This book is a collection of 33 vibrant stories sent over the years to Systema HQ Toronto.

People who practice Systema share their experiences when Systema saved their life. 

Systema develops all three levels of human abilities – the physical, psychological and the psychic. Those who train consistently become true warriors with combative skill, unwavering spirit and physical prowess. Even those who capture the key principles of breathing, natural movement, and resilience are able to face danger, survive threats and triumph over hardship – as you will read in this book.

The stories are classified into 5 categories:

• Survival
• Street Crime
• Daily Warrior
• Saved by Breath
• Strong in Spirit

Enjoy reading the chronicles, each treasure from someone’s life will enrich yours.

Table of Contents

• My Lesson in Childhood – Vladimir Vasiliev
• Deflated Parachute, Body, and Spirit – Benjamin Bouille
• Cancer Didn’t Stand a Chance – Anna Cruse
• 25 Meter Fall – Dominique Kohler
• The Method of Breathing – Karl Durrant
• Drowning in a Norwegian Lake – Milos Malic
• The Hands of a Thief – Garry Hodgins
• When Only Faith Remains – Patrick McKee
• “Crazy” Escape – Dimitri Trufanov
• Calm in a Crash – Dean Foster
• Rescued During a Meal – Rob Poyton
• Pain and Freedom – Mark Kutolowski
• Systema Training Pays in Unusual Ways – Anthony and Dimitri Trufanov
• Between a Pitbull and a Child – Systema student
• How Systema Saved His Day – Samuel Lima
• Healing an Injury with Systema – Stephen Dietrich
• Knife as a Souvenir – Samuel Lima
• In the Moments of Panic – Julia Vasiliev
• Roughwaters – Matt Conner
• From Many Threats to Many Tears – John-Paul Gagliano
• Reason to Move, Breathe, and Control – Peter Biggar
• That’s Systema! – Pete Rogers
• Impressed by the Weird Roll – Blair Kasouf
• Mount Everest – Control Your Breathing, Control Your Life – Damien Francois
• Most Precious Thing – Martin Wheeler
• Systema: A Life-Saver in a Different Way – Norbert Tannert
• Finding Strength at One’s ‘End of Days’ – Robert Hodgkinson
• Giving Birth: How it Should Be – =Samantha Zettler
• Going Backwards – Achille Currado
• “I’m Too Old”, “I’m a Woman”, “I have an Injury” – Bratzo Barrena
• What If? – Karel Cerny
• A Scene from the Matrix – George Borrelli
• Park Fights – Vladimir Vasiliev

122 pages

Language: English

Softcover