Top Highlights

• Systema teachers commonly point out that a padded mat is a ‘false friend’ that won’t reveal your tension, hesitation, clumsiness, or other potentially dangerous mistakes as you fall and roll on the ground. A hard floor on the other hand, is a ‘good friend’ that honestly informs you of your tension and errors immediately.
• VV: I try to feel only the floor and not my body.
• In Systema, relaxed shoulders are a high priority because they greatly increase the sensitivity of the arms and hands.
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• If you have the skill of always continuing your exhalation, you can always move.