CONNECT THE ELEMENTS

Systema Summer Camp

Connecting the body, mind and environment.
Adapt rather than resist.

🧭 PRESENTATION

Connect the Elements is an immersive Systema training course designed to break free from the traditional dojo setting and confront the practitioner with the reality on the ground, varied environments and its own internal states.

During an additional day, participants will progress in several environments :
grass, forest, water, urban environment,
in order to develop a real, functional and conscious capacity for adaptation.

This training course is not an accumulation of techniques.
He is a connection experience.

Connection:

• to the body,
• to breathing,
• to space,
• to the environment,
• to fatigue, stress and the unexpected.

👉 Connect the Elements is a stage that is light in form, but demanding in substance.
It is based neither on deliberate exhaustion nor on brutality, but on the quality of presence, there accuracy of movement and the ability to remain consistent when the environment, fatigue, or discomfort appear.
The requirement stems from personal responsibility, attention to detail, and sincere commitment to the proposed work.

Systema is approached there as a living tool, capable of functioning regardless of the terrain, time of day, or physical or emotional state.

🎯 INTERNSHIP OBJECTIVES

• Developing functional adaptability to different environments
• Maintain a stable and secure quality of movement above ground.
• Learning to manage stress, discomfort, and fatigue
• Exploring combat, mobility, and breathing outside the academic framework
• Strengthening mental presence, lucidity, and internal coherence

📅 DATES, TIMES & ENVIRONMENTS

🗓 Saturday, August 15, 2026

📍 Grass – Forest – Water

📍 LOCATION

📌 Released only after registration
(Secure outdoor areas)

🔍 INTERNSHIP CONTENT

🌱 Module 1 – The Earth Element (grass & forest)

• Stability and rooting on uneven terrain
• Natural movements, falls and adapted getting up
• Strikes and mobility on unconventional terrain
• Managing balance, relaxation, and breath

🌊 Module 2 – The Water Element

• Working in and around water
• Managing breath, cold, and discomfort
• Active relaxation and body adaptation
• Maintaining calm in a challenging environment

💡 INTERNSHIP PHILOSOPHY

No certificate is issued.
This internship is part of a process of human, martial, and experiential development.

The goal is to:

• refine perception,
• reduce unnecessary responses,
• develop a genuine capacity for adaptation,
• cultivate a stable, calm and conscious presence.

What is explored here is directly applicable in martial arts practice as in everyday life.

⚠️ FRAMEWORK & COMMITMENT

This internship requires:

• open-mindedness,
• personal responsibility,
• ability to manage one's effort and limitations,
• Respect for the setting, for others and for the environment.

This is not a demonstration internship.
It's a work, immersive, demanding and educational.

👥 TARGET AUDIENCE

• Systema practitioners or new practitioners
• Martial arts or combat sports practitioners
• People with engaging physical or mental experience
• Professionals or enthusiasts seeking a complex approach

👉 No prior experience is recommended.

🎒 REQUIRED EQUIPMENT

• Short stick (Kali)
• Training knife (no real weapon)
• Work clothes (outdoors)
• Shoes suitable for natural terrain
• Shoes or sandals or bare feet in the water
• SWIM SHORTS, NO BIKINI
• Change of clothes and shoes
• Systema swimwear/T-shirt (no bikini)
• 2L of water
• Energy snacks and personal meal

🚨 LIMITED SPACES

🔒 Maximum 30 participants
in order to guarantee:

• security,
• the quality of the work,
• and consistent support.

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OTHER DETAILS: 

DATES :
August 15, 2026

PLACE :
In French-speaking Switzerland….

SCHEDULES :

Saturday, August 15, 2026: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM

TRANSPORT FROM GENEVA AIRPORT: 

https://www.sbb.ch/fr/billets-offres/billets/billet-parcours-suisse/billets-degriffes.html

REQUIRED EQUIPMENT:

– T-shirt or long-sleeved T-shirt Systema black, grey or green or comfortable training shoes – training knife (if possible) (If you don't have a T-shirt, one will be sold to you at the entrance)

WHO CAN PARTICIPATE:

This workshop is open to men and women of all levels, with a minimum age of 6 years. No specific martial arts experience is required.

ATTENTION, PLACES ARE LIMITED TO 20 ADULT PARTICIPANTS!

Don't miss this exceptional opportunity to push your limits and make the unexpected your ally. Register now for an experience that will mark a turning point in your martial arts journey!

WhatsApp: +41 78 659 75 56 / E-Mail: jetedis@systema-valais.ch

If you don't have a credit card:

Swiss Security Academy – Valais Franchise – Yannick Mengis
Route du Manège 60
1950 Zion
CH82 8080 8005 7778 8132 5
IID (BC No.): 80808
SWIFT-BIC: RAIFCH22

Mention: Connect To The Elements 2026