Mikhail Ryabko
Colonel of the Special Operations Unit with the Russian Military, Chief Instructor of tactical training for the Emergency Response Team, Adviser to the Supreme Judge of the Russian Federation.

For more details see his website:

http://systemaryabko.ru/en/ 

Mikhail Ryabko has been a tactical commander of hostage-rescue teams, counter-terrorist operations, and armed criminal neutralization. Mikhail resides in Moscow, holds the rank of Colonel and serves as a Special Adviser to the Minister of Justice of the Russian Federation. He continues to train his many students as the Master Teacher of Systema. He has authored a textbook on Tactics of Special Operations. He has been in numerous military campaigns and holds many government medals and awards.

For the link to Mikhail's website in Russian: http://www.systemaryabko.ru

Vladimir Vasiliev
Director and Chief Instructor of Systema Headquarters for all North American Systema.
For more details see his website:

http://www.russianmartialart.com/

Born in Russia, Vladimir received intense training from the top Special Operations Units instructors and is a top student of Mikhail Ryabko. Vladimir's work spans across 10 years of extensive service with the Special Operations Unit. He also served as trainer for elite units, SWAT teams, and bodyguards. Vladimir moved to Canada, and in 1993 founded the first school of Russian Martial Art outside Russia - Systema Headquarters. He has since personally trained and certified well over 100 qualified Russian Martial Art instructors and schools worldwide, and has provided an Award-Winning instructional film collection.

Systema NW would like to express our overwhelming gratitude and appreciation to both Vladimir and Mikhail. By exposing the world to the wonderful gift we call Systema you have changed more lives than you know. Your personal guidance and instruction along with the support given to us by your students has dramatically impacted our lives for the better. Thank You Very Much.