Articles

 

Features relating to self protection, mind body training and the Russian martial arts. Please note the copyright.

 

 

By the breath

(In this interview Aran goes into more detail about his training approach and the tactics involved ).

 

 

Stepping into Systema

(Observations on the Russian martial art by Savate instructor James Dexter).

 

Things to do When your in Danger

(An interview with Aran, which appeared in the July 2007 issue of Combat.)

 

The Uncomfortable Zone

 

(Self defence training requires preparation. Here are some key factors we address. Combat magazine March 2008)

 

 

Urban tactics

 

(A self defence feature introducing some of the concepts covered in Aran's classes, Combat magazine 2007)

 

 

Dangerous Odds

 

(Martial art feature that apeared in Aran's previous column, The Russian Chronicles, Combat magazine April 2007)

 

The Dynamic Equilibrium

 

(Insights on strengthening the psyche and preparing for intense situations)

 

 

Tactical Striking

 

(Systema's approach to strikes, Combat magazine, 2009)

 

Dealing with fear

 

(Feature that appeared in The Negotiator Column, Combat magazine, March 20010)

 

 

Body weight training

 

(Systema article that appeared in The Negotiator Column, Combat magazine, June 20010)

 

 

Insights on knife defence workshop

 

(Capoeira instructor,Charlie Sokol shares his insights on a London Systema knife defence workshop he hosted with Aran Dharmeratnam)

 

State of awareness

 

(another perspective on Systema training)

 

 

The Strikes of Systema

 

(further insights into Russian close quarter training)

 

 

Solo Training in Systema

 

(insights into this important aspect of Russian martial art training)

 

 

Self-defence, Systema, and the soul: fragments of a beginning (NEW!)

 

(David is one of the practitioners training with us.Well versed in Russian literature, he appreciates the spirit of Dostoevsky’s Russia, the romanticism of Pushkin’s while aware of the hardness of Solzhenitsyn’s. With his deep fascination and excellent knowledge of Russian culture, he shares something of his journey into the Russian martial arts)

 

 

Systema reflections (NEW!)

 

Russian martial art insights from James Dexter

 

 

More articles coming soon…

 

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