Thank you Carol. :high5:
Obviously it's not but Mihail is just playing with the guys. I would love to feel it hands on but some of the things he does are just like the stuff my Aikido teacher can do. I tried to visit Vladimir Vasiliev when I was in Toronto some years back. Unfortunately he has away and none of his people could do the things he does either. :asian:
Have a look at the bit that runs from the 20 to 24 second mark, then try to explain it in rational terms. I know exactly what he's doing because I can do the same thing myself. BTW, there is no pressure on the wrist in that takedown.
Actually, he can't move. He has lost his centre, and Mihail does it time after time.
If he relaxes the arm he falls because that is the only structure he has left. But, as he pushes Mihail is just absorbing, then he falls anyway. But in the clip at that 20 second mark Mihail does something with his other hand and I was wondering if you had seen that anywhere else. :asian:
Whatever! :asian:
I understand.
So, what you are saying is that if the partner was genuinely trying to resist, that is 'determined and resisting', then that movement would fail? Or, are you saying that the movement would succeed if the partner was a student, even if they were 'determined and resisting', but would fail against an outsider?
I have limited Systema experience. A couple of my friends are qualified as instructors, but none of the people I have come across can do what Vladamir or, more particularly, Mihail, can do. As a fighting system, I have no doubt as to its effectiveness or reality and I have adopted some of their training into my own. :asian:
