Date

Summer Camp 2011 runs for two separate weeks. Choose to stay for one week only, or get two full weeks of inspiration and new techniques added to your martial arts repertoire.

• Muay thai & MMA Striking Camp: June 29th – July 3rd (Wednesday-Sunday)
• MMA Camp: July 6th – July 10th (Wednesday-Sunday)

At Tuesday night before each new camp week starts, there is a mandatory registration for all participants between 18.30-20.00. The first training session will be a yoga session at Wednesday morning before the rest of the week's training kicks into gear

After the registration we welcome you all by guiding you through the facilities; showing you where you'll find anything from the training areas, with the gym and showers, the beautiful beach, the volleyball-field to the dining hall, the café, the movie corner and the computer area. Following the tour a delicious dinner is waiting for us, and after five days of tough exercise, sparring, gluttony, laughter and cheers with new-found buddies from gyms all around Europe, the camp ends at Sunday at 18.00 July 3rd of July 10th depending on your camp week of choice.

If you arrive without a vehicle of your own, our mini-bus will do shuttle-service from the camp to Södertälje Station after the ending of the camp, making sure you get home easily from there.

"Totally perfect. Been to many martial arts camps 

but none has come even close to this"

Daniel Gustavsson, Växjö Krav Maga Center.

Price of admission

All prices are subject to be changed until the booking function is made available. Please consider these prices to be guidelines. 100 Swedish crowns, SEK is at the time of writing approximately 16 USD and 11 Euro.

We kindly ask that you bring cash (Swedish crowns only) to the camp, as we unfortunately don't have the possibility to accept any form of debit- or credit card, nor foreign currencies – not even Euro – on site. It is also wise to bring some extra cash if you would like something from the café, a massage or gear from the camp shop, among other things you might need during your stay. Also, be advised that there's regrettably no cash machine present in the woods surrounding Vackstanäs.

Admission fee for the camp

• SEK 3 295 (370 €) for one week (5 days), either the 'MMA Summer Camp' or the 'Muay Thai & MMA Striking Camp.
• SEK 2 895 (325 €) for an additional camp week (5 days).
• SEK 2 695 (300 €) | SPECIAL PRICE for "I'm a total beginner (MMA for Dummies)

The admission fee grants access to all regular training classes at your group level, including morning-yoga, all seminars and accommodation in a dorm room.

Food

• Per week (5 days): SEK 1 495 (168 €)

During previous summer camps, the food has gotten totally awesome reviews by all participants. Tasty, nutritious – and lots of it. At Summer Camp 2011 you definitely will have to get loads of nutritious and delicious food in order to keep up with the pace of the training. This is why you can eat as much as you like during the meals, and we offer all the meals of the day at a discounted price prepared by our own top chef Mårten Lindqvist. Mårten has run his own restaurant and cooks food on a daily basis to elite athletes of numerous junior national teams, so we have little doubt that you will end up feeling disappointed. If the weather allows, we'll carry our grills down to the beach and throw a classic BBQ in the evening. If you are a vegetarian, have any allergies or other certain requests on the food, Mårten will take care of it – just let us know when you sign up.

Accommodation

In the admission fee accommodation in a shared dorm room (there are numerous dorm rooms at the camp) is included – however, you will have to bring your own sleeping roll and sleeping bag.

If you rather prefer to stay in a room of your own or share it with a few others, it's possible to choose this option for a minor extra fee. Furthermore Vackstanäs is equipped with a small number of deluxe-rooms, pretty much like you would expect in a hotel, also available for an extra fee.

For those of you staying for two weeks, and that also want to stay at Vackstanäs during the days in between the two camp weeks, we offer you the possibility to stay in your chosen accomodation. Please talk to us after having made your camp registration.

Boy-/girlfriend combo

Does your boy- or girlfriend wish to accompany you to the camp? In this offer we include morning-yoga, all lectures, all social events, all meals and dorm room accommodation. If you choose a different option of accommodation your girl- or boyfriend will automatically get the same alternative as you.

• Girl-/boyfriend who doesn't train MMA: SEK 1800/week

If you choose another way of staying than in a dorm room, the fee of accommodation will be added.

Private group lessons

• SEK 350 (39 €) per person and class
• Special offer: SEK 900 (100 €) per person for three classes

Summer Camp 2011 is in addition to the regular classes offering private group classes (55 minutes in duration with up to four students per group) with a handful of Sweden's greatest martial artists – from the pro´s you watch competing at major international events to the coaches who often helps the aforementioned fighters in their preparations. How often do you have all this cunning and experience gathered at the same place and ready to assist you in improving your own fighting game? Seize this opportunity now, as the possibility of receiving their hints, tips and personal feedback on your techniques is maybe a once in a lifetime opportunity at this reasonable price.

Please be advised that the number of available slots in the private lessons are limited; so first come, first served is the principle in effect. At previous summer camps the demand has way out-crowded the supply so there is a risk that some of these classes are fully booked early on. If you're alone in your request to train with a specific coach, the class will indeed be private with just you and the instructor but if there are more of your training partners requesting the very same class, you may end with a maximum of four students at the same lesson. If you have certain wishes on people you would like to attend a private class with, maybe people you regularly train together with at your home gym, you may enter that request while you sign up.

Special theme class: Bring your home club's MMA-training to the next level – exclusively for you as a coach

• SEK 350 (39 €) per person

MMA- and grappling-wizard Waldo Zapata will be giving an exclusive and specialized class for you instructing at your home gym that want to excel your team's MMA-training to a higher level. In this class the awesomely talented tutor Waldo, with his pretty much peerless understanding for how to fight from your feet and on the ground, will give you inspiring and handy hints and tips in bunches on how to make you a better MMA-coach. Highly recommended, to say the least, and if this special class doesn't evolve your abilities as a trainer we give you a full refund of the fee. Could this offer become any better?

Massage

• 60 minutes: SEK 400 (44 €)
• 20 minutes: SEK 200 (22 €)

After a few days of exercise probably not only our muscles will be aching. Not taking anything away from smelly liniments, but stiff backs, sore thighs and rigid necks often feels a lot better after a thorough massage or chiropractic treatment. Of course Summer Camp 2011 provides you with a massage-therapist and naprapath on site ready to treat you.

You may either ensure receiving a massage or naprapath treatment by the time of admission or catch a drop-in session on site. In the latter case don't forget to bring cash, and either way we doubt that you or your muscles will regret having a treatment.

Protection & Gear

All of you already training contact sports as MMA know that proper protection is an absolute necessity – both to avoid injuring yourself or your training partner. Without the correct set of protection gear you'll therefore not cleared to train at Summer Camp 2011's sessions. Mouth-piece, groin cup, MMA-training gloves, regular boxing gloves and shin guards are the items that are mandatory for all participants. If you want to complete your set of protection items during the camp (mouth-pieces, gloves, cups, boxing wraps, shin guard, shorts, rash guards, etc, etc) we will put up for sale a carefully selected assortment of quality clothing and protection products from brands as Twins, Kings, Sprawl and PJ Fighter. Cash is king in the camp shop, as we're not able to accept any debit- or credit cards on site.

Miscellaneous

Pick-up and drop-off at Södertälje Station

If you want to be picked up at the commuter station in Södertälje in good time for the registration and a lift back at the end of the camp we provide transportation with Summer Camp 2011's own mini-bus.

Laundry service

At Summer Camp 2011 it's expected that you show up in fresh clothes at each class. You see, there are few things being worse than clinching in a tight thai-clinch or for that matter roll with someone dressed in used and foul-smelling gear. Therefore, in case you don't own lots of training garments or just don't want to bring a complete wardrobe of fresh wear for each and every class Summer Camp 2011 offers a splendid laundry service. For a minor fee you may just leave a bag of sweaty training clothes and have it washed and dry till the next day. With this service you can spend your free time after classes to kick back with your pals and recover instead of taking care of your soaked training gear.