【Martin Wheeler 2026 Taipei Seminar｜Control in Chaos】
2006 年五月，我在大阪參加了人生中的第一場西斯特瑪研習會。
當時的指導員，就是 Martin Wheeler。
那時我才剛開始接觸西斯特瑪，對於這套系統到底是什麼、自己是否真的要繼續走下去，其實還停留在觀望與摸索的階段。但那一場研習會結束後，我做了一個決定：
西斯特瑪會是我這一生持續探索的道路。
十九年後的 2025 年，我終於有機會邀請 Martin 來到台北。
去年研習會的主題是：
Internal Control for External Power
為了外在力量的內在控制
三天下來，我最大的感受並不是又多學了幾個技巧，而是對於自己未來練習的方向，突然有了一張更清楚的地圖。
Martin 的教學有一個我非常喜歡的地方：他的內容非常有邏輯。
他不會用一大堆新創造的名詞去包裝一件原本可以很直接理解的事情，而是把一個現象拆開，讓我們從身體、呼吸、緊張、結構、距離、空間、心理狀態，一層一層去觀察。
然後再把它們重新連接起來。
去年我們談到很多東西：
心態的轉變、對於緊張的覺知、呼吸、視野、流動、密度、安靜、乾淨、筋膜的啟動、全身的連結、從誇張的外在動作逐漸走向內在的微小變化，以及直覺的重要，還有如何透過練習讓直覺逐漸形成。
其中有一個概念，對我來說尤其重要：
自由度。
你能控制的部分愈多，你的自由度就愈大。
而真正的力量，很多時候不是來自「更用力」，而是來自你在壓力之中，依然保有多少選擇。
力量和力氣，是兩件不同的事情。
去年 Martin 教我們如何建立這種「內在控制」。
今年，我們準備往下一個問題前進：
當環境不再單純的時候，這些東西還在不在？
當你面對的不是一個人，而是來自數個方向的威脅；
當你沒有足夠的時間思考；
當距離、空間、視線不斷改變；
當身體開始緊張、呼吸開始混亂；
當你原本安排好的動作全部派不上用場——
你還能不能保持自己？
這就是今年 Martin Wheeler 台北研習會的主題：
Control in Chaos
Internal Control, Awareness, and Adaptation with Multiple Threats
混亂中的掌控——內在控制、覺察，以及應對多重威脅
我很喜歡今年這個題目，因為它其實非常接近我對西斯特瑪的理解。
西斯特瑪真正要處理的，從來不是一個已經知道答案的情境。
如果對方會出哪一拳、從哪一個方向過來、下一步要做什麼，全部都已經安排好了，那麼我們練習的，其實比較接近「完成一個動作」。
但真實世界不是這樣。
真正的情境一定包含未知。
會有壓力、會有干擾、會有錯誤，甚至會失去原本以為自己擁有的控制。
所以我們需要的，不只是技術。
而是當外在愈來愈混亂的時候，內在能不能依然保持安靜；
當資訊愈來愈多的時候，能不能仍然看見真正重要的東西；
當原本的方法不能使用時，身體與心理能不能立即調適。
這也是我認為 Martin 最值得學習的地方之一。
去年研習會裡，他告訴我們：
要誠實地練習。
對我而言，「誠實」就是不要假裝自己的動作有效，不要因為合作伙伴配合就以為自己已經理解，也不要用力量、速度或習慣去掩蓋自己真正沒有掌握的部分。
看見自己現在真正的狀態，然後從那裡開始動作。
Martin 的教學會一步一步改變條件，把我們原本依賴的東西逐漸拿掉，讓我們重新觀察：
我為什麼會緊張？
我的注意力跑到哪裡去了？
我的身體什麼時候開始僵硬？
我是在感覺對方，還是在執行腦中預先設定好的動作？
當環境改變，我有沒有能力跟著改變？
這些問題，最後指向的並不只是「如何對付多重威脅」。
而是：
當事情開始失控時，你是否仍然能夠控制自己。
我想，這也是今年 Control in Chaos 真正有意思的地方。
去年研習會中 Martin 曾說了一句：
我們不是 ordinary，我們是 super ordinary。
真正高階的東西，外表往往不需要看起來很厲害。
沒有多餘的準備，沒有刻意的姿勢，也沒有一定要做出某一個招式。
只是很自然地站在那裡、呼吸、觀察、移動、調適。
看起來非常普通。
但那個普通，是經過大量練習之後所得到的自由。
Super Ordinary。
—
✦ 關於 Martin Wheeler
Martin Wheeler 是一位終身投入武術修行的武術家，擁有超過 45 年的訓練經驗。
他涉獵並精研多種戰鬥藝術，最終將長年的習武歷程融合於 Systema 的研究與實踐之中。
Martin 卓越的能力與豐富的經驗，使他曾與美國海軍海豹部隊（Navy SEALs）、特種作戰單位（Special Operations Units）、美國緝毒局（DEA）、特警隊（SWAT）以及各地執法機關合作，並教導來自世界各地數以千計的 Systema 學習者。
Martin 的訓練方法並不只停留在技術層面，而是進一步探索人類的心理、生理，以及衝突情境中複雜而快速變化的動態。
他的教學將 Systema 的核心原則，與神經科學、表現研究、意識研究等領域的觀點相互結合，從更整體的角度去理解人在壓力、衝突與未知情境中的感知、行動與適應。
Martin 出生於英國，也是洛杉磯 The Academy Beverly Hills 的共同創辦人，目前定居於洛杉磯，持續從事武術研究與教學。
如果你以前沒有接觸過 Martin，我很推薦實際參加一次他的課。
因為他的教學真正有價值的地方，不只是「告訴你怎麼做」，而是讓你理解：
為什麼這樣做。
以及更重要的：
當原本的方法不能用了，你還剩下什麼？
—
今年十月，Martin Wheeler 將再次來到台北。
2026 年 10 月 16～18 日，三天研習會。
另外在正式研習會開始前，10 月 15 日晚上還會有一場 Martin 的 Extra Lesson。
去年談的是如何找到自己的內在控制。
今年，我很期待 Martin 帶著我們把這份控制放進更加複雜、更加不可預測的環境裡。
不是去背更多的答案。
而是讓自己在沒有答案的時候，仍然有能力動作。
這邊要再說一次：對沒有接觸過 Martin 的人，我很推薦親自體驗一次他的教學。
而對去年已經參加過的朋友，我認為今年的內容更像是上一個階段非常自然的延伸：
Internal Control → Awareness → Adaptation → Freedom
從控制自己開始，擴展覺察，學習調適，最後得到更大的自由。
而最後，還是回到去年那個最簡單、也最重要的提醒：
要練。
而且要聰明地練。
今年在 Martin 研習會之後，我們另外安排了一場特別的快閃課程，由西斯特瑪東京的主持人北川貴英帶領。北川貴英自 2005 年開始接觸俄羅斯武術西斯特瑪，此後長年往返多倫多與莫斯科，持續跟隨創始人及總部指導員深造。
多年來，他出版多部 西斯特瑪相關著作及教學影片，並於 2023 年獲 Vladimir Vasiliev 頒發：
Systema Ambassador｜西斯特瑪大使
除了西斯特瑪之外，他也具有演員及巴西柔術選手的身分，長期探索 Systema 如何融入不同的武術、身體活動與生活領域。
這次的快閃課程主題為：
無相之流——將西斯特瑪融入你的武術之中
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去年 Martin 來台時有接受《立技瘋》頻道採訪，如果你還不熟悉 Martin，也可以先從訪談了解他的訓練觀點與對西斯特瑪的理解。
影片連結： https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrBKFYfhL3I
今年十月，我們再次把 Martin 帶回台北。
如果去年是建立內在控制，
那麼今年就是要看看：
當世界開始混亂時，你還剩下多少自由？
台北見。
報名連結：
https://www.beclass.com/rid=30527c46a7200d5c2d32
【Martin Wheeler 2026 Taipei Seminar｜Control in Chaos】
In May 2006, I attended my very first Systema seminar in Osaka.
The instructor was Martin Wheeler.
At the time, I had only just begun exploring Systema. I was still trying to understand what this system really was, and whether it was truly a path I wanted to continue following.
But after that seminar, I made a decision:
Systema would be a path I would continue exploring for the rest of my life.
Nineteen years later, in 2025, I finally had the opportunity to invite Martin to Taipei.
The theme of last year’s seminar was:
Internal Control for External Power
Over those three days, what stayed with me most was not that I had learned a few more techniques.
Instead, I suddenly felt that I had been given a much clearer map for the direction of my future training.
One of the things I appreciate most about Martin’s teaching is its logic.
He does not create a collection of new terminology to make something sound more complicated than it needs to be.
Instead, he takes a phenomenon apart and allows us to examine it layer by layer—through the body, breathing, tension, structure, distance, space, and psychological state.
Then he connects all of those pieces back together again.
Last year, we explored many things:
Changes in mindset, awareness of tension, breathing, vision, flow, density, stillness, cleanliness of movement, fascial activation, whole-body connection, the gradual transition from exaggerated external movements toward subtle internal changes, and the importance of intuition—as well as how intuition can gradually be developed through practice.
Among all of these ideas, one concept was especially important to me:
Degrees of freedom.
The more aspects of yourself you can control, the more degrees of freedom you have.
And real power often does not come from “trying harder.”
It comes from how many choices you are still able to retain under pressure.
Power and muscular effort are not the same thing.
Last year, Martin taught us how to begin developing this kind of internal control.
This year, we are ready to move toward the next question:
What happens to that control when the environment is no longer simple?
When you are facing not one person, but threats coming from several directions;
when there is not enough time to think;
when distance, space, and lines of sight are constantly changing;
when the body begins to tense and the breath begins to lose its rhythm;
when everything you had planned to do suddenly becomes useless—
can you still remain yourself?
That is the theme of this year’s Martin Wheeler Taipei Seminar:
Control in Chaos
Internal Control, Awareness, and Adaptation with Multiple Threats
I particularly like this year’s theme because it is very close to my own understanding of Systema.
Systema has never really been about dealing with situations in which the answer is already known.
If you already know which punch is coming, where it will come from, and what you are supposed to do next, then what you are practicing is closer to simply completing a movement.
But the real world does not work that way.
Real situations always contain the unknown.
There will be pressure.
There will be interference.
There will be mistakes.
There may even be moments when we lose the control we thought we had.
That is why what we need is more than technique.
As the external environment becomes increasingly chaotic, can we remain quiet inside?
As more and more information comes toward us, can we still see what actually matters?
When our original method no longer works, can the body and mind adapt immediately?
This is also one of the things I find most valuable in Martin’s teaching.
During last year’s seminar, he told us:
Train honestly.
For me, honesty means not pretending that a movement works.
It means not assuming that we understand something simply because our training partner cooperates with us.
It means not using strength, speed, or habit to cover up the things we have not truly understood.
See clearly where you actually are right now—
and begin moving from there.
Martin’s teaching changes the conditions step by step.
Gradually, the things we normally depend upon are taken away, forcing us to observe ourselves again:
Why am I becoming tense?
Where has my attention gone?
At what moment does my body begin to stiffen?
Am I actually feeling the other person, or am I simply executing a movement that I had already planned in my head?
When the environment changes, am I capable of changing with it?
Ultimately, these questions are not simply about how to deal with multiple threats.
They point toward a much more fundamental question:
When things begin to move out of control, can you still control yourself?
For me, that is what makes this year’s theme, Control in Chaos, so interesting.
During last year’s seminar, Martin said something that stayed with me:
“We are not ordinary. We are super ordinary.”
The most advanced things often do not need to look impressive from the outside.
There is no unnecessary preparation.
No deliberately constructed posture.
No particular technique that absolutely has to be performed.
You simply stand there naturally.
You breathe.
You observe.
You move.
You adapt.
It looks completely ordinary.
But that ordinariness is the freedom that comes after an enormous amount of practice.
Super Ordinary.
—
✦ About Martin Wheeler
Martin Wheeler is a lifelong martial artist with more than 45 years of training experience.
He has studied and developed expertise in a wide range of fighting arts, eventually bringing his decades of martial experience into his study and practice of Systema.
Martin’s exceptional ability and extensive experience have led him to work with members of the U.S. Navy SEALs, Special Operations Units, the DEA, SWAT teams, and law enforcement agencies, while teaching thousands of Systema practitioners from around the world.
Martin’s approach to training goes far beyond technique.
His work explores human psychology, physiology, and the complex, rapidly changing dynamics of conflict.
His teaching integrates the core principles of Systema with perspectives from fields such as neuroscience, performance studies, and consciousness research, creating a more holistic understanding of how human beings perceive, act, and adapt under pressure, conflict, and uncertainty.
Born in the United Kingdom, Martin is also a co-founder of The Academy Beverly Hills in Los Angeles.
He currently lives in Los Angeles, where he continues his martial arts research and teaching.
If you have never trained with Martin before, I strongly recommend experiencing one of his classes in person.
Because the real value of his teaching is not simply that he tells you:
how to do something.
He helps you understand:
why it works.
And, even more importantly:
when the method you relied on no longer works, what do you still have left?
—
This October, Martin Wheeler will return to Taipei.
October 16–18, 2026
Three-Day Seminar
Before the main seminar begins, Martin will also teach an Extra Lesson on the evening of October 15.
Last year was about discovering and developing our internal control.
This year, I look forward to seeing Martin take that control into environments that are more complex, more chaotic, and far less predictable.
The goal is not to memorize more answers.
It is to develop the ability to move even when there is no answer.
I want to say this again:
If you have never trained with Martin before, I highly recommend experiencing his teaching in person at least once.
And for those who joined us last year, I see this year’s material as a very natural continuation of the previous stage:
Internal Control → Awareness → Adaptation → Freedom
Begin by controlling yourself.
Expand your awareness.
Learn to adapt.
And ultimately, gain greater freedom.
In the end, however, it still comes back to the simplest—and perhaps most important—reminder from last year:
You have to train.
And you have to train intelligently.
After Martin’s seminar this year, we have also arranged a special pop-up class led by Takahide Kitagawa, head of Systema Tokyo.
Kitagawa began studying the Russian martial art Systema in 2005. Since then, he has spent many years traveling regularly between Toronto and Moscow, continuing his training with Systema’s founders and senior headquarters instructors.
Over the years, he has published numerous books and instructional videos on Systema, and in 2023, Vladimir Vasiliev awarded him the title:
Systema Ambassador
In addition to Systema, Kitagawa is also an actor and a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competitor. He has spent many years exploring how Systema can be integrated into different martial arts, forms of physical practice, and everyday life.
The theme of this special pop-up class will be:
Formless Flow — Integrating Systema into Your Martial Art
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When Martin visited Taiwan last year, he was interviewed by the martial arts channel 《立技瘋》.
If you are not yet familiar with Martin, the interview is a good place to begin and offers an introduction to his approach to training and his understanding of Systema.
Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrBKFYfhL3I
This October, we are bringing Martin back to Taipei once again.
If last year was about building internal control,
then this year we are going to find out:
When the world begins to descend into chaos, how much freedom do you still have?
See you in Taipei.
Registration:
https://www.beclass.com/rid=30527c46a71ac1751a78
