Retuinskih System ROSS (Russian: РОСС, short for Росси́йская Оте́чественная Систе́ма Самозащи́ты; English transliteration: Rossiyskaya Otechestvennaya Sistema Samozashchity; translated as Russian Native System of Self-Defense) is a martial system trademarked by Alexander Retuinskih and is related to Systema. ROSS is its official name given by the All-Russian Federation of Russian Martial Arts (RFRMA). It is conceived more as a methodology of performance enhacement for combat, applicable to any martial art, rather than a closed system. There exist many possible systems for transliterating the Cyrillic alphabet of the Russian language to English or the Latin alphabet. ... Systema (Russian: Система, The System, Combat Sambo Spetsnaz) is a Russian martial art. ...

Retuinskih's experience includes Boxing, Sambo, Combat Sambo, Judo and training with Kadochnikov's Systema until their separation in 1991. 2004 Armed Forces Amateur Boxing Championships, held in 2003. ... Sambo may have one of the following meanings. ... Sambo (самбо) -- (also called Sombo and sometimes written in all-caps) is a modern martial art, combat sport and self-defense system developed in the Soviet Union. ... Judo (Japanese: 柔道 Jūdō) is a martial art, a sport and a philosophy which originated in Japan. ... Aleksey Alekseyevich Kadochnikovs Systema. ...

In 1995 Alexander Retuinskih patented Rossijskaya Otechestvennaya Systema Samozashchity or in acronym, R.O.S.S., "Russian Native System of Self-defense." ... The ROSS educational system was patented as "Know-How" (registered with the State enterprise "Informpatent" Committee of the Russian Federation by patent and trademark of April 4, 1995). [1] (http://www.rmax.tv/history2.html)

External Links

• F.O.R.M.A. U.K. R.O.S.S. (http://www.formauk.org/ross.html) -- The Native Russian System of Self Defence
  • RMA/ROSS History (http://www.rmax.tv/history2.html)