Vladimir Vasiliev - Director and Chief Instructor of the Toronto School of Russian Martial Art Born in Tver, Russia, Vladimir studied at the Moscow Spetsinstitute and received intense training from Mikhail Ryabko. Vladimir's work spans across 10 years of extensive military service with the Special Operations Units in SPETSNAZ, including regular high-risk covert assignments and missions. He also served as trainer for paratroopers, swat teams, and elite bodyguards. Vladimir moved to Canada, and in 1993 opened the first school of Russian Martial Art in North America. He has since personally trained and certified over 300 qualified Russian Martial Art instructors throughout the world. He continues to offer training in fundamentals of the System as well as specialized training for law enforcement officers, military, and other goverment personnel.
		Mikhail Ryabko - Colonel of the Special Operations Units with the Russian Military, Chief Instructor of tactical training for the Emergency Response Team of MVD, Advisor to the Minister of Justice of Russia - Rank of General Trained since the age of five by one of Stalin's personal bodyguards, Mikhail was enlisted to the ranks of Spetsnaz at the age of 15. Currently, his role is that of a tactical commander of hostage-rescue teams, counter-terrorist operations, and armed criminal neutralization. Mikhail resides in Moscow where he is Chief Instructor and host of the annual Russian Martial Arts Camp Program in Moscow. He continues to provide specialized instruction in all aspects of Systema through regular classes in Moscow and seminars around the world. Mikhail is also the author of several publications as well as a textbook on Tactics of Spets Operations.
		Andrew Peskin is a Certified Instructor of Russian Martial Arts under Vladimir Vasiliev. He first learned about Systema and Vladimir Vasiliev in 2004, and started studying the Russian Martial Art in 2008. He is a sworn law enforcement officer and is a law enforcement general instructor. With an intercollegiate background in wrestling, he practiced several different types of martial art in the past, always searching for a good personal "fit". Once he experienced Systema, his search was officially over. He has, and continues to, attend numerous Systema seminars in the US and abroad, and is eager to share his skills and enthusiasm for Systema with all who wish to learn more about this Martial Art.

		Serhiy Vitko is a Certified Instructor-In-Training of Russian Martial Arts under Vladimir Vasiliev. A native of Ukraine, Serhiy was born into a family of Cossacks and introduced to Systema at an early age.  He has an extensive background spanning more than 25 years in both Russian Sambo and the military variant, Combat Sambo.  While in Ukraine, Serhiy was awarded the distinction of Candidate-Master of Sport in Sambo.  He also has decades of experience in Judo, holding the rank of Black Belt, and has been Virginia State Judo Champion for his division for multiple years.  In 2010 at the Virginia Open Judo Championship, he was awarded the the Special Award of "Outstanding Senior Competitor."