Systema For Life Podcast - Episode 28: Brad Scornavacco (part two)

"...and it was a tremendous experience - even beyond martial arts - of just 'people are people'..."

Part two of an extended chat with veteran martial artist and Systema Instructor Brad Scornavacco Founder of Systema Colorado and the Scornavacco Martial Arts Academy in Longmont, CO - one of the most successful Systema schools in the USA. Brad has been training Systema under Vladimir Vasiliev for more then 20 years, and has made numerous trips to Russia to train under Mikhail Ryabko at Moscow HQ.

Here, we talk more about the essentials of running a full-time Systema school; teaching Systema to children; and his experiences training in Russia.  

For more information about classes and seminars with Brad, visit http://www.systemacolorado.com/

To purchase Brad's Book: Systema Revelations online, click here: https://www.amazon.com/Systema-Revelations-Lessons-Russian-Martial/dp/1478717807

Systema For Life Podcast - Episode 27: Brad Scornavacco (part one)

Part One of an extended chat with veteran martial artist and Systema Instructor Brad Scornavacco Founder of Systema Colorado and the Scornavacco Martial Arts Academy in Longmont, CO - one of the most successful Systema schools in the USA. Brad has been training Systema under Vladimir Vasiliev for more then 20 years, and has made numerous trips to Russia to train under Mikhail Ryabko at Moscow HQ.

Here, we talk about teaching Systema alongside other martial disciplines; the amateur vs the professional mindset; and how his background in philosophy and economics have influenced his teaching and approach to business.

For more information about classes and seminars with Brad, visit http://www.systemacolorado.com/

Systema For Life Podcast - Episode 26: On Emotions

Host Glenn Murphy chats with health and wellness guru Howard jacobson about the role of emotions in our psychological lives.

Along the way, we touch upon: how emotions are constructed in the brain; the relative contributions of memory, attention and sensation to the soup of emotions we experience; simple drills for observing emotional states; and training your inner Homer Simpson.

Check out Howie's health-centred exploits at www.plantyourself.com.

Mentioned in the episode:

How Emotions Are Made
by Lisa Feldman-Barrett

Awareness Through Movement
by Moshe Feldnekrais