Spetsnaz GRU hand-to-hand combat style

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This article or section has multiple issues. Please help improve the article or discuss these issues on the talk page. It needs sources or references that appear in third-party publications. Tagged since July 2009. The notability of this article's subject is in question. If notability cannot be established, it may be listed for deletion or removed. Tagged since July 2009. It is written like an advertisement and needs to be rewritten from a neutral point of view. Tagged since July 2009. It may contain improper references to self-published sources. Tagged since July 2009.

Part of the series on Russian martial arts
Types
Russian fist fighting Sambo Systema Spetsnaz GRU hand-to-hand combat style
Important people
Mikhail Ryabko Vladimir Vasiliev Fedor Emelianenko Anatoly Kharlampiev Aleksey Kadochnikov
v • d

Spetsnaz GRU hand-to-hand combat style is a martial arts system taught by Alexandre Popov for use by special reconnaissance/saboteur units of the GRU.

Popov's System, based on Southern Chinese and Russian styles of fighting was developed in the 1920s and 1930s. There is strong influence of Shaolin kung fu in this system.

[edit] See also

• Spetsnaz (Special Operations Units in Russia)

[edit] External links

• http://www.spetsnaz-gru.com/
• Systema SpetsNaz GRU
• Russian SpetsNaz Russian History Articles

This article related to the martial arts is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. v • d • e