Systema self-defense classes can be custom designed for interested groups. Self-defense is different
from martial art. Self-defense is composed of simple techniques which are easy to learn and easy to use.
Self-defense techniques are generally much harsher and more injurious than Aikido techniques.
That is because it is difficult and complex to protect an attacker while protecting yourself (as Aikido does),
but it is relatively simple to injure, maim or kill him.

(AIKI)SYSTEMA involves a complete system of physical and spiritual health, relaxation, and courage in the face of all forms of adversity, but most of all, it involves a philosophy of life, peace and decency seldom seen. It disciplines its students to relax while striking, rather than focus to generate maximum power, allowing you to strike at unusual and unexpected angles, to smile in combat rather than adopt a fierce visage or announce your intentions with a blood curdling yell. There are no fixed training patterns or combinations of movements. All training is based on the reality that unexpected things happen in combat. The purpose of this discipline is not merely to prepare for violence but to improve one's own mental state, to have a healthier and more limber body, to be more relaxed in a stressful society and to live a decent and peaceful life.