Systema Portland

Systema Portland “No rules, No belts, No non-sense. The System- a fighting art without all the needless baggage,” Black Belt Magazine Systema is a Russian martial art.

Training includes, but is not limited to: hand-to-hand combat, grappling, knife fighting, and firearms training. Training involves drills and sparring without set kata. In Systema, the body has to be free of tensions, filled with endurance, flexibility, effortless movement, and explosive potential; the "spirit" or psychological state has to be calm, free of anger, irritation, fear, self-pity, delusion, and pride

05/05/2026

Starting Friday, May 8, morning classes will be held at The Place to Train located at 5484 SE International Way, Milwaukie. Class time is 5-7am. The first hour will focus on combative body, breath work, and movement. The second hour will be functional application. Participants can attend either or both sessions.

Go to https://theplacetotrain.org/ to sign up

The Place to Train directly supports Silent Bridge

https://silentbridge.org/

Hope to see you tomorrow
04/25/2026

Hope to see you tomorrow

A class on patterns and predictability allowing for smooth retasking and barrier impact
04/03/2026

A class on patterns and predictability allowing for smooth retasking and barrier impact

Working during breath holds to create stress
03/27/2026

Working during breath holds to create stress

New classes are now being offered at The Place to Train in Milwaukie, Oregon. Michael is moving his 7-9pm Tuesday nigh...
03/15/2026

New classes are now being offered at The Place to Train in Milwaukie, Oregon. Michael is moving his 7-9pm Tuesday night class here. In the near future Dean will be teaching an early Thursday afternoon class as well as a combative body class on Friday morning.

The Place to Train is non-profit gym helping support Silent Bridge which is actively engaged in halting the exploitation of children, youth and vulnerable women who have been impacted by s*x trafficking, particularly in the most challenging and remote locations across the globe. Often overlooked or difficult to reach by relief organizations due to the remoteness and danger of these areas, our mission is to ensure that these individuals are not forgotten.

Yeah, I know it looks more like a Sambo session, just trying to motivate people to not let their legs come up when they ...
01/10/2026

Yeah, I know it looks more like a Sambo session, just trying to motivate people to not let their legs come up when they fall

01/01/2026
The last class of 2025
12/19/2025

The last class of 2025

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Portland, OR

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Tuesday 7pm - 9pm
Thursday 7pm - 9pm

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