Systema Knife & Strike DVD by Max Franz

Max Franz Provides Detailed Instruction! Complete Recording of a Valuable Two-Day Seminar!!

Their style is natural and unrestricted—without strict rules apart from moral constraints. Every tactic is based on instinctive reactions and individual characteristics, designed for faster mastery. Witness the astonishing martial art of Systema, which operates without set forms.

Caution: This DVD includes exercises that may be hazardous for those unfamiliar with Systema. Before attempting them, ensure you have received training in Systema classes. We do not guarantee against injuries or accidents resulting from exercises shown in this DVD.

This DVD captures the "Knife & Striking" seminar by Max Franz in Osaka on May 28th and 29th, 2011, edited for clarity and instructional purposes.

Content Overview

1. Relax Body & Breathing

   • Techniques for relaxation and breathing
   • Explanation of burst breathing
   • Releasing bodily tension from mental stress

2. Basic Exercises

   • Push-ups
   • Sit-ups
   • Leg raises
   • Squats

3. Striking

   • Proper posture for striking
   • Receiving strikes
   • Moving opponents with strikes

4. Scan Your Body

   • Body scanning for self and opponent
   • Practice escaping grabs
   • Dealing with incoming grabs
   • Disrupting opponent's posture

5. Knife

   • Drawing a knife
   • Contact with a knife-wielding opponent
   • Controlling an opponent with a knife
   • Using a knife for control

6. Bonus: Double Strike

   • Using both hands simultaneously
   • (From the DVD "Combative Body")

7. Bonus: Massage

   • Techniques for achieving a more relaxed body

Instructor: Max Franz Former Russian Special Forces member and senior instructor at the Systema Headquarters. He leads his own classes at the headquarters and enjoys immense trust from the masters.