Mikhail Ryabko
Encyclopedia
Mikhail Ryabko is a Colonel
in the Russia
n military
, serves as a Special Advisor to the Minister of Justice of the Russian Federation (currently Alexandr Konovalov
) and is the founder of Ryabko's Systema
.
His martial training was started at the age of five, by a member of Joseph Stalin
's personal bodyguards with traditional Russian martial arts
training. At 15 he was enlisted to the ranks of Spetsnaz
(Russia
n special forces
) and has served since.
He is active as a martial trainer and advisor and is the author of several publications as well as a textbook on the tactics of Special Operations.
His senior student is Vladimir Vasiliev whose school in Thornhill, Ontario
Canada
is considered the Systema headquarters outside of Russia, as is evidenced by the website http://russianmartialart.com working as a sort of "hub" gathering data concerning many schools worldwide, schools whose lead instructors have almost always had their Instructor credentials either certified by V. Vasiliev or M.Ryabko, sometimes given by Instructors associated with Vasiliev, such as S. Puzikas and K. Komarov.
Vasiliev's city of residency, Toronto is also home to most of Systema's seminars, also proof of Vasiliev's school status as the central Systema headquarters outside of the Russian Federation.
Colonel
Colonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...
in the Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n military
Military
A military is an organization authorized by its greater society to use lethal force, usually including use of weapons, in defending its country by combating actual or perceived threats. The military may have additional functions of use to its greater society, such as advancing a political agenda e.g...
, serves as a Special Advisor to the Minister of Justice of the Russian Federation (currently Alexandr Konovalov
Alexandr Konovalov
Alexander Vladimirovich Konovalov is a Russian lawyer and politician. Since May 2008, he is Minister of Justice.-Career:...
) and is the founder of Ryabko's Systema
Ryabko's Systema
Ryabko's Systema is a type of martial art headed by Mikhail Ryabko. Ryabko is a Colonel in the Russian military, and has past military, special forces, and traditional Russian martial arts training....
.
His martial training was started at the age of five, by a member of Joseph Stalin
Joseph Stalin
Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin was the Premier of the Soviet Union from 6 May 1941 to 5 March 1953. He was among the Bolshevik revolutionaries who brought about the October Revolution and had held the position of first General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union's Central Committee...
's personal bodyguards with traditional Russian martial arts
Russian martial arts
There are a number of martial arts styles or schools of Russian origin.Traditional Russian fist fighting was outlawed in the Russian Empire in 1832.During the Soviet era the government wanted to create both military hand-to-hand combat systems and combat sports....
training. At 15 he was enlisted to the ranks of Spetsnaz
Spetsnaz
Spetsnaz, Specnaz tr: Voyska specialnogo naznacheniya; ) is an umbrella term for any special forces in Russian, literally "force of special purpose"...
(Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n special forces
Special forces
Special forces, or special operations forces are terms used to describe elite military tactical teams trained to perform high-risk dangerous missions that conventional units cannot perform...
) and has served since.
He is active as a martial trainer and advisor and is the author of several publications as well as a textbook on the tactics of Special Operations.
His senior student is Vladimir Vasiliev whose school in Thornhill, Ontario
Thornhill, Ontario
Thornhill is a community in the Greater Toronto Area of Southern Ontario, Canada, located on the northern border of the city of Toronto. Once a municipal village, Thornhill is now a community and postal designation geographically split into two municipalities along Yonge Street, the city of...
Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
is considered the Systema headquarters outside of Russia, as is evidenced by the website http://russianmartialart.com working as a sort of "hub" gathering data concerning many schools worldwide, schools whose lead instructors have almost always had their Instructor credentials either certified by V. Vasiliev or M.Ryabko, sometimes given by Instructors associated with Vasiliev, such as S. Puzikas and K. Komarov.
Vasiliev's city of residency, Toronto is also home to most of Systema's seminars, also proof of Vasiliev's school status as the central Systema headquarters outside of the Russian Federation.