Coaching via e-mail and phone is one of the best ways to gauge your progress and get in-depth advice and answers to questions related to your training. In my experience, it can take just that extra little bit of attention from a watchful instructor or mentor to "turn the lightbulb on." For this reason, if you have questions about your current state of movement or have difficulties progressing through an exercise or concept, it may be beneficial for you to speak with me directly. Having developed most of the exercises in the DVD back in 2004, such as the Dynamic Stretching Progression™, and teaching these concepts in seminars and classes since that time, I have been able to see what advice works and what doesn't in order to get a student to master the work.

In addition to teaching regular classes as a full instructor in Systema since 2001, I have been teaching private lessons to adults of all ages and abilities. The strides these students make in just a few sessions is quite remarkable. One of the key factors in getting the most out of a private lesson is for the student to be prepared before the lesson with well-researched questions (if any), a mindset focused on absorbing as much as possible during the session, and a commitment to work on the material covered between sessions.

An evaluation consists of three steps. The first is to study the student's movements by video clip. Next, I will create detailed notes and suggestions based on what is on the student's video (if there is no clip to review, I will provide very detailed written answers to your questions). Finally, the notes are sent to the student via e-mail and a 30-minute phone consultation is scheduled and performed. If there are any clarifications or questions regarding the notes, they can be discussed during the call. Time permitting, other Systema-related questions can be addressed.

Since the evaluation is to help you move better, having a video clip of you before the phone consultation would make this process easier. However, no video clip is required in order to have a phone consultation. In some cases, a sequence of photos may be adequate, or no photos or video may be necessary.

Video clips must be less than 10-minutes in length and can be uploaded to YouTube or sent on DVD or CD. Please be advised that DVD and CD submissions will not be returned, so please make a copy before shipping.

The price for the 30-minute phone consultation (including video analysis) is $49.99. Please click the following button to purchase a session: