No contact combat against weapons? A knife? A gun? Who comes up with this stuff? And why do people believe it?
“Technique of No Contact Combat draws its knowledge from historical experience of Russian Warriors and developments of science in the area of reserve human’s abilities.
This system is continually upgraded, discovering new psycho-physical abilities of the human mind. Throughout history, Russia was involved in many wars acquiring a great deal of combat experience.”
No contact combat is a combination of knowledge of physical fighting + knowledge of human anatomy (joints rotation, how the brain receives the signals and gives it back as a specific reaction) + knowledge of psychology (NLP, mirror effect, etc.) + internal energy (mediation and proper breathing, including reiki energy).
No Contact Combat – Systema Spetsnaz – Knowing how to deliver a strong punch might be enough to win one opponent, but not the other.
Person have to know striking techniques, kicks, takedowns, defensive techniques, speed, reaction.. It all depend on the situation and on the opponent.
No contact combat is one of the techniques or tools that student can master and incorporate in his self-defense. No Contact combat includes also words, destructive signals, the way you look at your opponent, ability to capture his breath, his speed etc.
[source : systema spetsnaz website]
Systema focuses on breathing, relaxation, and fluidity of movement, as well as utilizing an attacker’s momentum against him and controlling the six body levers (elbows, neck, knees, waist, ankles, and shoulders) through pressure point application, striking, and weapon applications.
As a discipline, it is becoming more and more popular among police and security forces and it is taught by several practitioners inside and outside Russia. [wiki]
Most people who study martial arts study a system. But fighting is chaotic. It’s often unpredictable. It doesn’t systemize well and it’s difficult to pass on as a body of knowledge.
What people don’t realize is that no matter how effective the founder of a discipline may have been in his (or in the case of Wing Chun, her) day, unless the practices of that system involve rigorous testing in realistic fighting conditions against non-compliant opponents from outside your system, you can never really know whether you can make their moves work for you.
