Systema For Life

Systema For Life


Episode 61: Jeff Sodeman

November 30, 2018

Conversation with my good friend - and fellow Instructor at NC SYSTEMA - Jeff Sodeman. An accomplished martial artist in his own right, Jeff has trained Aikido and Systema for over 25 years, founded the San Diego Systema and Aikikai (California), and ran it for over a decade before moving to North Carolina in 2015.

Here, we get into:



  • how Jeff came to martial arts...via rock climbing
  • parallels between climbing, combat, and conditioning
  • exhaustion, efficiency, and psychological endurance
  • differences and similarities between Aikido and Systema


Jeff now teaches regular group and conditioning classes at NC SYSTEMA.  Find out more at www.ncsystema.com.