There are multiple people who teach Systema these days, all with their own version of its origins. Andrei Karimov claims that his Systema is what Cossack warriors practiced for generations.
Although he does openly admit that he previously practice Systema Ryabko and Systema Kadochnikova, he claims that he learned the bulk of his knowledge from real Cossacks. Which can be debated.

In his Systema he puts a special emphasis on the Cossack Sabre called Shashka, the Cossack whip, and the knife fighting. Basically trying to create traditional martial arts that were once practiced in Russia and Ukraine.

In his Youth he was also very fond of Sambo, and even got inspired to by people like Harlampiev to travel and research traditional forms of martial arts around Russia.
Although Russian Cossacks and Ukrainian Cossacks are rather different, his Systema Siberian Cossack has absorbed the remnants of knowledge from both, yet claiming that it was the knowledge of Siberian Cossacks.
People who watched the recent fight of DK YOO vs Brad Scott would also would probably be interested to know where DK YOO got some of his tricks from.

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