Russian Martial Art and Kettlebell Training

Russian martial art training and kettlebell trainingblow, and then reverting to total bodily relaxation
involves elements of strength, flexibility andimmediately after. In that way, strength and stamina
relaxation. Many would argue that speed andwere maintained while the blow itself was imparted
technique should also be included, but given that youwith the maximum possible strength of the whole
have trained in all three of these disciplines, thenbody.
speed will come naturally. Technique is immaterial: it isFlexibility is the true secret behind supreme martial art
related to what you do, not how you do it.power, and the one bodily attribute that is most
Training, on the other hand, is how you do what youignored and misunderstood by the majority of martial
do. The what is irrelevant. It is the how that matters.art exponents. Russian martial art techniques make
A boxer cares not what a karate student does, butbest use of supreme strength and absolute power
only what he himself does. A man or woman facingthrough the understanding of how to properly relax
opponents is not concerned with what others canbetween blows. The supreme power of a martial art
do, but only with they do themselves. It is not thepunch is used through a total understanding of the
'what' but the 'how' that matters, and the 'how' islevers of the body, the muscles that move them and
related to training, practice and knowledge.the relaxation that allows these muscles to exert
The training of Russian martial artists is designed tomaximum power to the levers.
improved the 'how'. Russian martial art has no needA powerful punch is a rapid snap with maximum
of pre-orchestrated movements or katas aspower and then total relaxation until the next punch.
Japanese and Chinese martial arts have. Much hasRussians are trained in dynamic relaxation exercises in
been written about Russian martial arts and theirall athletic training, and the fast and loose techniques
means of attack and self defence, a lot of which isthey use are ideal for the rigors of absolute mastery
based on the popular view of the Russian Specialin martial arts.
Forces. Most Special Forces can employ theRussian martial art training and kettlebell training is not
techniques used by their Russian counterparts, but itthe theatrically disciplined art of the Chinese and
is the Russian methods of training that make theJapanese, but a technique designed for maximum
difference.power and effect in attack and not just self defence.
Pavel Tsatsouline, trainer to the Russian military andThe use of the power of the human body can be
then the American Special Forces and other militarymaximized only by developing the supreme strength
personnel, teaches you the secrets of thepossible through kettlebell exercise, and the flexibility
super-strong and of attaining supreme martial artsand relaxation techniques as taught by the master of
power. He does this through use of Russianthe Russian martial art, Pavel Tsatsouline, master
kettlebells and the tension and relaxation techniquesteacher of Russian and American Special Forces
used by the Cossacks who could slice a man frompersonnel.
shoulder to buttocks with only a light one handedFor more information on Russian martial art mastery,
sabre.and the acquisition of supreme power and strength,
The Cossacks trained by standing in a lake or rivercheck out Pete's web page Russian Power where
up to their waist and then slicing into the water withyou will learn the Russian and Chinese secrets of
their sabres for hours on end. The secret was to beflexibility, strength and relaxation that can turn you
in total relaxation until the moment of strike when allinto a hard hitting fighting ball of fury.
the power of the body was concentrated in the one