Class Timetable
How do I join?
Students will need to complete the club forms here before being accepted to join one of our group sessions.
Kids wishing to join the kids class will be invited to come along to a free trial lesson immediately if there is space available.
Older Students may be placed on a waiting list until a place becomes available and a suitable training partner found, at which time those students will be invited to attend a free trial lesson.
Club membership?
We have 3 membership types at present:
Bronze Membership is £45/month and includes 1 lesson per week on a set day.
Silver Membership is £90/month and includes 2 lessons per week on set days.
Gold Membership is £135/month and includes 3 lessons per week on set days.
All memberships are priced to a student’s membership and insurance cover with BMABA, all gradings and associated administration work, books and belts. Students will also get a free club T-shirt after 1 month of consistent attendance.
Membership subscriptions are payable via Stripe. A link will be sent to students / parents after the free trial lesson.
Subscriptions can be cancelled at any time with no fuss, simply inform the team and we will cancel the subscription.
Some students wish to train 2 or 3 lessons a week, and if there is space available in other classes, we can amend your subscription via stripe to reflect this. This subscription update and the payment date will change before you begin training in your second/ third class
We have limited space in each class, so subscriptions reserve those places and so cannot be refunded.
What do I wear?
Shorts and a T-shirt. Socks or bare feet. And any joint supports you may need. You’ll get a free club T-shirt after one month of consistent training, duplicates will also be available for purchase here.
No jewellery or watches are allowed to be worn during training. Long hair must be tied up, preferably in a tight bun, tight plaits or French plaits.
Glasses or contacts?
No glasses or contacts should be worn during training, mildly short sited people should train to fight without vision enhancement anyway, but if you have really poor eyesight, you can speak to your optician to discuss the options, there are sports glasses/goggles available, designed for your protection.
How much is the Close Combat clothing?
The Close Combat t-shirt and other clothing, will be included in your membership, but if you lose or damage your t-shirt and wish to buy spares, they can be replaced for £15 in our store. Other clothing and products will also be available in the store in.
What else should I bring to lessons?
Students should always bring:
- Bottle of water.
- Small towel.
- Club T-shirt should be worn at all times.
- Your own training equipment*
- Mouth Guard (Get one ASAP, we have them for sale)
- Groin Guard (get one ASAP)
- Joint supports (if you need them)
- A hairband if you have long hair
*We have basic gloves and pads for beginners to use, but, as with most contact martial arts clubs and other sports, students should aim to purchase their own gear as soon as possible.
Most students will start with their own boxing gloves, hand wraps, shin guards, but a mouth guard and groin protection are far more important things to acquire. Knee, elbow, wrist and ankle supports should also be considered if required.
Students should also purchase their own air focus pads. All of which will be available for purchase on our online store in the future.
Students won’t be able to make the most of training as they advance through the grades without the correct equipment, so we have a recommended kit list here.
Advice can be given about equipment if required.
How often do I need to train?
We follow a tight syllabus, so it is recommended that you attend and train at least once a week on the same night, otherwise you will miss important lessons and have gaps in your knowledge which will affect your grading. If lessons are missed, students will most likely have to cycle through the grade again, but it is better to attend all primary lessons throughout the syllabus when possible. Attending twice a week (subject to availability) will help you obtain the skills quicker to work towards grading.
Who is allowed to train?
Respectable and friendly students are always welcome, under 18’s need to be mature enough to fit into the older classes and show respect. Most of our classes follow our standard syllabus.
We have an under 12’s Kombat Kids class which is more relaxed and starts with a set of 10 martial arts based game, each game covers a striking and grappling drill.
Once these games are complete, younger students will move on to our junior combatives syllabus which is a simple and more fun version of our standards combatives syllabus.
Anyone with disabilities or health problems can train, as long as they consult their doctor and inform our instructors and admin team of any risks to health, or issues that affect fitness on the Health and Fitness Form provided, these will need to be updated as and when any new health concerns arise.
We reserve the right to refuse to train anyone on medical grounds if the risk to health to themselves or other students is too great.
Do you have gradings?
We have a grading system that goes through 10 grades from white to black, we train skills individually and then combine them dynamically as we work through the syllabus towards the next level grade colour, and each grade colour represents a student’s ability based on a certain number of skills learnt, but also mastering previous skills from lower grades. Students move up through the grades when they reach the required competency for each skill for their level in the syllabus, we maintain a record of students’ individual progress on our computer system and students can display their grades on their club t-shirts and belts provided at the time of grading.
Gradings run on Saturdays after the morning class from 1:15 pm until 3:30 pm and are scheduled as and when students are ready and have an appropriate partner to grade with. The grading fee is £30 which covers the cost of the grading itself, the new graded T-shirt, new belt and certification.
A more in-depth look at the Close Combat grading system and the syllabus can be found on the grading page available in the top menu.
Do you do courses or seminars?
No! We run a long term, continuous, comprehensive striking and grappling MMA syllabus.
If you have any other questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us on 01590 670795 / 07858 908164, or you could visit us on Facebook or send us an email on the Contact Us page.