Does anyone have first-hand experience with Systema as a fighting system? I'm a MA newbie & still trying to find what "fits" best. Krav was an excellent choice but I was spending twice as much time commuting to the school as I was training. Frankly, I punked out.
There's a local school that offers Systema training and my initial impression (free class) was that it seemed as instinctive as KM. A little weird, but still straightforward and, for lack of a better term, comfortable. Almost the Aikido version of Krav.
Web searches don't turn up much that's useful. I either find glorified ads for it or people having a pi**ing match over whether it's all hype and no substance. I can't put too much on the fact that the instructor wiped the floor with me because if it was all that difficult to do, I wouldn't be looking for good training.
So... any feedback or reviews? Is it worth my time and money or should I suck it up and get back to KM?
Thanks much,
Keith C.
There's a local school that offers Systema training and my initial impression (free class) was that it seemed as instinctive as KM. A little weird, but still straightforward and, for lack of a better term, comfortable. Almost the Aikido version of Krav.
Web searches don't turn up much that's useful. I either find glorified ads for it or people having a pi**ing match over whether it's all hype and no substance. I can't put too much on the fact that the instructor wiped the floor with me because if it was all that difficult to do, I wouldn't be looking for good training.
So... any feedback or reviews? Is it worth my time and money or should I suck it up and get back to KM?
Thanks much,
Keith C.