Franc0
Purple Belt
From what I've seen and who I've met, a good portion of the advanced Systema practitioners have come from extensive and varied Martial Arts backgrounds. I myself have trained in quite a few different systems, including Systema. What I feel I've learned more from Systema than others is to keep an open mind when it comes to learning. One of the MA'ists I look up to most is Dan Inosanto, the reason being he considers himself a never ending student who always continues to train and excel in other arts, even at age 67 he recently earned his black belt in Machado JiuJitsu.
I'm thinking that what led some of the afore mentioned Systema practitioners was their open minds also. Not having "Style Blinders" in thinking that where they were at before Systema was the end all be all style. But now I've seen some these Systema practitioners say clearly that they "need go no further" and that "Systema gives me all I need". Now I hope I'm not taken incorrectly in this question, but to some, that would seem as if that were a declaration of Systema being the "end all" in their training, is that how some feel? Have the "Systema Blinders" been put on as to possibly learning other systems in the future? Keep in mind, I still believe Systema has very much to offer all martial artists, but this question was brought to me by one of my students, and I think it's a good one. :asian:
I'm thinking that what led some of the afore mentioned Systema practitioners was their open minds also. Not having "Style Blinders" in thinking that where they were at before Systema was the end all be all style. But now I've seen some these Systema practitioners say clearly that they "need go no further" and that "Systema gives me all I need". Now I hope I'm not taken incorrectly in this question, but to some, that would seem as if that were a declaration of Systema being the "end all" in their training, is that how some feel? Have the "Systema Blinders" been put on as to possibly learning other systems in the future? Keep in mind, I still believe Systema has very much to offer all martial artists, but this question was brought to me by one of my students, and I think it's a good one. :asian: