“Stepping to Heal, Striking to Heal” Systema Seminar

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RESCHEDULED TO MARCH!
EARLYBIRD PRICING AVAILABLE
THRU FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Come train in the beautiful mountains of North Carolina with Certified Systema Instructor Bill Parravano

New to Systema Martial Art? You can learn more here!

Come to this 3 day seminar North of Asheville, NC!
Train Systema, enjoy the Russian Health Practices
and hang out with your larger Systema community!

Stepping to Heal

Use walking and movement to gain deeper insights and understanding on how to correct posture, move more efficiently, breath easier, resolve old injuries, support a calm state of mind and add longevity to your martial arts career and physical health

Striking to Heal

Use striking to become aware of the level of tension in yourself and your opponent. Then we’ll take it a step further to use it as a tool to relax the tension in yourself and your partner.

Russian Health Practices

We are so excited to be offering the Wood Fired Sauna for the first time during this seminar!

Seminar Led by Bill Parravano, Certified Systema Instructor

I began my 15-year Judo journey in 1990 at the University of Toledo, competing nationally and internationally for several years. A severe knee injury in 1998 shifted my focus toward the healing arts, leading me to Systema in 1999. I immersed myself in training, traveling frequently to Toronto, and earned my Certification as an Instructor in 2004. Over the years, I ran Systema schools in Louisville, KY, Charleston, SC, and Asheville, NC.

Through my recovery, I found that Systema helped me reconnect with and feel “normal” in my body again. Alongside my study of an osteopathically-based bodywork approach (also beginning in 1999), I developed a deeper understanding of how to use these two practices together to support physical healing.

Schedule

Friday March 7th, 2025
6pm-9pm Sauna night! Bring your bathing suit (required) and towel and come experience the wood-fired sauna!
Bring: towel/robe, a few hand towels for sweat, change of clothes, hydration, flip flops
LOCATION: Sovereignty Lab, 4 Locust Grove Rd, Weaverville, NC 28787 (see notes below for parking details)

Saturday March 8th, 2025
12:00pm-6pm Training
LOCATION: Center Community Center, 1300 Grapevine Rd, Marshall, NC 28753

Saturday Evening Night Life
7:15pm Traditional Systema Dinner at Stoney Knob Cafe
LOCATION: 337 Merrimon Ave, Weaverville, NC 28787

Sunday March 9th, 2025
10am to 4pm Training
LOCATION: Center Community Center, 1300 Grapevine Rd, Marshall, NC 28753

Fees

$225 for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday (Early Bird Price through 2/5/25)
$125 for single day Saturday or Sunday (Early Bird Price through 2/5/25)
$40 for Sauna on Friday (Early Bird Price through 2/5/25)

$275 for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday (FROM 2/6/25)
$155 for single day Saturday or Sunday (FROM 2/6/25)
$50 for Sauna on Friday (FROM 2/6/25)

AT THE DOOR
All 3 Days: $300 Cash
Single day (Sat or Sun) $175 Cash
Sauna (Friday) $60 Cash

Payment Methods

Debit/Credit Card; Zelle; Venmo; Cashapp; Check;  Cash
or SEVEN 1oz Silver Coins for $225 early bird or NINE 1oz Silver Coins for $275 Full price
(Non-debit/CC payment details will be emailed after registration)

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Cancellation Policy

By signing up this event you agree to the following cancellation policy:

• Cancellation fee up to February 6, 2025: $50.00
• After February 6th, 2025: Payment will be applied as a credit toward our next seminar
• A 4% transaction fee will be added to any Debit/Credit card refunds

Accreditation:

This event is approved by Systema Head Quarters

NOTES, PLACES TO STAY, AND MORE:

(more details being added soon! Keep checking back!)

Nearby Hotels:

• Fairfield Inn & Suites
  25 Fairfield Approach Drive, Weaverville, North Carolina 28787
  828-645-9000
• Comfort Inn
  167 J.F. Robinson Lane, Mars Hill, NC, 28754, US
  (828) 689-9000

Nearby Airbnbs:

• Jupiter Joy Airbnb
• Baying Hound Campground
• Bright Cozy Cottage
• Hedges Cottage
• The Bird House
• Rising House with Private Cedar Sauna
• Japandi: Mountains, Wildlife, Wellness on 40 Acres
• Classy & Finely-Finished Tiny House Box-Truck

Things to Do:

• Asheville and Western North Carolina has so much to do! However we are still repairing from the devastation from Hurricane Helene September 26, 2024. Many places are still available to sample Asheville’s legendary good food, great craft beers, dancing, concerts, hiking, waterfalls, Biltmore Estate, Museums, TONS of Farmers Markets, Local Crafters and so much more. Make it a vacation and enjoy! Do you enjoy people watching? Go downtown Asheville – you will get an eyefull!
• Looking for a quieter experience? Explore Mars Hill or Weaverville – super cute and quaint little mountain towns.

Parking Instructions for Sovereignty Lab:

– Our address is 4 Locust Grove Rd, Weaverville, NC. Our driveway is actually on Old Mars Hill Highway. You’ll turn in beside the sign for Sovereignty Lab/The Knee Pain Guru
– Parking will be along the sides of our driveway (we have space for 3-4 vehicles)
– DO NOT BLOCK THE DRIVEWAY… It’s a pull-thru driveway
– Overflow parking will be DIRECTLY ACROSS the street at Blue Ridge Biker Church, 621 Old Mars Hill Hwy, Weaverville, NC 28787  (turn RIGHT out of the driveway and it’ll be on the LEFT)