Systema (russian: Система, Sistema, system) is a Russian martial art. There are multiple schools of systems that began appearing after the end of the Soviet Union in the 1990s, with teachers claiming their respective "systems" (usually named after themselves).

Mass media and popular culture appearances

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in the 1980s, use the techniques of systema in the fight choreography for the show. For the 2018 BBC crime drama '' McMafia'', actor James Norton learned aspects of systema with David Kirillov, who runs the London School of Systema, in preparation for his leading role as a London banker drawn into the violent world of the

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. Systema has also been used by Lamarr Houston of the

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in his training. In Japanese fighting games like '' Street Fighter V'' by Capcom, character Kolin has a systema fighting style, as well as Koei Tecmo's ''

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'' with Marie Rose. Systema was used as the basis for the fighting style of the Black Widow trained assassins in the 2021 Marvel Cinematic Universe film ''

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'' starring Scarlett Johansson.

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''Assembled: The Making of Black Widow'' (October 2021)

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