Our courses at the Zion Academy

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Systema group classes

A living martial art, a path to personal progression

Group classes are the best way to discover Systema in all its richness: bare-handed work, defense against fake weapons (knife, stick, gun), stress management, breathing, movement and emotions.

Here, no grades or competitions : the emphasis is on developing your true effectiveness, your adaptability, and your inner calm. You evolve within a framework of mutual learning, where each partner helps you better understand your reactions, your automatisms, and transform them.

Each session is based on the fundamental principles of Systema :

a biomechanics without internal tension to move with ease and efficiency,
a fluid percussion, resulting from relaxation and structure,
a functional breathing to keep calm and recover,
a internal relaxation to defuse physical and mental tensions,
a work on the nervous system, to remain lucid in the face of the unexpected,
and training in invisible movement, without tension or ostentation, to neutralize without attacking.

Systema invites you to explore your body and mind from the inside out. You learn to manage pressure, defuse conflict, and cope with fluidity and discernment—whether in action or in everyday life.

Joining a group class means choosing a living, human and deeply educational martial art.
Come discover a free, respectful and demanding training space, where we progress together to become more aware, more responsive, and more serene.

Prices and subscriptions:

MONDAY TO SATURDAY (full schedule)

(Closed for 3 weeks in August and from December 21 to January 8)

Our subscriptions are retroactive, medical certificate, military service

course knives, handguns, chains, stick, sword, etc.

Courses on request

Training with fictitious weapons, to avoid any risk of injury

4 hour module (2 x 2 hours)

Zion Dojo

🔍 WHY DO SYSTEMA? – A new vision of confrontation

In a world where confrontation is often experienced as brutal opposition—of force, ego, control—Systema offers a radically different path: understand before resisting, breathe before acting, feel before striking.

Because the real danger is not always the other: it is our own tension, our fear, our rigidity in the face of the unexpected.

Systema is a martial art that teaches you to manage intensity without tension, to move under pressure without breaking, to remain human even in extreme situations. It relies on simple, powerful, coherent tools, which transform you profoundly:

✅ Breathing as an anchor, to calm the mind, move through pain and maintain clear vision in the chaos.
✅ Natural biomechanics, to relearn how to move without getting hurt, hit without tension, fall without suffering.
✅ Internal relaxation, to defuse destructive automatisms, avoid overreaction and remain lucid.
✅ The nervous system as a compass, in order to listen to what is happening inside you… and around you.
✅ The so-called invisible work, where effectiveness is not measured by visible force, but by the ability to neutralize without provoking.

the "how" is simple: we start with the breath, we enter into the movement, we let the body find its natural intelligence.
The goal? Emerging from the conflict in one piece — physically, mentally, emotionally.

This course is aimed at anyone who wishes to:
– move away from a binary vision of combat,
– regain power without violence,
– improve your calm in crisis situations,
– or simply feel free, stable and ready, whatever the circumstances.

💬 When combat no longer transforms you into a frozen block or a punching machine, but into a living, adaptive and lucid being... then the confrontation becomes a dance, and no longer a war.

Great course 👏. I was surprised by all the activities done to show us that it is Systema. An art of living, moving and controlling an attacker. I really liked it and would like to learn more. Thank you very much Yannick

Ivan*****

EXCELLENT

Basée sur 63 avis

Melani Rodrigues

Ma fille adore les cours de Systema ! Super ambiance, instructeur au top. C’est un vrai plaisir de la voir s’épanouir dans cette activité et prendre confiance en elle !

Lau

Le Systema est vraiment une belle découverte pour moi, il a changé ma vie de manière très positive! Il s'utilise au quotidien pour gérer la vie et ses imprévus. C'est carrément un art de vivre que je recommande vivement! Il allie tant le mouvement, la respiration, la biomécanique et la relaxation, c'est vraiment très intéressant, j'adore! 🤩 Il y a l'aspect défense, attaque, encaissement et réparation, c'est complet!

Victorien Jouanneau

Très bon endroit pour découvrir et progresser en Systema Chacun peut y trouver son compte, quel que soit son objectif : santé, pratique opérationnelle ou dépassement de soi lors des stages. Encadrement sérieux et ambiance sympa et motivante 👍

Kosta Délèze

Yannick est à l’écoute de ses apprenants. Il aborde les instructions avec méthodologies et efficacité tout en respectants les bases légales ainsi que la loi. Le respect ainsi que l’écoute sont le centre névralgique de ses instructions.

Malorie Divernois

Bien plus qu’un sport, une véritable philosophie de vie. Pratiquer le systema m’a appris à lâcher prise, à vivre pleinement l’instant présent et surtout à accueillir sans chercher à tout maîtriser. Au-delà de la pratique, c’est aussi une expérience humaine riche, portée par une ambiance conviviale, chaleureuse et bienveillante, où le partage et l’esprit collectif prennent toute leur place. Un vrai bonheur !

Tim Bonne

Stage très satisfaisant, parfaitement organisé par Yannick. La découverte du Systema et du Sambo a été vraiment enrichissante. Une approche bienveillante et très pédagogique. Je recommande vivement.

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COURSES FOR EVERYONE

Whether you are a beginner or an expert, you will find the right course for you with us. Whether you want to gain confidence through our notions of self-defense, whether you want to improve your mind, or whether you want to learn how to react to an armed attacker, Systema will give you satisfaction.

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