Dissolving Fear to Live Naturally

Livestream Seminar with Matt Hill.

This class is based on a 1 hour session that I recently delivered at the Wilderness Festival in the UK.

The session was full and it seemed everyone really clicked with the topic.

People seem much more aware how their anxieties and fears can get in the way of living a full life.

I hear often how it can damage relationships, inhibit performance, stop you engaging in activities, taking new opportunities, meeting new people, even going outside amongst many other things.

The term, ‘dissolve’ and the implication that you can recognise and dissolve those fears with a reliable, systematic method appealed to people.

Method

The method that I will take you through is tried and tested using the Systema tools for establishing and maintaining calm in the face of stress, pressure and panic:

• We will establish a baseline or, ‘home base’ of calm and relaxation.
• We will then very progressively add stress in different ways to move you off that baseline, recognise this and then restore back.
• This gives you the tools, the practice and the confidence to take control of this process.

I have done this many times before and am always so pleased to see peoples faces when they realise that it is process that they can feel in control of rather than overwhelmed by.

People were animated, engaged and more confident afterwards in their ability to dissolve fears as they arose.

For all levels of experience.

The class can be participated in with or without a partner, but if you can bring someone along there will be some partner exercises that you can do together that will enhance the experience.

Class Recording: The Class will be recorded and will be sent to participants. If you sign up and cannot make the seminar you will receive a recording afterwards.

Once your order has been processed, you will receive an email with your Zoom Meeting ID and password.

Class time:
Sunday, September 10th at 14.00 – 16:00pm UK time. 

Details:

Date: 10 Sept 2023
Timings: 12.00- 14.00
Venue: Systema Academy, Montecello Farm House, Devizes Road, Potterne, Devizes SN10 5LN

Parking: Ample on-site parking available.

Cost: £20 for the class and recording.

To pay by Paypal click the link below:

£20

To pay by BACS please email me for details.

My very best wishes as always for your training and health,

Matt.

River Wye Canoeing and Camping Adventure 29-30 July 2023 – Booking Open!

Canoe down the River Wye, one of this Britain’s more beautiful and spectacular river sceneries.

Camp overnight on Saturday (tent and roaring campfire) and then back home for lunchtime on Sunday.

Start time – 11.30am Saturday 29th July in Symonds Yat.
Finish time – 10.30am Saturday 30th July at the Campsite.

Basic camping kit will be needed (tent, sleeping bags and mats, cooking equipment, food etc. full list will be given on booking).

This is a fantastic trip down the River Wye. A timeless trip of high adventure and the the kind of trip that childhood memories are made of!

Numbers will be limited. Please let me know ASAP.

Costs:

I look forward to welcoming you on the adventure!

Best wishes,

Matt.

Dissolving Fear to Live Naturally

Livestream Seminar with Matt Hill.

This class is based on a 1 hour session that I recently delivered at the Wilderness Festival in the UK.

The session was full and it seemed everyone really clicked with the topic.

People seem much more aware how their anxieties and fears can get in the way of living a full life.

I hear often how it can damage relationships, inhibit performance, stop you engaging in activities, taking new opportunities, meeting new people, even going outside amongst many other things.

The term, ‘dissolve’ and the implication that you can recognise and dissolve those fears with a reliable, systematic method appealed to people.

Method

The method that I will take you through is tried and tested using the Systema tools for establishing and maintaining calm in the face of stress, pressure and panic:

• We will establish a baseline or, ‘home base’ of calm and relaxation.
• We will then very progressively add stress in different ways to move you off that baseline, recognise this and then restore back.
• This gives you the tools, the practice and the confidence to take control of this process.

I have done this many times before and am always so pleased to see peoples faces when they realise that it is process that they can feel in control of rather than overwhelmed by.

People were animated, engaged and more confident afterwards in their ability to dissolve fears as they arose.

For all levels of experience.

The class can be participated in with or without a partner, but if you can bring someone along there will be some partner exercises that you can do together that will enhance the experience.

Class Recording: The Class will be recorded and will be sent to participants. If you sign up and cannot make the seminar you will receive a recording afterwards.

Once your order has been processed, you will receive an email with your Zoom Meeting ID and password.

Class time:
Sunday, September 10th at 14.00 – 16:00pm UK time. 

Details:

Date: 10 Sept 2023
Timings: 12.00- 14.00
Venue: Systema Academy, Montecello Farm House, Devizes Road, Potterne, Devizes SN10 5LN

Parking: Ample on-site parking available.

Cost: £20 for the class and recording.

To pay by Paypal click the link below:

£20

To pay by BACS please email me for details.

My very best wishes as always for your training and health,

Matt.

Recently Vladimir taught a seminar in London on the subject of Disarm and Control.

Along with Bonn the week before this was the first seminar in Europe for 3 years. It was wonderful to be back to International Seminars again.

You could clearly see that Vladimir missed it and his happiness to see friends and to share his knowledge was clear in the warmth and smiles as he went around the room.

Many of the drills shown were new as Vladimir shared in his thank you message post seminar:

From Vladimir Vasiliev:

‘I am very grateful for the opportunity to visit London and to share Systema with the big group of dedicated students and instructors!

I am working through the recordings and teaching them at the Academy and I have to say that watching the individual interactions that Vladimir has with people adds so much more depth to the content than just watching the demonstrations as per the normal experience. There are gems dropping constantly. I heartily recommend purchasing the recordings.

Seminar Recordings:

• The recordings will be available for a limited time only.
• This was a unique opportunity. The recording covers not only the teaching segment, but EVERY teaching and coaching tip from Vladimir Vasiliev during the seminar.
• Over 10 hours of footage.
• The cost is £50 that is less than £5 per hour.
• Click here to purchase now while the recordings are available.

The theme of this years November Intensive is: Natural Movement.

It is running on the 25-27 November 2022

Systema is a natural approach to health, fitness, wellbeing and martial arts.

Natural Movement is the basis of Systema’s approach to self defence and combat

There are no contrived positions or techniques in Systema.

Forms and stances can be seen as fear and we work to develop a response that is natural, proportionate, effective and appropriate to the situation in the moment.

A natural response is one that comes from a calm, relaxed psyche free of tension, fear, ego and pride.

During this seminar we will work with exercises, drills and concepts to develop your ability to produce work that flows naturally from you.

Just as water runs, it always finds the right path.

It starts with natural breathing. We will move past breathing techniques and head towards unconscious competence in breathing.

We will then apply this to movement and then into partner work.

We will use some of the unique and never before seen exercises that Vladimir developed during the recent seminar in London.

We will look at some very effective drills to develop instinctive work that flows from one movement to the next.

‘Natural movement is the shortest way to an effective result.’ – Vladimir Vasiliev.

Video Recording:
There will also be the option to shoot a video recording of the final testing phase for you to keep and if desired send to Vladimir Vasiliev for feedback and/or instructor validation/renewal/upgrade.

Health and Conditioning:
A key benefit of free work is that you need to remove tension, thoughts and emotions for it to flow freely.

As your skill improves, so does your health.

We will also cover the Systema approach to mobility, stretching, massage, deep and functional relaxation and conditioning work.

It will be intense but a lot of fun, with time for relaxation and use of the Academy for your own free training.

Details:

The In Person cost is £220 or £80 per day.

To join the sessions via zoom the cost is £80 for the seminar or £30 per day.

Timings:

Friday 25th November

11.00 – 14.00 – Session 1

14.00-15.00 Break

15.00-18.00 – Session 2

Saturday 26th November

11.00 – 14.00 – Session 1

14.00-15.00 Break

15.00-18.00 – Session 2

Sunday 27st November

10.00 – 13.00 – Session 3

13.00 – 14.00 – Break

14.00 – 17.00 – Session 4

It will be a small group with lots of opportunity for questions, discussion and peer learning. The aim is find and peel back the layers of tension that hold us back in Martial Arts and life.

Payment:

To pay by GoCardless (preferred) click the appropriate link:

In person 3 days : £220

In person 1 day : £80

Zoom Full seminar 3 Days : £80

Zoom 1 Day : £30

To pay by Paypal click the appropriate link:

In person 3 days : £220

In person 1 day : £80

Zoom Full seminar 3 Days : £80

Zoom 1 Day : £30

To pay by BACS please email me for details.

My very best wishes as always for your training and health,

Matt.

P.S To help keep costs down there is also the opportunity to sleep on the mat at the Academy for a nominal nightly fee. First come first served.

P.P.S. There are now only 2 spaces left for the India Jungle Trip. Reply if you are interested.

Plus, whenever you ready, here are a few ways I can help with our Systema journey:

1. The Elite Stress Control System: Live your life fully, healthily to your full potential. Stress, fear and their related conditions are probably the key inhibitors to this and I want to show you how to remove them. Quickly, repeatedly, at will at any time. Under any circumstances. I am very pleased to share a new 8 day video program: The Elite Stress Control System.

2. Systema Mobility Programme – Filmed at the Systema Camp in Wiltshire this Systema Mobility Routine is a progressive programme for all levels of ability. The key focus areas are on breath work, freedom of movement, balance and stability. Doing this programme will Improve health and vitality with dynamic joint opening & mobilisation.It is also an excellent tool for prevention of injuries and to increase strength through a greater range of movement. It is ideal for those who want to improve performance in sporting activities and general health & well-being.here.

Upcoming Courses:

1. October 2023 – India Jungle Expedition – Limited space available: More information here

For the first time!

For many years people have asked me to run a camp in Autumn. I have always resisted it. Until now. The current situation has meant that we cannot do the normal Autumn Intensive indoors. So I have decided to run an Autumn Camp.

Photo by Aaron Burden on Unsplash

The camp will run over 3 days in line with Government Guidelines.

This may well be the last chance to have that overnight nature immersion and deep push of the reset button before the winter months.

Camp Topics: The camp will take place from 20-22 November in Wiltshire and will cover:

• Outdoor skills: fire lighting, kit packing and prep, camp set up, outdoor cooking, self management for the outdoors, map reading, knife skills, moving across ground, and new *patrolling skills and hand signals.
• Systema Training:
  • Breath-work: for Comprehensive, diverse and adaptable breath training for optimising your health, and emotional state.
  • Physical: Systema massage, strength and conditioning,  tension and release, balance and agility, sensory acuity, mobility, body balancing
  • Combat: Weapon handling skills, distance management, awareness,
  • Movement: Smooth, free, effortless movement in all terrains.
  • Awareness: The outdoors is the best place to open your senses & improve your level of awareness. We will also work at night, and with sensory impairments.
• Mindset: Being out in the woods for 2 nights in Autumn is not a comfortable thought for most of us. The Army has a saying that anyone can be cold, wet and tired. It takes no skill at all. To be able to function highly, enjoy and thrive in adverse conditions takes a different mindset, the right kit and clothing helps, and the knowledge and skills to use it properly. We will cover all of these key elements in the November Camp.

More Details:

The camp will take place completely outdoors, in fields and woodland, no enclosed spaces, no physical contact, no other people (except the lovely landowners) but lots of social connection around the campfire.

All the training will be focussed on the health and wellbeing aspects of Systema with some training in self defence and awareness also.

There is so much that you can do that is holistic, energising, invigorating, immune system boosting and stress busting.

We will live, sleep, train, cook and eat outdoors, explore breath work, massage, stretching, movement, awareness, bushcraft and survival skills.

You will come away not only feeling great, but with improved skills in those key areas.

The outdoors is perhaps the perfect place to have a socially distanced Training Camp.

We remain up to date with advice taken from a HSE and Risk Professional and the following measures will be in place:

• We will work in groups of 6 to ensure that we are in compliance with guidelines.
• All of the training on this camp will be no contact. (With the exception of Systema bodyweight massage using the feet).
• Everything is optional, so you can participate or not in each of the activities).
• There will be separate sleeping areas for everyone and plenty of space to ensure distancing.
• Food will be prepared and cooked individually using your own camp stoves, so there will be no sharing of equipment or utensils.

All of that said we will be able to come together to train, commune and connect in a gloriously beautiful and natural environment.

There is no better way to welcome in the season than to spend a night out in it.

Being healthy is not an accident, it is a skill that can be cultivated.

Systema has so many practices that can bring remarkable improvements to your sense of vitality and wellbeing.

This camp will show how to access and unite your bodies systems to optimise your sense of health and wellbeing.

Who can attend?
The course is suitable for men and women of all ages and skill levels.

Living Systema. At the camp we are together 24-7. It is an ideal time to begin to understand and refine how we build the feeling of Systema into everyday life. For 3 days you will live, train and immerse yourself in a holistic approach to Systema and living.

Suitable for all levels: Due to the training methodology the training is suitable for all levels, complete beginners to advanced students. Everyone learns together. As such the camp is ideal for those who wish to experience the breadth and depth of Systema for the first time.

Accommodation: Accommodation is camping. You can bring your own tent, or basha (tarp). This is the ideal time to try sleeping in a hammock or bivvi-bag under a tarp with the forest as your walls and the stars as your roof.  A comprehensive training session is given to help you set up. Of course you can stick to a tent!

Packing List: A full packing list is provided.

Cooking. This year all cooking will be done individually using your own equipment to avoid any cross contamination issues. A full example food list will be provided.

Dates: This years camp will run for 3 days. Friday 20th to Sunday 22nd Nov.

Cost: The cost is £200. See below for payment options. Places will be limited so it is advisable to get in early.

Payment Options:

• Go Cardless: Click here
• If you would like to pay via BACS please email me for details.

Cancellation Policy:
At this late stage, as soon as the payment has been received, the registration is considered valid and binding. However, if you contract COVID-19 or if lockdown measures come back into place preventing a participant from attending a refund will be made.

Other than for the reasons stated above, participants who are absent from the camp, forfeit the entire amount of payment. There is no right to a refund of the seminar cost in this instance, but another person can take your place.

Places will be limited.

I look forward to welcoming you to another great training camp. Please email if you have any questions: matt@matthill.co.uk

My very best wishes for your health and training,

Matt.

“I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.” – Henry David Thoreau