I did some Russian Systema in Finland (with Russians) and found it quite practical. It focuses on flexibility, locking/disarming techniques and being able to go to ground. My classes encouraged a lot of free form sparing straight away and encouraged non rigid style (as long as you threw your punches and kicks correctly).

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