Quotes from Systema Masters Mikhail Ryabko

If someone attacks you or your family and you already know that you will be fighting – don’t be nervous and don’t add emotional content, just work

Don’t break the person, break their desire to attack you

Provide an illusion that your opponent still has control, but make sure he doesn’t

Those who think they are very strong die first in conflicts

Every person that works with you is your instructor, and those who want to beat you up are your best instructors

Vladimir Vasiliev When you know there will be a fight, start relaxing beforehand; don’t try to fight, just work

Control the situation in such a way that nobody understands how you control it

Remove yourself not just from the line of attack, but from line of opponent’s attention

When you counter on the move, the strikes seem to come out of nowhere

When you hit somebody, remain human

People die from non-lethal wounds, yet don’t die from lethal ones, all depends on whether you mentally give up

Konstantin Komarov Endurance is a psychological phenomenon

Your emotional base controls the situation

The more you discover yourself, the more tension you see in yourself

There are several ways to remove stress, the most important are breathing and movement

The stronger someone grips you, the more you need to relax

People do not die from wounds or impact, they die because they cannot handle psychological effect of the impact