Russian land has always been famous for mastersmilitary art. About many of them are legends and epics, but there are people who are still alive, but have gained fame, authority and respect from followers and civil society. One of such husbands of Russia is Andrey Nikolaevich Kochergin. About his life and will be discussed in this article.
Childhood
The future master of martial arts was born on 21February 1964 in Chelyabinsk. His father left his family and went away, so the mother, who worked as an accountant, took care of the boy's upbringing, and washed the floors in the evenings in order to make the most money and make ends meet. Kochergin Andrei Nikolayevich at an early age was physically and mentally weak child, often sick. He was also subjected to insults and humiliations on the part of his peers. All this and spodviglo him eventually engage in martial arts.
Self improvement
В 13 лет еще юный Кочергин начинает уделять close attention to physical activity. He lifts the self-made barbell, squeezes from the floor and tries in every possible way to overcome fear. Once he had to overcome himself and beat his long-time offender. After that, Andrei Nikolaevich already felt a certainty in himself and received the respect of the class. This situation also gave impetus to the fact that he began to fight more often, defending his honor and dignity. He finally decided that he would never again allow himself to be offended.
Mentor for life
В 1978 году Кочергин Андрей Николаевич начал to train under the guidance of his first coach - Nikolai Alexandrovich Shamenev. By the way, he still closely cooperates with Kochergin. In the same period, Andrei studies in the technical school. In parallel with training, unloaded wagons to help my mother a little.
Service
Получив среднетехническое образование, Кочергин Andrei Nikolaevich is being drafted into the ranks of the armed forces. Urgent service was held in a sports company, where he made a decision to link his fate with the army. He submitted documents and passed the entrance exams to the military school.
Being a cadet, he was able to fulfill the standard of the master of sports in the officer's all-around. And he did it with a broken leg.
His further destiny has developed so that hewas in Germany, where he met with Muay Thai and Wing Chun. As Kochergin himself says, if he had created his own combat system, he would still be engaged in Thai boxing, since he appreciates it for its simplicity and high efficiency.
After the GDR Kochergin Andrey, biographywhich is saturated with various bright events, gets to the Caucasus. Also takes part in numerous operations, the classification of secrecy from which has not been withdrawn today. The officer left the army because of a serious wound, after which he moved to St. Petersburg.
A new round of life
Once in North Palmira, the former militantthe officer begins his active work in the Petersburg federation daido juku. But after working there for a while, he leaves because of conflict with the leadership. It was then that he decided to create his own school, which would correspond to all his ideas and requirements. Its name is "koi but takonobori ryu" (translated as "carp, floating upstream of the waterfall"). The school of Andrew Kochergin is endowed with the following distinctive features: minimum restrictions (it is forbidden to squeeze out the eyes of an opponent and perform various penetrating painful tricks in the throat area), a large sports base, special attention to the psychological preparation of the fighter. Also, training is conducted on the technique of working with a combat knife (tanto jutsu).
Personal achievements
Speaking about Kochergin, it is necessary to indicate his numerous titles and regalia. So, he is:
- the owner of the 8th dan in karate;
- a master of sports in shooting and a record holder of the Ministry of Defense;
- the founder of the sport knife fight in the Russian Federation;
- Adviser on security of the head of the Republic of Ingushetia;
- Head of the Center for Applied Research of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
He also has a scientific degree - a candidatepedagogical sciences. In addition, Andrei Nikolaevich often conducts various seminars and master classes, writes books ("A man with an ax", "Absolute mercilessness ... to himself!", "Refractory advice", "How steel was tempered-2 and ½"), .
Отдельного внимания заслуживает поведение Kochergin. Despite his external brutality, he is a polite and correct person. But at the same time he easily conducts the most severe tests for survival, cuts his leg and sews it up with his own hand, confronts strangulation in the hinge. Also in his books, such as "The Peasant with an Ax," many people can find answers to those questions that have long troubled them on the topic of self-defense and self-development.
We hope that this article helped to understand what kind of person Andrei Kochergin is and what contribution he makes to the life of our society.
