THE COMBAT SYSTEMA CURRICULUM
The Combat Systema curriculum is divided by subject. Certifications (of completion of Instructor rank) is available by individual subject, or full instructorship is available for the entire system.
All training respects the three steps of successful stress innoculation:
1-Education: Everything is clearly explained according to demonstrable scientific principles. No mysticism, misplaced intuition, or circular logic. Just clear, straightforward combat science.
2-Rehearsal: Students are led through a slow progression of drills to explore the concepts being taught and internalize them at a bodily level. This is the bridge from cognition to kinesthetic understanding.
3-Pressure Testing: Students are pushed briefly, through simulations or controlled drills, to the level where the skills begin to erode. Generally, training is kept at a sub-flinch threshhold initially, but later, pushes further.
The cycle is repeated with students debriefing after the pressure testing, sharing realizations and understanding and fine-tuning their continued rehearsal. Pressure testing is the catalyst that leads to continual refinement.
The curriculum is divided as follows:
1. HEALTH AND CONDITIONING:
1.0. Breathwork
1.1. Joint Mobility
1.2. Core Exercises
1.3. Selective Contraction Work
1.4. Bodywork and Massage
2. GROUND FLOW:
2.0. Preparation for compression
2.1. Preparation for Torque and Joint Stress
2.2. Kinetic Chains
2.3. Engaging the Ground
3. RESTRAINT TACTICS:
3.0. Introducing Responsible Power
3.1. Preparing Structure
3.2. Breaking Structure
3.3. Basic Locks
3.4. Basic Pressure Points and Vital Areas
4.RENOVATED GRAPPLING:
4.0. Contextualizing grappling
4.1. Preparation for grappling stress
4.2. Combat clinching and hold escapes
4.3. Throws and Takedowns
4.4. Ground Fighting
5. HAND-TO-HAND:
5.0. 3 Striking Energies
5.1. Impact Preparation
5.2. Strike Absorption
5.3. Striking Defense
5.4. Strike Dynamics
5.5. Leg Preparation
5.6. Kick Boxing
5.7. Renovated Boxing
6. WEAPON USE:
6.0. Stick Defense
6.1. Offensive Stick
6.2. Knife Defense
6.3. Offensive Knife
6.4. Gun Defense
6.5. Offensive Gun
6.6. Improvised Weapons
7.COMBAT PSYCHOLOGY:
7.0. Physiology of combat stress
7.1. Combat goals
7.2. Proxemics
7.3. Verbal skills
7.4. Mindset
7.5. Mental health and recovery
The Combat Systema curriculum is divided by subject. Certifications (of completion of Instructor rank) is available by individual subject, or full instructorship is available for the entire system.
All training respects the three steps of successful stress innoculation:
1-Education: Everything is clearly explained according to demonstrable scientific principles. No mysticism, misplaced intuition, or circular logic. Just clear, straightforward combat science.
2-Rehearsal: Students are led through a slow progression of drills to explore the concepts being taught and internalize them at a bodily level. This is the bridge from cognition to kinesthetic understanding.
3-Pressure Testing: Students are pushed briefly, through simulations or controlled drills, to the level where the skills begin to erode. Generally, training is kept at a sub-flinch threshhold initially, but later, pushes further.
The cycle is repeated with students debriefing after the pressure testing, sharing realizations and understanding and fine-tuning their continued rehearsal. Pressure testing is the catalyst that leads to continual refinement.
The curriculum is divided as follows:
1. HEALTH AND CONDITIONING:
1.0. Breathwork
1.1. Joint Mobility
1.2. Core Exercises
1.3. Selective Contraction Work
1.4. Bodywork and Massage
2. GROUND FLOW:
2.0. Preparation for compression
2.1. Preparation for Torque and Joint Stress
2.2. Kinetic Chains
2.3. Engaging the Ground
3. RESTRAINT TACTICS:
3.0. Introducing Responsible Power
3.1. Preparing Structure
3.2. Breaking Structure
3.3. Basic Locks
3.4. Basic Pressure Points and Vital Areas
4.RENOVATED GRAPPLING:
4.0. Contextualizing grappling
4.1. Preparation for grappling stress
4.2. Combat clinching and hold escapes
4.3. Throws and Takedowns
4.4. Ground Fighting
5. HAND-TO-HAND:
5.0. 3 Striking Energies
5.1. Impact Preparation
5.2. Strike Absorption
5.3. Striking Defense
5.4. Strike Dynamics
5.5. Leg Preparation
5.6. Kick Boxing
5.7. Renovated Boxing
6. WEAPON USE:
6.0. Stick Defense
6.1. Offensive Stick
6.2. Knife Defense
6.3. Offensive Knife
6.4. Gun Defense
6.5. Offensive Gun
6.6. Improvised Weapons
7.COMBAT PSYCHOLOGY:
7.0. Physiology of combat stress
7.1. Combat goals
7.2. Proxemics
7.3. Verbal skills
7.4. Mindset
7.5. Mental health and recovery
