This week, a deep and fascinating discussion with Dr Raul Sanchez Garcia, Systema practitioner and Assistant Professor of Sports Science at the Polytechnic University of Madrid. Raul is what you might call a fighting scientist - having studied the mechanics and pedagogy of running, fencing, judo, MMA, and a wide range of traditional martial disciplines.

Here, we discuss Systema in the context of his work, including:

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• what makes Systema so unique among other sports and martial arts
  
• the powerful neurological learning model of Systema
  
• the value of non-linear and constraints-based training
  
• how we can use science to further improve our teaching and training methods
  

Find out more about Raul's orginal work at https://raulsangar.wordpress.com/cv/