Systema: The Ankle: At the Base of Tension DVD by Taka Kitagawa

Taka Kitagawa, chief instructor of Systema Tokyo, has over 30 years of martial art experience, teaching and training in Systema since 2005. Taka is certified and trained by Mikhail Ryabko and Vladimir Vasiliev. For his profound dedication, Taka has received the Ambassador of Systema Award.

There is hardly anyone who has never sprained their ankle. This means our ankles are usually distorted by an old injury.

As the ankle is the foundation of the whole body, if the foundation is distorted, the whole body becomes mis-aligned. Therefore, the root of tension in your spine and shoulders may lie in your ankles.

Taka was recently visiting Systema HQ Toronto and taught a wonderful class on this topic. Enjoy this great program of ankle mobilizations, massage, and activation. Taka takes you from the simple stretches to understanding the nerve muscle interaction. He shows: the relation of your thoughts and weight distribution, relation between the calf muscles and the neck muscles, lymph drainage, and deeper strengthening of the foot joints.

Untangle the tensions at the base of your body and be lighter in your walking and combative movements.

Length: 1 hour & 3 min.

Language: English & Japanese