Meet Our Chief Instructor - Trevor Jordan 

• Our academy is led by Trevor Jordan, Founder and Chief Instructor, who brings over 40 years of martial arts experience, including 25 years dedicated to Systema. Trevor trained directly under Aleksey Kadochnikov, the creator of the modern Kadochnikov Systema an engineering-based approach to movement, structure and biomechanics.

• Trevor also trained with Arkadiy Kadochnikov during advanced seminars in Germany, further shaping the academy’s teaching methods and technical foundation.

• A significant achievement in the history of Systema in the UK was when Trevor, together with Nick Di Paola, introduced Systema to the UK, helping to establish the art and its teachings across the UK.

• A special moment in the clubs history was in May 2000, when Trevor completed a training course in Toronto, Canada with the legendary Vladimir Vasiliev.​

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​Trevor has additionally trained with some of the most respected figures in the Russian Martial Arts community, including:

1. Mikhail Ryabko (Михаил Викторович Рябко) – Founder of Ryabko Systema, colonel in the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs and veteran of special operations.

2. Vladimir Vasiliev (Владимир Васильев) – Direct student of Ryabko and co-founder of Systema HQ Toronto, widely credited with bringing Systema to the West.

3. ​A.A. Kadochnikov (Aleksey Alekseevich Kadochnikov) – Founder of the Kadochnikov Systema, a scientific, biomechanics-based approach to Russian martial arts emphasizing natural movement, body mechanics, and adaptive self-defence.

4. ​Vadim Starov (Вадим Старов) – Founder and Chief Instructor of Systema Spetsnaz, known for combining traditional Systema principles with military training and physiological conditioning, with experience teaching internationally.

5. Dmitriy Skogorev (Дмитрий Скогорев) – Leading expert in biomechanics-based Systema and direct student of Aleksey Kadochnikov.