel Manolakakis
Jul 20, 20215 min read
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Youth Classes Have Started!
The time as finally come! Kids Outdoor Training begins this Monday evening at East York Collegiate Football Field. Outdoor classes will...
Bree Briones
Jul 18, 20211 min read
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Adult Classes Will Start In July
Adult outdoor training will begin on Tuesday July 6th at East York Collegiate Football Field. Classes are every Tuesday and Thursday from...
Bree Briones
Jul 18, 20211 min read
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The Standards that Matter
“Fulfil your role to the best of your ability”, one of my first managers said to me. Hummmm, I realised this is not a simple statement. I...

Emmanuel Manolakakis
Jun 3, 20211 min read
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Why do we wear exhaustion as a badge of honour in Martial Arts?
I’ve been thinking a lot about the way sleep is perceived in our culture. As more and more evidence comes to light about the physical,...

Emmanuel Manolakakis
May 11, 20212 min read
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Systema Cold Showers
For centuries, cold showers have been considered as medical treatments and are favoured over the luxurious hot baths by our forefathers...

Emmanuel Manolakakis
May 9, 20212 min read
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Parents and Kids are Frontline Workers too!
Human contact is a basic need, making self-isolation during the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic a mental health challenge for many....

Emmanuel Manolakakis
May 6, 20212 min read
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Systema Breathing
There’s this drill…we all have them….that I just dread. I know its coming and I have to fight myself inside every time. Could it be...

Emmanuel Manolakakis
Apr 29, 20213 min read
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Disown your Fears
We tell ourselves a lot of stories about what we can and can’t do. Fear holds us back from achieving our goals and dreams. Fear is the...

Emmanuel Manolakakis
Apr 19, 20211 min read
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Martial Arts Training to Improve Your People Skills
Simple Ways to Improve Your People Skills To develop natural and innate people skills requires effort along with trial and error. Here...

Emmanuel Manolakakis
Apr 11, 20212 min read
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Stress Management Strategy
Strategy #1: Avoid unnecessary stress Not all stress can be avoided, and it’s not healthy to avoid a situation that needs to be...

Emmanuel Manolakakis
Apr 4, 20213 min read
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Wisdom for an Inspired Life
“Fall in Love with the Process” 1. Become the Process - Work for Yourself and work on Yourself. Love what you do! 2. Success contains...

Emmanuel Manolakakis
Mar 28, 20211 min read
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