Such profound depth; not merely physical. Those who draw in respect outside of demanding it is something we should keep a sharp eye on -- a considerable rarity nowaday.
i believe almost any soft style would wreck this dude... I have very limited study in Aikido, San Soo Kung Foo, Penjak Silat, Army basic Hand to hand trainning. Aikido would definitly frustrate him too. there is no rigid body movements so you cannot feel the techniques or Moves being applied agaist you.
+Efre mendez Actually, he teaches at many Aikido seminars, and owns those guys. Look it up. I studied San Soo (I know Bernie Chen Woo), Silat (Inti Ombak), and Aikido as well (both Shin Shin Toitsu and Hombu Dojo style), Combat Wudang Tai Chi (Docherty/Chen Ting Hung lineage) - they don't begin to compare to Systema. Several senior instructors from Aikido, Silat, Kuntao, even BJJ, have switched to Systema. It's saved my hide more than once over the past 9 years (I won't go into that, but I had a job that put me in harm's way, it never let me down). I have never felt anyone softer and more elusive than Vladimir Vasiliev, and Martin Wheeler being a close second place. You have to feel it to understand. I still practice Aikido occasionally, I enjoy it as an art form, but it's really not so hot as a self-defense system, not in a world without swords and armor, so much, without many more years of practice than it would take to achieve the same thing studying Systema, or even BJJ.
This was our first trip to Russia in summer 1999, and the westler is John Guiduck ... nice memories ...
Such profound depth; not merely physical. Those who draw in respect outside of demanding it is something we should keep a sharp eye on -- a considerable rarity nowaday.
Sweat! Uh, I meant sweet!
i believe almost any soft style would wreck this dude... I have very limited study in Aikido, San Soo Kung Foo, Penjak Silat, Army basic Hand to hand trainning. Aikido would definitly frustrate him too. there is no rigid body movements so you cannot feel the techniques or Moves being applied agaist you.
+Efre mendez Actually, he teaches at many Aikido seminars, and owns those guys. Look it up. I studied San Soo (I know Bernie Chen Woo), Silat (Inti Ombak), and Aikido as well (both Shin Shin Toitsu and Hombu Dojo style), Combat Wudang Tai Chi (Docherty/Chen Ting Hung lineage) - they don't begin to compare to Systema. Several senior instructors from Aikido, Silat, Kuntao, even BJJ, have switched to Systema. It's saved my hide more than once over the past 9 years (I won't go into that, but I had a job that put me in harm's way, it never let me down). I have never felt anyone softer and more elusive than Vladimir Vasiliev, and Martin Wheeler being a close second place. You have to feel it to understand. I still practice Aikido occasionally, I enjoy it as an art form, but it's really not so hot as a self-defense system, not in a world without swords and armor, so much, without many more years of practice than it would take to achieve the same thing studying Systema, or even BJJ.