Choose Muay Thai or MMA classes
With our world acclaimed fighting instructors, Summer Camp 2012 will most likely play out as this year's best week for your MMA or muay thai training. Every training session at the camp is thoroughly laid-out to maintain an integrated, red thread through all classes. To ensure this, every class will cover a specific, pre-defined theme and aims at building a complete picture together with previous and following classes - which is why the main focus will lie on techniques rather than physical exercise. Despite the classes focusing more on developing technical skills we cannot stress enough that you show up in good shape for Summer Camp 2012.
At the camp we also offer strengthening morning yoga-sessions every day, a kettle bells seminar, and private classes with your favorite fighter.
Muay thai or MMA
Summer Camp 2012 is like two camps in one – one camp for those of you interested in muay thai only, and one camp for those of you who want to improve your MMA (ie both stand up and ground fighting). When signing up for the camp you decide which style you want to take your classes in.
Group Levels
There will be two different group levels for the
MMA classes and two different group levels for the muay thai classes, ranging from beginner to seasoned fighter. When registering to the camp we will ask you how experienced you are, so that we can adjust and optimise all groups depending on the camper’s level of experience. While signing up, please be honest to yourself on which level you belong. If you by mistake end up in a group tooadvanced for you, there is a chance you will not only learn less, you will also bring down the momentum for the rest of the group while also being at a higher risk of getting injured. Be advised that the instructors may at any time move you to a higher or lower level if they feel you're in the wrong group with regards to your skill.
To allow for every student to get personal attention from the instructors at all classes, we will only take a limited number of students per group level (max 20 pairs per session) which is why you shouldn't wait too long with signing up.
"The camp can't be better. You've thought of it all"
Robert Sidén, club Berserk MMA
Morning Yoga
You've probably heard of fighters including kettle bells in their training, but did you know that many of the biggest stars also include yoga in their training sessions?
You see, yoga is an outstanding complement to all martial artists as it among many other things_ improves your flexibility, dexterity, strength, presence and recovery. Upon dedicating a day of martial arts training it can be real nice to awaken your body and mind with a session of morning-yoga. Stiff muscles will soften and the body feels stretched out and gets prepared for the coming punches, kicks, throws, takedowns, sweeps, chokes and locks. For the early birds attending the camp a yoga-inspired session will start at 07.15 every day.
Schedule
The schedule for 2012 is not yet finalised, but if you click on the link below you'll see the schedule for 2011, giving you an overall idea of what it will be like.
Kettlebells seminar
Lots of pro fighters are swinging kettlebells as an important complement to their regular fighting training. Since the aim with MMA Academy is to make you all better fighters, and we believe strength and stamina is an important part in that journey, we want to give you all the opportunity to try kettlebells yourself. Therefore we offer one kettlebell evening class for all campers at Summer Camp 2012, to help you try out kettlebells and get instructions and personal tips from our very own kettlebell expert.
Private Classes
Have you ever been dreaming of receiving personal coaching and feedback from a world-class fighter? Here's your chance. During the camp you have the opportunity to put your name down for private classes with any of our camp instructors, on a first come first serve basis
A private class at Summer Camp 2012 is just like the ordinary classes divided into level of experience. Please be advised that private classes aren't private in the sense that you are all alone with the instructor – rather you will be training alongside up to maximum three fellow students depending on how many from your group that chooses the same private teacher as you. In some cases a private class may also be shared in between students from two adjacent group levels. The price per student for one hour of private tutoring is SEK 400, which must be considered incredibly reasonably priced for 55 minutes of full attention from your coach. That's what we call affordable luxury.
There are regrettably only a very limited number of private classes with each instructor, so we recommend that you don't think it through for too long before you decide. Rumors have it, that the interest is at an all time high. Email us in advance, or sign up for your private classes when registering your spot at the camp.
"This camp will be a classic and return year after year.
I learned a lot and my level has risen substantially."
Bobby 'Danger' Rehman, veteran on the Sweedish pro MMA scene
To make sure you get the most out of every session we will create training groups with participants that have similar experience level. Therefore we will ask you to rate your skills on a five grade scale. However, please note that there will not be five different training groups at the camp, this grading is mainly to help us create even training groups.
Beginner:
At this level, you have either trained martial arts for up to six months or you have been training any or several other martial arts disciplines such kung fu, boxing, wrestling, BJJ or grappling. No total beginners to martial arts allowed in this group, sorry about that.
In other words, you do have at least some martial arts experience. Besides, you have a great interest and are keen to be further introduced to the sport by some of the best in the game. Just bring your training gear, protection, cup, mouth-piece, shin-guards, boxing gloves (and MMA gloves if you take the MMA classes) and not to forget a large portion of energy and enthusiasm and we'll take it from there.
Intermediate:
This level means you have been training MMA or muay thai for a year or two. You feel quite confident on your feet as well as on the ground and know a handful of ways to secure a tight rear naked choke or how to counter a front kick in muay thai.
Intermediate plus:
At this level you have probably been training martial arts for a couple of years and feel that you have knowledge of most of the standard techniques. You know that your way of sparring must be varied depending on your opponent and that your game has to be adjusted accordingly. Lastly you've realized the distinction between sparring with and against your partner. You might have started competing or at least thought about it.
Advanced:
At this level, your martial arts-game is starting to become impressive. You are are fairly well versed in a great number of offensive as well as defensive techniques.
Self-awareness and the ability to focus on your weaknesses is one of your most important abilities – you are very familiar with what aspects you need to improve. You are capable of full-contact sparring with preserved control.
You might have entered the ring a couple of times. Even though you feel quite skillful, you still feel you don't belong in the pro circuit. Yet.
Elite:
At this level, when you spar after your training sessions it isn't rare that fellow students hang around and try to learn from you.
You are most likely one of the absolute best fighters at your home gym, and maybe you are one of the coaches at your home gym. Some of you may even be one of the most influental instructors at your gym. If you are competing you have turned pro and might be ranked among the best in your country's weight class.
At this level you will also find a handful of the camp instructors.
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