WTBA Combat Camp. (Open to Everyone)
Numbers Limited so Book Now.
No forms, no drills, just combat! And a bit of Qigong to cool down at the end of each day.
Location Cardiff UK.
Dates: July 28th till August 2nd 2024.
We start at 8:30am on Sunday the 28th and finish at 4pm on Friday the 2nd.
Therefore if coming in from a long distance, you'll probably need to be in Cardiff on the 27th.
Cost of training:
WTBA Active Members £250.
Everyone Else £270
Are you ready willing and able?
This is combat camp, wear you learn how to fight and pressure test those skills you learn.
You Will get hit, this does not mean we will go full contact, safety is
paramount,
but at least have to be ok with taking a light punch to the face, with a glove of course.
We will also practice grappling, both stand up and on the ground.
You need to be in relatively good shape to get thrown and shoved about.
Both beginners and advanced martial artists are welcome.
You do not need to be studying with the WTBA to attend, the workshop is open to everyone.
No Forms, no Push Hands, no Drills this is Combat Camp!
These things do not teach you how to fight, they teach you structure, flow, power etc, so of course they are extremely important to your training, but no matter how much you train these on their own, you will not know how to fight. Kind of like if a Boxer only did their drills, speed ball, heavy bag, foot work etc, but never actually sparred with someone who wants to hit them, what would happen to them in the ring?
We will start with a warm up each morning, then we will work through the
Foundations of Combat from the
Erle Montaigue System, a break for lunch, then a cool down stretch and
Qigong to finish.
Only simple practical fighting methods will be taught, no fancy form type
applications,
the stuff that works to get you out of trouble on the street or in your home.
There are a lot of similarities between MMA ring fighting and self defence, but you need to understand the differences to make sure you have the best chance to protect your life and that of your family's.
What will be taught.
At the 2023 combat camp, since it was the first one, we did a little bit of everything.
This time however we will focus on three main areas.
Striking, that's punching, palms, elbows, kicking and knees.
Stand up grappling, that's throwing, trapping, controlling.
Ground fighting, as with everything in the WTBA, fighting from the
ground will be for self-defence, no the ring.
Fighting on the ground means getting back to your feet as soon as possible in
a street fight.
How does this differ from MMA.
In a nut shell, the main difference is that we are training for self defence.
How you hit is different when you don't have a glove on.
Where you hit is different when you don't have a glove on or a set of rules to follow.
We have to be aware to not damage our hands, learn to attack and defend against the illegal areas such as the groin, eyes, neck, back of the body and back of head.
We have to learn how to fight someone of a much larger size.
We generally don't want to be on the ground in a real fight, so we never take the fight to the ground, if we do end up on the ground we train to get back up as soon as possible.
We have to learn to fight multiple opponents. (Probably not covered at this workshop)
Use and defence of weapons. (Probably not covered at this workshop)
How rough will it be?
Check out this video for an in depth explanation.
In short though, it's as rough as you want it to be.
Highlights from camp 2023.
The gear you will need.
WTBA official gloves and elbow pads.
Shin guards of your choosing, just make sure they are thick and cover the foot as well.
Mouth guard.
Other things you might want.
Head Guard.
Forearm Guards
Ask for advice if you think you might need these.
Please make sure
you get ready for this!
You don't want to pull a muscle on day one and then not be able to keep
training.
The training will be rough, you've got plenty of time, get on your kick bag,
push ups, pull ups, whatever you can to make sure you're up to it. If you have
a training partner, then go through anything you know.
Daily Schedule:
8:30am Warm up.
9am Training.
12pm Lunch.
2pm Training.
4:30pm Cool down and Qigong.
5:15pm Finish.
Location:
Ultimate Fitness Centre.
11 Penlline St,
Cardiff CF24 3BD,
Hotel Recommendations.
If you are coming alone but would like to keep the cost down, you can get
paired up with another student to share a room.
Please let me know if you would like to be paired up.
I’ll try are pair you with someone of the same gender and someone you know.
Air B & B
There are many around the area.
https://www.airbnb.com
Hotels:
Best Price.
ZIP by Premier Inn Cardiff.
40 minutes’ walk or 20 minutes bus to venue.
Small rooms, small prices. Basically brilliant.
As little as £190 for 6 nights. You can also split the cost into two people, as
a double or twin.
https://www.premierinn.com/gb/en/hotels/wales/glamorgan/cardiff/zip-cardiff.html
Best Location, plus still one of the cheapest full sized hotels.
Premier Inn Cardiff City Centre (Queen Street) hotel.
15 minutes’ walk or 7 minutes bus to venue.
Around £446 for a twin room, or £422 for a double. You can also split the cost
into two people.
https://www.premierinn.com/gb/en/hotels/wales/glamorgan/cardiff/cardiff-city-centre-queen-street.html
Best for triple share.
Travelodge Cardiff Central Queen Street.
If you are three people wanting to share a room,
Travelodge allows three in a room, however they only have double beds, plus
extra fold out beds, maybe not super comfortable. The room would have one
double bed and up to two of these fold out extra beds.
Cost is around £540 for 6 nights, split into three people.
18 minutes’ walk or 11 minutes bus to venue.
https://www.travelodge.co.uk/hotels/504/Cardiff-Central-Queen-Street-hotel?checkIn=08/11/22&checkOut=09/11/22&rooms%5B0%5D%5Badults%5D=1&rooms%5B0%5D%5Bchildren%5D=0
There are loads of other hotels you could stay at if you prefer to look for
yourselves.
Any questions
please let me know.