Step 1 · Screening
Health questionnaire first.
What we run, in detail
Four levels, with the same head-injury rule applied to all of them.
Program 01 · No contact at all
Beginners' classes
Nobody spars in a beginners' class and nobody is pushed towards it. A lot of women arrive expecting to be thrown in, having heard that is how these places work, and then stay for months doing technique and conditioning without ever getting hit. That is a complete way to train and we treat it as one, not as a stage on the way somewhere.
Step 2 · Basics
Stance, guard and movement.
Step 3 · Pads
Striking a target, not a person.
Step 4 · Choose
Stay here, or go further.
Step 1 · Combinations
Built up, not rushed.
Step 2 · Defence
Before offence, deliberately.
Step 3 · Timing
On pads with a coach.
Step 4 · Condition
Rounds and recovery.
Program 02 · Skill, not damage
Technique and pad work
Pads and bags let you build real skill and real conditioning without accumulating head impacts, which is why most of our training volume sits here rather than in sparring. Repeated sub-concussive contact is a genuine long-term concern in combat sport, and training that minimises it without losing the skill is simply better coaching.
Program 03 · Optional, always watched
Supervised sparring
Sparring is never unsupervised, never a condition of membership, and never an open invitation to go hard. Partners are matched for size and experience, protective equipment is required, and a coach controls the intensity. You can say no to a round, or to sparring entirely, without giving a reason and without it affecting your standing here.
Step 1 · Readiness
Technique and defence solid first.
Step 2 · Matching
Size and experience considered.
Step 3 · Controlled
Intensity set by the coach.
Step 4 · Checked
Head knocks mean stopping.
Step 1 · Eligibility
Governing body requirements.
Step 2 · Medical
As the body requires.
Step 3 · Camp
Built around safe weight.
Step 4 · Compete
Or withdraw, if unsafe.
Program 04 · Through the governing body
Competition preparation
Competition goes through the recognised governing body for the discipline, with its medical, licensing and age requirements — we are not a licensed professional promoter and we do not stage professional contests. We also do not run rapid weight cuts or dehydration practices, and we will not enter someone whose weight management looks unsafe.
Thinking about trying it?
A free first session with no sparring and no pressure. Come and hit some pads.