Developing power punches at short range - Compressing wave strikes

Wave strikes are one of the most distinctive yet misunderstood aspects of the Russian martial arts often being called too telegraphic and exaggerated to work in a real scenario. Adding to this problem many practitioners over-emphasise this exaggerated motion and confuse drill that were intended for the cultivation of certain attributes as the practical application. This clip was taken from our 2014 Combat Systema seminar with Kevin Secours in which he explains how to compress the wave by utilising the concept of the arm screw to develop power at close range. To purchase the download from where this clip was taken visit For more information on training at Melbourne Systema visit For more information on training with Kevin Secours visit