Martial arts training in Bristol! learn self defence, MMA or just get fit!

[Dave Badger]

New Sweatbox gym, 83a East Street, Bedminster, Bristol timetable.

Monday

MMA training 6.15-7.45 with Martin Hurd and Martyn Scott, technique and cardio mostly, with sparring at the end of class

Wrestling - Greco/Roman & Freestly with Mehdi Passa 7.45-9.15

Tuesday

7.30-9.00 BJJ with Black Belt Pedro Bessa http://www.pedrobessa.co.uk/

Wednesday

6.00 - 7.30 Muay Thai with Paul Bath, 12 years fighting experience including 2 years in Thailand and 1 year in Japan, mostly technique some sparring

7.30-9.00 Muay Thai beginners class with Paul as well

7.30-9.00 No Gi submission wrestling with Pedro Bessa

Thursday

6.00-7.30 Greco Roman/Freestyle wrestling with Mehdi Passa

7.30-9.00 BJJ With Pedro Bessa

Friday

6.30-8.00 BJJ with Pedro Bessa

Saturday

10.00-12.00 Muay Thai sparring.

Sunday

10.30-12.00 MMA Sparring

12.00-2.00 Open Mat

Classes £6 for one, £20 a month for one session per week, £40 a month for 2 sessions per week, £60 a month for 4 sessions per week, £80 per month for unlimited sessions.

We also offer Krav Maga, Wing Chun, Womens kickboxing, Boxing with ABA certified coaches and Kali stick fighting

For further info check the website @ http://www.thesweatbox.co.uk/ (being updated currently) or pm me

[Uncle Basic]

With the added bonus of getting punched in the face by Gaz 

[De-Fi]

Classes £6 for one, £20 a month for one session per week, £40 a month for 2 sessions per month, £60 a month for 4 sessions per month, £80 per month for unlimited sessions.

Is it not £40 a month for 2 sessions a week? £60 a month for 4 sessions a week?...

[Koast (Central Spillz)]

Anything suitable for a total beginner? A fucking unfit one at that lol

[Dan Moody]

Awesome. Good to see some more places doing Muay Thai, will try to make it along tomorrow (work permitting). 

btw- for those of us unfamiliar with the abbreviations, i asume mma is mixed martial arts, but what is BJJ? ____ ju jitsu?

Also, is it pure sparring from the off on Sat? FOR 2 HOURS?? with a hangover? ow.........

[Dave Badger]

Classes £6 for one, £20 a month for one session per week, £40 a month for 2 sessions per month, £60 a month for 4 sessions per month, £80 per month for unlimited sessions.

Is it not £40 a month for 2 sessions a week? £60 a month for 4 sessions a week?...

  yep! will change it now!

[Dave Badger]

Anything suitable for a total beginner? A fucking unfit one at that lol

All classes are split experience wise so you wouldn't lumped with someone who's been doing it for years! we do cardio and a warm up in every class so your fitness will improve pretty sharply!

[Uncle Basic]

btw- for those of us unfamiliar with the abbreviations, i asume mma is mixed martial arts, but what is BJJ? ____ ju jitsu?

Brazilian Ju Jitsu mate.

[Dave Badger]

Awesome. Good to see some more places doing Muay Thai, will try to make it along tomorrow (work permitting). 

btw- for those of us unfamiliar with the abbreviations, i asume mma is mixed martial arts, but what is BJJ? ____ ju jitsu?

Also, is it pure sparring from the off on Sat? FOR 2 HOURS?? with a hangover? ow.........

There's 2 classes on weds, missed the 2nd one off! (only just started so not on the rota yet) Saturday is warm up then probably 1hr 45 of sparring! pretty full on but good conditioning!

MMA - Mixed Martial Arts BJJ - Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (submission based martial art with no striking, teaches fighting on the ground and how technique can overpower bigger stronger opponents)

[Koast (Central Spillz)]

Anything suitable for a total beginner? A fucking unfit one at that lol

All classes are split experience wise so you wouldn't lumped with someone who's been doing it for years! we do cardio and a warm up in every class so your fitness will improve pretty sharply!

Nice one, may well check out the beginners Muay Thai next week, it's a good look

[Uncle Basic]

Hopefully with some new victims there this will stop him putting me in headlocks and armbars every time I see him 

[Skippy]

Awesome. Good to see some more places doing Muay Thai, will try to make it along tomorrow (work permitting). 

btw- for those of us unfamiliar with the abbreviations, i asume mma is mixed martial arts, but what is BJJ? ____ ju jitsu?

Also, is it pure sparring from the off on Sat? FOR 2 HOURS?? with a hangover? ow.........

There's 2 classes on weds, missed the 2nd one off! (only just started so not on the rota yet) Saturday is warm up then probably 1hr 45 of sparring! pretty full on but good conditioning!

MMA - Mixed Martial Arts BJJ - Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (submission based martial art with no striking, teaches fighting on the ground and how technique can overpower bigger stronger opponents)

Are there any specific classes you would reccomend for beginners to improve their general fitness and tone up?

[Dave Badger]

Awesome. Good to see some more places doing Muay Thai, will try to make it along tomorrow (work permitting). 

btw- for those of us unfamiliar with the abbreviations, i asume mma is mixed martial arts, but what is BJJ? ____ ju jitsu?

Also, is it pure sparring from the off on Sat? FOR 2 HOURS?? with a hangover? ow.........

There's 2 classes on weds, missed the 2nd one off! (only just started so not on the rota yet) Saturday is warm up then probably 1hr 45 of sparring! pretty full on but good conditioning!

MMA - Mixed Martial Arts BJJ - Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (submission based martial art with no striking, teaches fighting on the ground and how technique can overpower bigger stronger opponents)

Are there any specific classes you would reccomend for beginners to improve their general fitness and tone up?

Any of them are good but the womens kickboxing may be better as a lot of the others are more based towards competing (We have an active team that regularly competes (and wins!) all over the country, we are one of the top ranked academies in the UK for BJJ and Pedro won the prestigious coach of the year award last year) with specific fitness to that style. Muay Thai is also fantastic conditioning and fitness wise and is worth a look but of you have no previous experience I would recommend trying the womens only class first.

[Skippy]

Awesome. Good to see some more places doing Muay Thai, will try to make it along tomorrow (work permitting). 

btw- for those of us unfamiliar with the abbreviations, i asume mma is mixed martial arts, but what is BJJ? ____ ju jitsu?

Also, is it pure sparring from the off on Sat? FOR 2 HOURS?? with a hangover? ow.........

There's 2 classes on weds, missed the 2nd one off! (only just started so not on the rota yet) Saturday is warm up then probably 1hr 45 of sparring! pretty full on but good conditioning!

MMA - Mixed Martial Arts BJJ - Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (submission based martial art with no striking, teaches fighting on the ground and how technique can overpower bigger stronger opponents)

Are there any specific classes you would reccomend for beginners to improve their general fitness and tone up?

Any of them are good but the womens kickboxing may be better as a lot of the others are more based towards competing (We have an active team that regularly competes (and wins!) all over the country, we are one of the top ranked academies in the UK for BJJ and Pedro won the prestigious coach of the year award last year) with specific fitness to that style. Muay Thai is also fantastic conditioning and fitness wise and is worth a look but of you have no previous experience I would recommend trying the womens only class first.

Ta!

[Dan Moody]

Awesome. Good to see some more places doing Muay Thai, will try to make it along tomorrow (work permitting). 

btw- for those of us unfamiliar with the abbreviations, i asume mma is mixed martial arts, but what is BJJ? ____ ju jitsu?

Also, is it pure sparring from the off on Sat? FOR 2 HOURS?? with a hangover? ow.........

There's 2 classes on weds, missed the 2nd one off! (only just started so not on the rota yet) Saturday is warm up then probably 1hr 45 of sparring! pretty full on but good conditioning!

what time is the 2nd one & is it on tomorrow? don't normally finish work til 6 ya see........

[Dave Badger]

Awesome. Good to see some more places doing Muay Thai, will try to make it along tomorrow (work permitting). 

btw- for those of us unfamiliar with the abbreviations, i asume mma is mixed martial arts, but what is BJJ? ____ ju jitsu?

Also, is it pure sparring from the off on Sat? FOR 2 HOURS?? with a hangover? ow.........

There's 2 classes on weds, missed the 2nd one off! (only just started so not on the rota yet) Saturday is warm up then probably 1hr 45 of sparring! pretty full on but good conditioning!

what time is the 2nd one & is it on tomorrow? don't normally finish work til 6 ya see........

7.30 - 9.00 I've updated the schedule above! you done much before?

[bubonic]

Awesome. Good to see some more places doing Muay Thai, will try to make it along tomorrow (work permitting). 

btw- for those of us unfamiliar with the abbreviations, i asume mma is mixed martial arts, but what is BJJ? ____ ju jitsu?

Also, is it pure sparring from the off on Sat? FOR 2 HOURS?? with a hangover? ow.........

There's 2 classes on weds, missed the 2nd one off! (only just started so not on the rota yet) Saturday is warm up then probably 1hr 45 of sparring! pretty full on but good conditioning!

what time is the 2nd one & is it on tomorrow? don't normally finish work til 6 ya see........

7.30 - 9.00 I've updated the schedule above! you done much before?

Okay, I now permanently employed on north street so I may well swing by to do some sessions. I first need to increase my fitness and would rather train with a friendly face (lol) like yours Gareth. So what's good for fitness and what classes you at mate?

[Dave Badger]

Awesome. Good to see some more places doing Muay Thai, will try to make it along tomorrow (work permitting). 

btw- for those of us unfamiliar with the abbreviations, i asume mma is mixed martial arts, but what is BJJ? ____ ju jitsu?

Also, is it pure sparring from the off on Sat? FOR 2 HOURS?? with a hangover? ow.........

There's 2 classes on weds, missed the 2nd one off! (only just started so not on the rota yet) Saturday is warm up then probably 1hr 45 of sparring! pretty full on but good conditioning!

what time is the 2nd one & is it on tomorrow? don't normally finish work til 6 ya see........

7.30 - 9.00 I've updated the schedule above! you done much before?

Okay, I now permanently employed on north street so I may well swing by to do some sessions. I first need to increase my fitness and would rather train with a friendly face (lol) like yours Gareth. So what's good for fitness and what classes you at mate?

Fitness wise, the MMA class on Monday we do a lot of drills and condtioning coupled with a fairly gruelling warm up, you can't go far wrong for fitness if you come to this class. Classes I got to are MMA Monday, BJJ Tuesday, Muay Thai followed by No Gi Weds and then MMA sparring Sunday followed by a bit more BJJ in the open mat session. Give me a bell if you want to come down Pete be good to get you there! (and armbar you until you admit dubstep is rubbish  )

[B'Tol]

Yo, what's the deal on Krav Maga and the boxing??

Peace

[Dan Moody]

Used to do Muay Thai at Welshback & only a couple of times at St George. Before that did Kickboxing & Karate in Gloucester for a couple of yrs when i was living with ma folks. Also did a few months of MT with a dodgy Thai instructor who just stopped showing up one week & f'ed off with everyone's joining fees. Also did a day course with Bob Spour.

Quit the Muay Thai out of a combo of laziness & the instructor beating the shit out of me. I understand it's a contact martial art, but kicking me in the balls twice & giving me a nose bleed in 30 secs is hardly going to teach me anything besides "don't come back"!!

still, I do love Muay thai. My Dad's Luton side of the family r all bang into it & my cousin fights in the ring over there. 6'4" with a hell of a reach!

[Dave Badger]

Yo, what's the deal on Krav Maga and the boxing??

Peace

Boxing is Mondays and Thursdays I think and the Krav Maga is Saturday afternoons, will get exact times for them later.

[Uncle Basic]

my cousin fights in the ring over there. 6'4" with a hell of a reach!

what's his name mate, does he fight amateur or pro?

[eyeman]

Anything suitable for a total beginner? A fucking unfit one at that lol

Tai Chi is an excellent entry point - you can always console yourself with the fact that it means "ultimate force" it is a little bit "ross kemp" if you know what I mean. Good Luck.

[obcore]

will be on your case about this when i get back in April Gaz. wanna give it a go before i get back into kung-fu again. if i stay in UK for long enough i really wanna start fighting competitively. by the looks of it it might be Tae Kwan Do in Seoul come june tho 

safe

[Dave Badger]

Yo, what's the deal on Krav Maga and the boxing??

Peace

Boxing is Monday 6.15 - 7.45 and Friday 6.30-8.00, Krav Maga is Sautrday 2.00-3.30 

[Dan Moody]

my cousin fights in the ring over there. 6'4" with a hell of a reach!

what's his name mate, does he fight amateur or pro?

Robert somethingorother. Lame not to know his surname, but I hardly ever see the guy & he's my Dad's sister's kid, so will have a dif one to me. I assume he's amateur, there probably aren't too many pros in this country.

BTW........

Everyone get urself's down to Sportsworld for some 70% off bargain gear. Just got Lonsdale bag mitts for £6 & a gum shield for £1!! There's bare cheap boxing stuff in there atm. 

[Snapperjac]

Any of them are good but the womens kickboxing may be better as a lot of the others are more based towards competing

This sounds perfect.  Have a punchbag at home which regularly takes a beating, but been put off classes as I don't want to compete....

[Dave Badger]

Any more takers?!?!?

[B'Tol]

boxing - is there a difference in the classes, or are they the same training on different days??

Peace

[Dave Badger]

boxing - is there a difference in the classes, or are they the same training on different days??

Peace

Same training on different days but it will be tailored towards your abilities

[stedman]

the greco/roman wrestling looks good,is it hard for beginners or same as the others with the split to work with same abilities?

[Dave Badger]

the greco/roman wrestling looks good,is it hard for beginners or same as the others with the split to work with same abilities?

It's not too hard for beginners, the classes will always be structured to cater for the different levels of abilities the warm  up is pretty full on but nothing too full on.