Systema Study Group
Systema Study group Systema is fast growing in popularity around the world. Many countries now teach systema to their special forces. This Russian martial art is both a system of real life self defense and a system of relaxation and survival for everyday life. New to our country in the last decade or so, there are only about 100 certified instructors in the country. This informal study group is open to all teen and adult students of Coquille MA, and to students of any accredited systema program free of charge. A small donation is asked of those not thus enrolled. You will have the opportunity to work with a certified instructor several times a year, and then practice with the group in between times. We work in conjunction with the Eugene Systema study group at BMAI. Jim and Karen Saxton are currently working toward their goal of achieving their certified instructor in training and have traveled to California, Eugene and Seattle, to study with other schools, in addition to maintaining a nearly complete collection of Systema training materials, both from the head school in Toronto and from other sources. Systema works on self defense and survival through easing the fear and tension that prevents our success. Systema teaches natural
movement that flow from the respect for the sanctity of human life and from the resolution of fear and removal of tension that is taught in Systema.
Systema ground defense works to off balance your opponant, without having to resort to wrestling. You can learn to use the ground and other obstacles against your opponant instead of having them used against you, thus removing the disparity between body sizes that can handicap someone who forced to the ground by amuch larger opponant. Many of the strikes and moves in systema are unorthodox when compared to other traditional martial arts, and from the outside, appear ineffectual. Don't be fooled by appearances! Most importantly, one of the underlying principals of systema is to make sure that "your training and your attitudes do no damage to the body or the psyche of you or your training partners" a philosophy that you will experience in all of Coquille Martial Arts classes and which is the primary reason this class is offered. Systema NW Shown, Karen Saxton disarms an attacker at a demonstration during Coquille's Gay 90's celebration.
Other available classes
Weapons
Kids weapons
Your child will participate in the weapons class when he or she shows an aptitude for learning forms at a faster rate than average. This class offers an extra hour of instruction a week for approved students in our Tae Kwon Do curriculum, with in depth work in weapons' forms starting with kama and bo and advancing at the individual pace of each student.
Musical Forms
For students who want to take their tournament experience to the next level. Your child will learn a basic musica form in order to understand the dynamics of integrating movement with music. Then will progress to a form and music more suited to the individual. We highly recommend co-enrollment in capoeira for the tournament bound students.
Adult Weapons The adult weapons program is an additional class for members of the Tae Kwon Do and Tai Chi programs, but also open to non students with instructor permission. in this class you will learn swordsmanship and kubudo: the use of a variety of weapons(and open hand techniques) against the sword. These are taken from a variety of styles, including escrima, budo, japanese and chinese sword and spear. You will free-spar with padded and wooden weapons in addition to learning patterned defenses, strikes and kata with a variety of weapons.
Grappling
Grappling is the art of handling, controlling, and using submissions of an opponent with or without the use of striking, typically through the application of grappling holds, choke holds and counters of various hold attempts. Our style of grappling is based on a combination of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and other styles including judo. Grappling is a mode of fighting used by many different martial arts around the world. We do not teach our grappling class as a distinct martial art, but rather, a collection of techniques and strategies aimed towards defeating an opponent should one find oneself on the ground.
We believe that everyone should not only know how to defend themselves standing, but also; to know how to defend themselves on the ground in case they fail on foot. This skill is addressed in both our grappling classes and systema study group in very different ways. Grappling also offers a full body workout.