08/31/2026
Tuesday evenings from 7-9pm and the first and third Thursday, also from 7-9pm
“No rules, No belts, No non-sense. The System- a fighting art without all the needless baggage,” Black Belt Magazine Systema is a Russian martial art.
Training includes, but is not limited to: hand-to-hand combat, grappling, knife fighting, and firearms training. Training involves drills and sparring without set kata. In Systema, the body has to be free of tensions, filled with endurance, flexibility, effortless movement, and explosive potential; the "spirit" or psychological state has to be calm, free of anger, irritation, fear, self-pity, delusion, and pride
08/31/2026
Tuesday evenings from 7-9pm and the first and third Thursday, also from 7-9pm
08/29/2026
Location changes starting Sept 1. The first and third Thursday’s of the month classes will be held at The Place to Train from 7-9pm. All other Thursday classes will be at the usual location, North Portland Martial Arts and Movement, also from 7-9pm. If you are in the area either of these training locations will more than exceed your training expectations
08/17/2026
Lifetime Mastery Systema Camp 2026
07/04/2026
05/05/2026
Starting Friday, May 8, morning classes will be held at The Place to Train located at 5484 SE International Way, Milwaukie. Class time is 5-7am. The first hour will focus on combative body, breath work, and movement. The second hour will be functional application. Participants can attend either or both sessions.
Go to https://theplacetotrain.org/ to sign up
The Place to Train directly supports Silent Bridge
https://silentbridge.org/
04/25/2026
Hope to see you tomorrow
04/03/2026
A class on patterns and predictability allowing for smooth retasking and barrier impact
03/27/2026
Working during breath holds to create stress
| Tuesday | 7pm - 9pm |
| Thursday | 7pm - 9pm |