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MA Academy

Coach Evgeni Ivanov explained the training session plan to the kids and gave them exercises helping to assess their abilities. After the tryout, Amir Mageramov and Veronika Kravtsova shared their impressions of the training session, while Yulia Belousova explained why she decided to enroll her daughter specifically in the Martial Arts Academy.




How does the selection process for the free preschool education groups at the Martial Arts Academy work? Let’s take a look!

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Sofia Isatiya expressed gratitude to Alina Kabaeva and the Academy staff for creating a family-like atmosphere and regular celebrations that provide the young athletes with vibrant emotions. Evgenia Gamanova emphasized the importance of children growing up in a nurturing environment, and her daughter, Eva, shared what she enjoyed most.


Parents shared their impressions of the international celebration held at the Martial Arts Academy

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In the new video, young judokas Eremei Sirotyuk, Arseniy Samofeev and Ivan Drankin told us what they liked the most and why. They also unpacked their presents!


Athletes from the Martial Arts Academy together with their parents became participants in the Judo Family festival

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Competitions

Voting for your favorite individual gymnast will be open from 10:00 am on August 12 to 21:40 on August 14. Voting for your favorite group exercise team will run from noon to 18:45 on August 15 (Moscow Time, GMT +3 hours).

The World Championship organizers are launching a fan vote to choose the best individual gymnast and the best group exercise team

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Mariia Borisova and Arina Kovshova departured to Frankfurt for the 2026 World Championships

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Qualifications for the individual all-around final and event finals will take place on August 12 and 13. The individual all-around final will be held on August 14. The group all-around competition will be held on August 15, where the team winner will be determined. The event finals will be held on August 16.


The detailed schedule for the 2026 World Championships

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Mariia Borisova, Sofia Ilteriakova, Arina Kovshova, and the Russian National team (Arina Lavrenova, Alisa Eremeeva, Anna Nikolaeva, Sofia Solonskaya, Agata Barekzai, and Daria Melnik) will compete in group exercises at the main start of the season. 

Russian gymnasts will take part in the 2026 World Championships in Frankfurt

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For health reasons, Arina will compete in one event in the qualification round instead of the planned three.

Arina Kovshova addressed the fans regarding the changes made to the 2026 World Championships roster

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Training

Afterward, a pleasant surprise awaited the athlete—a mug, a baseball hat, and a pillow with the Academy's logo.

Thailand's Jojo Tawinun performed in front of the judges and spectators during a control training session at the Academy

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Young participants tried their hand at various exercises under the guidance of coach Evgeny Ivanov, demonstrating just how active, agile, and ready they are for new athletic discoveries.

Another try-out session for the early preschool education Academy classes has taken place at the Martial Arts Academy

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The judges evaluated the performances in a competitive mode, while the fans supported the athletes and created the atmosphere of a real tournament.


A control training session was held at the Zhemchuzhina Center of Rhythmic Gymnastics before departure for the World Championships

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During the training session, they focused on the artistic accents of the five-ball routine. Irina Zenovka, Inna Bystrova, Veronika Shatkova, and Olga Frolova also worked with the team.


Coach and judge Laura Acosta from Mexico is helping the group team from the Russian national team from St. Petersburg prepare for the World Championships

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Academy Life


This evening, the Swan Lake ballet was performed on stage as part of the Grand Summer Music Festival in Sirius.



The Academy gymnasts, coaches, and Jojo Tawinun, a participant in the training camp from Thailand, together with her coach, visited the Sirius Concert Center

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The judokas met on the tatami with athletes from the Sirius Federal Territory Multidisciplinary Gymnasium and Abkhazia.

Coach Evgeny Ivanov and his students talk about their participation in an open training session at Sirius Arena

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The athletes participated there in a swimming race, one of the festival stages.

We checked the Academy of Martial Arts where the ASSK Fest All-Russian Festival of Student Sport Clubs is underway!

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In honor of the third anniversary of the Martial Arts Academy, athletes enjoyed a festive table, which chef Alexander Kushnikov told us about. 


This video contains a lot of warm wishes for Martial Arts Academy!

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How did the year of 2025 evolve for the athletes? How do they start the new season and for what competitions are they preparing? Honored Coach of Russia and senior coach of the national team Konstantin Filosofenko told us.


Senior coach of the national team Konstantin Filosofenko tells about the Russian national judo team's training sessions

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We spoke with the father of Kirill Kravchenko at the open judo competition of the Multidisciplinary Gymnasium of the Sirius Federal Territory. Ilya Kravchenko talked about believing in his son, the necessity of competitive experience, and the importance of parental support in our new video.

Interview with the father of a young judoka from the Martial Arts Academy

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We asked young judoka and their parents during open workouts at the Academy of Martial Arts not only to talk about the training session, but also to summarize the departing year. Olesya Ermishina and Maxim Ermishin, Madina Yunusova, Solomon Aliev and Aisha Alieva, as well as Dmitry Dubrovsky talk about it.


"They love their coach very much, it is worth a lot!"

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Both young athletes from the Martial Arts Academy and their parents enjoyed the competition. After the competition, Anatoly and Matvei Matveyev, as well as Zakhar Kukin and Samvel Gevorkyan, spoke about the importance of competitions at this level and their goals in sport. 


Viewers of the international Battle of the Cities tournament share their impressions

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What did they learn during training? And what do they remember about the New Year's tree? Sambo wrestler Ruslan Chicherov and judokas German Dubrovsky and Kirill Ivanov told us about all this.


What was 2025 like for the young athletes at the Martial Arts Academy?

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Dmitry is the winner of the 2025 St. Petersburg Junior Championships in the +90 kg category under 18, and Maxim is the silver medalist of the 2025 St. Petersburg Championship in the -60 kg category under 21. The athletes told how the day of competition turned out, what they like judo for, and what the philosophy of this sport is. 


Dmitry Solomykin and Maxim Ermakov talk about their contribution to the team's overall victory in the quarterfinals of the Battle of Cities tournament

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Preschoolers from the Martial Arts Academy Zakhar Kozyr, Matvey Matveev and Kirill Ivanov, as well as Oleg Ryabtsev from the Multidisciplinary Gymnasium of the Sirius Federal Territory told us what they love judo for and shared their first impressions of the competitions.


Interview with the preschoolers who came to watch the Battle of the Cities international tournament

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Kirill Denisov, Russia’s Honored Master of Sports and Sports Director of the Russian Judo Federation, spoke to us about the special features and significance of the Battle of the Cities international judo tournament.

The competition is taking place at the Martial Arts Academy from December 6-19. It is organized by the Russian Judo Federation and the DobroFON charity program.

"All the ingredients for a wonderful, major judo tournament have come together here"

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We took a look at a workout during the training camp and talked to Flora Mkhitaryan, the coach and international category master of sports.

The Martial Arts Academy is proactively preparing in the meantime to forthcoming contests

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The relay dedicated to World Judo Day was held as well. Watch in our video from the Martial Arts Academy!

How did the open training session for young athletes go under the guidance of Evgeni Ivanov?

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As part of the 5th Judo Family festival, the Martial Arts Academy hosted a master class with two-time Russian champion and multiple Grand Slam World Series medalist Elis Startseva.

Interview with Elis Startseva at the 5th Judo Family Festival

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Arsen Galstyan, the 2012 Olympics champion and the coach of the Russian national team, shared the competition plans with us. Coach of the women team Vladimir Degtyarev told us in his turn how the lineup is set up. 


We took a look at the workouts of the adult judo national team at the Academy of Martial Arts

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The Martial Arts Academy student took second place in the competition.

Video of Daniil Dubrovsky's performance at the V anniversary Family Judo festival

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The closing ceremony was attended by Ilya Novokreshchenov, Deputy Head of the Sirius Federal Territory Administration and Director of the Department of Scientific and Technological Development, Education, Culture, Youth Policy, and Sports; Kirill Denisov, Sports Director of the Russian Judo Federation; and 2012 Olympic Champion Mansur Isaev.

The V anniversary Judo Family festival at the Martial Arts Academy has come to an end

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Which master classes and activities were the most memorable for the children? Sergey Vyatkin, Luka Gavrilov, Nikita Bykov, Vyacheslav Cherepanov, Artemy Aseev, and Ivan Ondrin share their thoughts.

Participants of all ages share their impressions of the Judo Family festival

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The 2025 World Championship winner, 2024 European and 2022 Russian champion, and international master of sports in judo, Matvei Kanikovsky, held a master class as part of a festival at the Martial Arts Academy. We decided to record not just an interview with him, but a quick video. 

"Our most difficult opponent is laziness"

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Take a look at how young athletes made 3D cards about their favorite sport!

At the Judo Family festival, children enjoyed not only sports activities but also arts and crafts

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We dropped in at their training session and talked to coach Evgeni Ivanov and athletes Alisa Makarova and German Dubrovsky.

The specialist told us about the near-term plans and the enrollment into groups, while children shared their impressions of training.


A new academic year promising to be very interesting has kicked off for young judoka from the Martial Arts Academy

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These questions were answered by the coach from the Bryansk region Alla Feofilaktova and gymnasts Elizaveta Kokur, Sofya Shumilkina, Milana Abramyan, Marina Tatarczuk, Lida Nikiforova, and Melike Gyurbuz.


How is the training camp for gymnasts from the Bryansk region going at the Martial Arts Academy?

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What tasks did the children perform under the guidance of coach Evgeny Ivanov, watch in our new video.

Young athletes’ screening at the Martial Arts Academy

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The senior coach of the national sambo team in two youth age groups, Andrei Rodionov, told us what competitions the sambo wrestlers are preparing for. The specialist also explained why training at Sirius is valuable for the athletes.


What are the Russian youth sambo team athletes working on at the training camp at the Martial Arts Academy?

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n addition to the flash mob, the participants staged dance battles, where they improvised to unfamiliar music. Alexandra Izotova, Polina Verbitskaya, Marina Gileva, Nelli Khalimova, Alexandra Kirienko and Viktor Anichkin told who they remember the most.

The final of the third session of the Alla Dukhova TODES dance studio workshop at the Martial Arts Academy

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After the final flash mob, Arina Gorbuzova, Anastasia Soynikova, Vera Slastnikova, as well as Polina Samsonova and her parents Natalia and Alexey told how they will remember the second arrival of the intensive workshop.

Participants of the intensive workshop of Alla Dukhova TODES Dance Studio and parents share their impressions

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European Championship prize winner and coach Stanislav Retinsky told children and parents about the history of martial arts and interesting exhibits.

Tour of the Martial Arts Academy Museum for Judo Festival Participants

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The festival is organized with the support of the Russian Judo Federation.

Video from the relay race for children and parents at the Judo Festival

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Judo festival participants talk about family training at the Martial Arts Academy

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The training camp was organized by the founders of the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy.

A heartwarming video from young judoka of the Martial Arts Academy for the conclusion of the Christmas training camp

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The tournament for the International Clubs Association partners will be held from November 27 to December 2 at the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy and the Martial Arts Academy.

Preparations of gymnasts from Belgorod for the Sky Grace International Clubs Association partners tournament

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After the mixed team tournament as part of the Russian Judo Championship, Polina Kameneva was in for a surprise: Vladislav Kislyakov "popped the question" on the tatami of the Martial Arts Academy.

The cutest moment of the Russian Judo Championship at the Martial Arts Academy!

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Akhmed Danaev and Nina Levchenko share their emotions from the Russian Championship and assess the importance of tournaments in Sirius for beginning judokas.

Russian Judo Championship fans at the Martial Arts Academy

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After the victory, Ayub Bliev from St. Petersburg shares his emotions, talks about the organization of the tournament at the Martial Arts Academy and talks about the importance of such competitions for young athletes.

Meet the winner of the gold medal at the Russian Judo Championship among men in the up to 60 kg category

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Olga Olenberg and her daughter Vika came to the judo festival in the Martial Arts Academy.

The five year old judoka with her mother at the master class of Olympics prizewinner Tamerlan Bashaev in the Martial Arts Academy

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The program for young athletes under 15 and their parents includes many master classes and lectures with champions and Russia’s Honored coaches.

The atmosphere of the first day of the Judo Family festival at the Martial Arts Academy

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The training camp for athletes from Belgorod was organized by the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy and Martial Arts Academy, and the Sirius Federal Territory administration.