The legendary Colonel Mikhail Ryabko, Systema founder, has passed away in April 2023.
We mourn a huge loss to the world and the biggest loss to all of Systema and the Vasiliev family.
Mikhail was the light and power in our lives, an inexhaustible source of knowledge for Systema. He has been guiding, healing, and inspiring everyone around him.
It was a true honour and privilege to build Systema together, and to have a life-long close friendship with this great warrior and teacher.
To view Mikhail Ryabko’s funeral, click here
The Warrior’s Legacy Scholarship Fund has been established to commemorate the tradition of strong spirit, profound knowledge, and dedication to training.
All the funds collected will go to support Systema practitioners in need and provide access to training to those of them who are not able to afford it.
If you would like to make a donation, you may also indicate where you prefer your funds to be allocated (see above).
If you wish to be sponsored, please send us a brief email with your name and what sponsorship you are looking for.
training@russianmartialart.com
If you’d like to make a donation directly to the Ryabko family, please click here.
Richard L. –
I want to offer my sincere condolences to the passing of the truly unique and masterful Mikhail Ryabko. While a loss to the Systema community, the gentleman clearly left an enormous impact on many students of the martial arts. I would go so far as to say it is largely due to his generous instruction that there has been such a proliferation in true understanding of internal arts during our current era. The profound and diverse wealth of knowledge put forth under Mr. Ryabko and Mr. Vasiliev over the past decades has been enormous. The instructional materials and available videos of the next generation of Systema instructors has provided both inspiration and a wealth of information.