Russian Martial Art in Park City, UT
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With the opening of the Park City MARC, Systema Utah will offer classes for children and teens. We expect to see broad acceptance of this program. In the North American headquarters in Toronto, Vladimir's program has seen such success that it has been integrated into the Toronto school system physical education.
In Park City we are offering "Young People's Systema" for the following reasons:
1. Bullying continues within our community and is unacceptable in any form and unfortunately, it is occurring every day. Systema offers numerous tools for young people who are affected by bullying. Our singular goal is that our practitioners are simply left alone by bullies and that the perpetrators change their ways.
2. Systema trains its students to deal with groups of attackers.
Most bullying scenarios involve groups picking on and taunting a single individual. We will address and train these scenarios.
3. Systema does not train its practitioners to destroy the opponent and most situations can be resolved peacefully.
Using the same principles taught to adults, we teach calm, breath oriented assertiveness and fear control. Most bullies and bullying groups are looking for fear in their target. When they don't find manifestations of fear they often will shift their negative energy away from their target.
4. Systema principles will make it possible to get away from a bullying situation that becomes physical. The training will be carefully supervised by the instructors. We will emphasize escape or subduing the opponent rather than destruction.
5. Systema will not turn your child into an aggressive person who is looking for a fight. The physical work will offer defensive methods that can adapt to any situation. The offense that we teach is awareness, presence and calm. As this is projected by your child, he or she will find that they no longer become targets.
6. We believe that via Systema, your child will achieve more in life. Afterall, confident, assertive and calm young people carry these traits into adulthood.
7. Many young martial artists get frustrated and burn out in the traditional, competitive, belt oriented arts. Systema does not require such a strict regimen that one suffers when they lay off for a period due to other activities. Park City offers so many activities that it is impossible for some to commit to ongoing training. The initial learning experience(s) will usually resonate quickly and practical results should be seen immediately. A young Systema practitioner will have tools that he or she can utilize after just a handful of classes. Certainly we encourage a steady and ongoing practice as Systema training is both challenging and enjoyable.
So come when you can!
8. Last, we don't have contracts that commit you to a year of training and costs. We don't need this and frankly, we can't imagine why anyone would feel this is necessary. A martial art should be attractive enough that the desire to come to class is heart felt. Systema speaks for itself without any of the traditional hooks. Our youth classes are set up in six week blocks that allow people to commit when their schedules permit.
Presently the Park City MARC and Utah Systema envision 6 week, after-school Young People's Systema classes. The target age will be elementary through middle school children. Middle school and High school age children can also attend the adult classes at any time.