my systema experience

**Permalost** · Posted On: 8/26/2010 11:34am

Originally Posted by Backfistmonkey

There is suppose to be a Systema guy here in Dayton. People talk about him like he is an old bearded Chinese Master in a hill top temple ... except he is supposedly an old Systema dude in a small college.

I may go check him out once I am back on my feet.

I would urge you to check it out- even if you don't like it, it's interesting to see such a novel approach. Also if he's done systema a long time and trains hard, he's likely to let you wail on his midsection with punches, so that should be fun.

**Ming Loyalist** · Posted On: 8/26/2010 11:48am

codos, just wanted to tell you that yet another thing we seem to share is a love of longboarding.

i mostly quit because i was getting hurt from falling and it was interfering with my martial arts, but i still have my boards. my main ride is one of these with randall trucks:

**Mo_Fo** · Posted On: 8/26/2010 12:00pm

I love bombing hills too... but the stick/paddle? Dude... are you Matthew Mcconaughey? Drop the stick! ;) We see that stuff in Malibu too often.

On a side note, whenever I increase my BJJ training my surfing gets much better as well.

**Permalost** · Posted On: 8/26/2010 12:25pm

Originally Posted by Mo_Fo

I love bombing hills too... but the stick/paddle? Dude... are you Matthew Mcconaughey? Drop the stick! ;) We see that stuff in Malibu too often.

On a side note, whenever I increase my BJJ training my surfing gets much better as well.

First of all, I try not to associate myself with the surfing paddleboarders, because they’re notorious for taking up every single wave with their huge kayakesque boards. Also I’m the only one I’ve ever seen on a skateboard in San Diego. One of the main reasons I switched to the stick is that all the conventional skateboarding was kinda messing up my body because of its asymmetry. With the paddle, I can paddle on either side with either foot leading, something that’s hard to do otherwise. I can also pump to increase my speed on hills without ever having to take a foot off the board (being one footed on a big hill is asking for trouble). Also I’m way stronger now than I was before I started.

Originally Posted by Ming Loyalist

codos, just wanted to tell you that yet another thing we seem to share is a love of longboarding.

i mostly quit because i was getting hurt from falling and it was interfering with my martial arts, but i still have my boards. my main ride is one of these with randall trucks:

I ride a very similar board, but it's a Sector 9 with a slightly more tapered tail, with Independent reverse kingpin trucks, 70mm wheels and some Boes Swiss bearings (I just got these recently and I love em). Here's a panda holding it:

I have 5 or 6 broken decks lying around too. One of them was an art piece that I did:

**nickcourtright** · Posted On: 9/04/2010 3:54am

I probably sound like a total "noob" right now haha, but what exactly is "systema"? im new to mma and i joined this site to attain a greater knowledge, thanks.

**shaolin pimp** · Posted On: 9/04/2010 7:23am

Originally Posted by nickcourtright

I probably sound like a total "noob" right now haha, but what exactly is "systema"? im new to mma and i joined this site to attain a greater knowledge, thanks.

It's a Russian martial art, created by rasputin, it's very effective against Russian women, but practitioners usually need a few vodka's before, they can release their power!