Sharon's Systema blog

Have a partner come at you to wrap his arms around you. Move your body away and place your fist on his neck and allow it to move your arm so it just rests there until he moves away. This stage is to teach you to not tense up and collide and to escape as a priority. Next do the same but let the fist sink in, in order to unbalance your partner and make sure you do not stop moving and keep looking around. Do the same on the hips and shoulders and remember that when you don't succeed you can still learn from what happened and keep moving.