| Russian martial arts flexibility and strength training | | | | but not after doing it for hours, and needs total |
| techniques such as kettlebells have been available | | | | relaxation until the instant of strike. This is exactly |
| to Western Special Forces for many years from | | | | as a martial artist or boxer should be totally |
| Russian masters of martial arts. Russian territory | | | | relaxed until the arm snaps straight with |
| reaches from the west through middle Asia to | | | | maximum forward momentum and power, and |
| China, and they have the benefit of the best of | | | | then relaxes immediately after strike until the |
| self defence and aggressive techniques from all of | | | | next strike which could be a fraction of a second |
| these territories within their armed forces. | | | | later. |
| Both before and after the destruction of the | | | | Relaxation can become second nature through the |
| communist ways in parts of the USSR, Russian | | | | use of Qigong or Tai Chi training, the Chinese art |
| fitness experts crossed to Europe to provide us | | | | of relaxation. Many people regard it as an exercise |
| with the benefits of their knowledge of self | | | | for wimps, yet the greatest martial arts |
| defence and strength training, and both UK and | | | | exponents in the world use it for relaxation, as do |
| American forces have reaped the benefits of this | | | | many of the world's elite martial forces. Meet |
| specialized Russian knowledge. Much of this | | | | these guys face to face and call them wimps! |
| knowledge is now available online to ordinary | | | | Through a combination of kettlebells, relaxation |
| people with an interest in improving their strength, | | | | training and flexibility, the Russian special forces |
| flexibility and relaxation techniques in order that | | | | were among the most feared in the world in |
| they can attain the highest levels possible in their | | | | unarmed combat, which is why they were |
| chosen sport or game. That means you! | | | | employed to train the armed forces of the USA. |
| Take Russian kettlebells, for example. Russian | | | | Their techniques are available online if you know |
| power lifters and martial arts experts are available | | | | where to look, and relaxation that leads to speed, |
| online to offer you instruction in how to use these | | | | endurance and flexibility appears to be one of |
| simple weights to build exceptional power and | | | | their main skills. |
| strength throughout your whole body. For those | | | | Its opposite is tension, which is composed of |
| not familiar with kettlebells, they are simple heavy | | | | strength and power. At the moment of a martial |
| balls with a handle so that you can lift them. They | | | | artist's strike, speed and power are backed up |
| are very simple but can make a person stronger, | | | | with mass, but an instant later the fist is totally |
| more explosive, and with unbelievable endurance | | | | relaxed as it snaps back to guard. Many sports |
| and coordination: just what is needed in any | | | | other than just martial arts depend on tension and |
| martial art, and used extensively in Russian | | | | relaxation, the two aspects of the expert |
| military training. | | | | sportsman. |
| Many martial artists, especially in the initial stages | | | | Russian training techniques offer opportunities to |
| of study, are unaware of the true importance of | | | | improve your tension and relaxation. Strength is |
| strength, speed and power. In very simple terms, | | | | increased through the use of kettlebells, power |
| strength + speed = power. If you strike with | | | | through dynamic and kinetic training, speed |
| great strength and high speed, you will generate | | | | through flexibility training and relaxation through |
| great power. It is for reasons such as this that | | | | qigong and other such techniques. Those that |
| great Russian exponents of fitness and martial | | | | laugh and claim that they do not work would |
| arts training such as Pavel Tsatsouline have been | | | | shudder at seeing the power and capabilities of |
| employed by the American special forces, police | | | | the Cossack, as did the opponents who would |
| and other organizations to teach techniques such | | | | rather run than face them. They were more |
| as those that enabled Russian Cossacks to slice a | | | | powerful that their horses and the most feared |
| man from shoulder to saddle with nothing but a | | | | opponents in the known world at the time. |
| light saber (not a 'light saber' as in star Wars, but | | | | If you want to improve to your ability at most |
| a saber that is not heavy!). This is spelled 'sabre' in | | | | sports, but especially in martial arts, learn from |
| Europe, where it originated. | | | | the Cossacks and Russians. Learn from their |
| They could do this through relaxation techniques, | | | | martial arts flexibility techniques, and kettlebell |
| gained by repeatedly slashing into water while | | | | strength exercises. |
| standing waist deep in a lake. This sounds easy, | | | | |