David Quaile Seminar Footage from Systema Seminar in Sydney 2014

Guys,

Here is a collection of the footage we have so far from David Quaile's Systema Seminar in Sydney Last May 2014. 

Dave has been an amazing Mentor in my Systema Journey over the last few years. 

Systema in Australia is truly lucky to have him.

Advice on Training

Some Great Highlights

Dave Teaching (1)

Dave Teaching (2)

As Always Dave, thankyou for your guidance,


Justin Ho
Principal Instructor
Systema Sydney Russian Martial Art
www.systemasydney.com

Weaponising Natural Movement with Systema Sydney

The following is footage from our Monday night Class in Surry Hill. The theme of the class is WEAPONISING NATURAL MOVEMENT, which we will explore over 6 video clips detailing our work.

I hope this is of use.

Part 1: Familiarising the Body with Different Attacks

Part 2: Accessing Natural Movement

Part 3: "Surfing" Your Body's Need to Survive

Part 4: Working from Physical Contact


Part 5: Feeling and Working from the Push Before it has Made Physical Contact


Part 6: Working Offensively

In Conclusion,

Before you can weaponise natural movement you first must be able to access natural movement. But REAL natural movement. This is what your body will do instinctively to keep itself intact, with minimal interference from your conscious mind. The opposite of this is contrived movement which stems from excess fear and tension. Natural movement is not so much something that you do, as much as it is something that you give permission to occur.

Once you have acquired natural movement as an ATTRIBUTE, progress to developing it as a SKILL, then APPLY it proactively.

Best of luck,

Justin Ho
Principal Instructor
Systema Sydney Russian Martial Art
www.systemasydney.com 

Murphy's Laws of Combat

Have a read of the list. Then Consider why we train the way we do in Systema. Think back to every Systema class, with every teacher, you have ever attended. Think back to every exercise you have ever done. 

My personal favourites are:

14. The important things are always simple. 

15. The Simple things are always hard.

Regards,

Justin Ho

Principal Instructor

Systema Sydney Russian Martial Art

www.systemasydney.com

Do More with Less

It's not about chasing new information and jumping from one thing to another endlessly and frivolously.

It's not about using fewer things so that you stay within a certain comfort zone.

It's about going very deeply into the fewer things that you have.

This way you can understand them and yourself incredibly well without distraction. Then, although you have fewer things, you use them to do a lot of different things but incredibly well. Like a craftsman who understands his tools, and how to use them to create whatever he wishes.

An interesting thing a friend told me about his old Chi Kung teacher, who also happens to be my Doctor. This teacher said; "In life you learn a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h etc..., But then discover you only ever really need to use a,b and c...But many times in many different ways that yield whatever results you wish"

How well you use these fewer things depends on how closely you study them and yourself.

 ...My Doctor is a cool guy :)


Justin Ho
Principal Instructor
Systema Sydney Russian Martial Art
www.systemasydney.com