PERFORMANCE KINETICS

ABOUT THE AUTHOR



Performance Kinetics

Dr. Sam Benson found an interest in martial arts and sport as a teenager. During University, he practised Aikido, Judo, Karate and Silat, competing on a national and international basis.

After 8 years practising and teaching these arts in the UK and Japan, Sam met Val Riazanov and David Kirillov, discovering Systema in 2002.

After many trips to Moscow to train under Mikhail Ryabko, Sam eventually qualified as a instructor in Systema in 2005. Sam manages a sports development company based in Central London.