Kochergin Andrey Nikolayevich - warrior, athlete, coach

Russian land has always been famous for masters of martial art. Many of them are made up of 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 these husbands of Russia is Andrey Kochergin. About his life and will be discussed in this article.

Childhood

The future master of martial arts was born on February 21, 1964 in Chelyabinsk. His father left his family and left, so the mother took care of the boy's upbringing, she worked as an accountant, and in the evenings she washed the floors 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

At 13 years old, the young Kochergin began to pay close attention to physical stress. 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

In 1978 Kochergin Andrey Nikolaevich began 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 carriages to help my mother at least a little.

Service

Having received a secondary technical education, Andrei Nikolaevich Kochergin is being drafted into the ranks of the armed forces. Urgently served 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 officer all-round. And he did it with a broken leg.

His further fate was that he was 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, because he appreciates it for its simplicity and high efficiency.

After the GDR, Andrey Nikolaevich Kochergin, whose biography is full of various bright events, gets to the Caucasus. He 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 injury, after which he moved to St. Petersburg.

A new round of life

Once in North Palmira, the former combat officer begins his active work in the Petersburg Daido juku Federation. 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: minimal restrictions (it is forbidden to squeeze only the eyes of the 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 candidate of pedagogical sciences. In addition, Andrei Nikolaevich often conducts various seminars and master classes, writes books ("A man with an ax", "Absolute ruthlessness ... to himself!", "Refractory advice", "How steel was tempered-2 and ½"), .

Kochergin's behavior deserves special attention. 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 own leg and sews it up with his own hands, confronts strangulation in the hinge. Also in his books, such as "A man with an ax," many people can find answers to those questions that have long worried them about the topic of self-defense and self-development.

We hope that this article helped to understand what kind of person named Andrei Kochergin is and what contribution he makes to the life of our society.