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Systema

Systema is a Russian martial art. There are multiple schools of systems that began appearing after the end of the Soviet Union in the 1990s, with teachers claiming their respective "systems". Training includes, but is not limited to: hand-to-hand combat, grappling, knife fighting, and firearms training. Training involves drills and sparring without set kata.

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Systema (Russian: Система, romanized: Sistema, lit. 'system') is a Russian martial art.12 There are multiple schools of systems that began appearing after the end of the Soviet Union in the 1990s, with teachers claiming their respective "systems" (usually named after themselves). Training includes, but is not limited to: hand-to-hand combat, grappling, knife fighting, and firearms training. Training involves drills and sparring without set kata.

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  1. Secours, Kevin R. (16 July 2012). "Takedown Defenses of Russian Systema". Revista de Artes Marciales Asiáticas (in Spanish). 4 (1): 68–79. doi:10.18002/rama.v4i1.227. hdl:10612/16284. ISSN 2174-0747.
  2. Doan, Thi Bich-Ngoc (2013). "La perception juste en systema: points de vue en première personne". Movement & Sport Sciences (in French) (81): 67–77. doi:10.1051/sm/2013058.