Systema Portland is having a workshop this Saturday, the 27th of October focusing on the foundation of systema, the breath-work and physical conditioning to create a combat fit body.

The venue for the workshop is at their regular training place at 5500 Douch road. Map here http://systemaportland.blogspot.com/p/where-and-when.html. Time is from 9am -2pm.

More events are coming. Stay tuned.

I had an incredible four days of training at the Rules of Engagement Seminar with Konstantine Komarov, and have returned home deeply grateful to have been a participant.

Konstantine Komarov’s depth of knowledge, teaching, and demonstrations were all extremely impressive. His precise articulation of complex ideas and examples, as well as his answers to a wide variety of questions are a testament to his abilities as an instructor. Just as important, his actions were always those of a kind person, generous with his time, and genuine in his desire to help others improve themselves. I look forward to future opportunities to train with him.

Many thanks to Kaizen Taki, System NW, and everybody at I90 Systema for making this event such a huge success. I was hugely impressed with the organization of this four day training event, and I look forward to more incredible training opportunities at the I90 Systema facilities.

Wednesday is the 4th of July and Best Martial Arts Institute will be closed for the day. Accordingly, our usual Wednesday night training is cancelled this week. Training will resume Wednesday next week, July 11. Hope you have a great week and a great 4th!

Our regular Wednesday Systema class is cancelled this week (June 13) due to a seminar with Hiroshi Kato Sensei, an 8th dan in Aikido who has traveled here from Japan.

All classes at BMAI are cancelled after 6pm due to the seminar. Spectators are welcome to observe the seminar class, and those wishing to participate can find more information on the flier:

http://bmai.org/pdf/kato%20flyer%202.pdf

Our regular Wednesday Systema class will resume on June 20. Hope to see you then!

Eugene Systema Instructor, Matt Lowes, will be in Coquille, OR on Sunday, May 20, to teach a 4 hour workshop at Coquille Martial Arts. We will be looking at various aspects of martial arts, health and fitness. The cost is $25 per person, payable at the door. A t-shirt and comfortable pants are suitable for training. Please bring a training knife if you have one. Hope to see you there!

Emmanuel Manolakakis will be at in the Seattle area teaching a full 3 day seminar at I90 Systema, June 1-3. Don’t miss this incredible training opportunity with one of North America’s top instructors. Emmanuel will present “a deep look into how Health, Motivation and Training Perspective effect how you develop a solid base in SYSTEMA.”

More information and registration can be found at Systema Northwest.

Hope to see you there!

Eugene Systema will be having a Spring Seminar on Sunday, April 15. Please join us for this four hour training intensive. We will be exploring Systema training methods for both unarmed and armed confrontation, with a focus on breathing, movement, and internal control.

The cost for the seminar is $25, payable on arrival. The content covered will be appropriate for both “beginner” and “advanced” martial arts practitioners. No experience in Systema is necessary. Loose pants and a t-shirt are fine for training. Please bring a training knife if you have one.

I look forward to seeing you there!

Click below for .pdf flier:

Systema Spring Seminar

Visit Systema Portland for a Strikes Workshop on April 14th. Information below:

Systema in Portland invites you to Systema strikes workshop on April 14th from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm.

This workshop will focus, but will not be limited on ways to prepare body and mind for taking strikes, striking with various body parts and their respective targets and avoiding them all together.

Unique drills to strike out the old paradigms of how to deal punches and how to deal with punches and the punchers.

Please bring comfortable clothes, reasonable and open mind, mouth-guards, positive attitude and willingness to learn. If weather permits workshop will be held outdoors.

60 before April 1st

70 there after.

80 at the door.

http://systemaportland.blogspot.com/

BMAI is closed today due to the inclement spring weather. Tonight’s Systema class is cancelled accordingly. Stay home, stay safe, and do some pushups. See you next week for more training!