Systema Belgium
Official Headquarters of Systema in Belgium
Founders
Mikhail
Vasilyevich Ryabko
Colonel of the Special Operations Unit with the Russian Military, Chief Instructor of tactical training for the Emergency Response Team, Advisor to the Minister of Justice of Russia of MVD.
Mikhail Ryabko was trained from the age of five by one of Stalin's personal bodyguards, and was inducted to Spetsnaz at the age of fifteen. He has been a tactical commander of hostage-rescue teams, counter-terrorist operations, and armed criminal neutralization. Mikhail resides in Moscow, holds the rank of Colonel and serves as a Special Advisor to the Minister of Justice of the Russian Federation. He continues to train his many students as the Master Teacher of Systema. He has authored a textbook on Tactics of Special Operations. He has been in numerous military campaigns and holds many government medals and awards.
Mikhail is an outstanding Master of this art, one of a few keepers of Old Russian knowledge, and for us he is 'The Master of Systema'.
M. Ryabko website | Interview with M. Ryabko
Vladimir Vasiliev
Director and Chief Instructor of Systema Headquarters for all North American Systema.
Born in Tver, Russia, Vladimir received
intense training from the top Special Operations Units instructors and is the
top student of Mikhail Ryabko. Vladimir's work spans across 10 years of extensive
service with the Special Operations Unit. He also served as trainer for elite
units, SWAT teams, and bodyguards. Vladimir moved to Canada, and in 1993 founded
the first school of Russian Martial Art outside Russia - Systema Headquarters.
He has since personally trained and certified well over 100 qualified Russian
Martial Art instructors
and established schools worldwide
and has provided an Award-Winning
instructional film collection.
Vladimir
is a humble, friendly, engaging person, with a very pleasant and outgoing personality.
V.Vasiliev website | Interview with V. Vasiliev