Most likely your experience of MMA is reasonably limited or perhaps non-existent, however that will not exclude you from this program. Mixed martial arts is a seriously popular combat sport, and ideal to improve your fitness and learn how to take care of yourself in any given situation. It is a highly intelligent sport, training you to use virtually unlimited techniques given different fight situations.

Spending several weeks, or even several months developing your skills is a fun way and ultimately extremely rewarding way to spend your gap year or just have a training holiday. Undoubtedly your confidence levels are given a huge boost, and when you delve into the actual sport you will discover there is loads more to MMA than learning how to fight.

It's not just the quality of the training that sets us apart,  is the quantity as well, with structured training sessions tiered to your level of experience and a huge access to training resources like specially imported MMA cages, a full and extensive gymnasium (we also run our Thailand fitness Boot Camp in the same location) there is nothing stopping you on this trip.

The trip is all about the training, with the camp located on a quiet road in the middle of the south of the island of Phuket. The Muay Thai and MMA training at our training camp is versatile, offering Muay Thai/Thaiboxing and MMA training programs to suit everyone from beginners and amateurs to professional fighters looking to learn Muay Thai for fun, fitness, or self defence; to professionals wanting hone their fighting skills.

We divide our MMA training classes into beginners, intermediates and advanced. Considering some of the worlds top UFC professional fighters come to trade at our, it is highly unlikely you would be in advance category (unless you sign up for 12 weeks), but with seminars taking place all the time from big names in the UFC there's always combat sports superstars training at the camp. Royce Gracie to name but one person recently did a seminar there, and Xtreme gap students where training next Jon Fitch the UFC Welterweight Champion Contender.

The MMA Camp runs on an organised schedule, which includes one-on-one training at every session. With six professional twins training rings are fully matted MMA training station and 8 meter MMA fight cage your sessions take place in a really positive training environment.

• Daily days a week BJJ sessions in the afternoon open to beginners.
• Warming up sessions.
• Clinics given by professional.

And there are even more group training sessions for you to join

• A running programme
• Morning Yoga and meditation sessions
• Fitness sessions
• Unlimited access to our weightlifting area
• Option to personal training and nutrition sessions.
• Also we have weekly training sessions on the beach.

MMA, is superb for your fitness but an important part of the programme is developing your fitness levels so you can progress your skills in line with what you are physically capable of achieving.

Because of this there is a lot of fitness orientated activities at the MMA school.

Please note you will be expected to participate in train as hard as possible, although we know everyone will have different fitness levels, so exercises are tailored to the individual and you will never be left out due to inability to keep up.

You will also have access to other one to one classes with different martial arts specialties (these are not included in the price but available for a small fee payable locally) including:

• Western Boxing
• Krabi Karabong (Thai style stick and Knife fighting)
• Knife fighting and self defense
• Weapons training (swords)
• Muay Boran (The style of Tony Jaa)
• Yoga, excellent to improve your stretching and flexibility

Training is tough, but to reward your hard efforts we hook you up with an awesome luxury accommodation set up  complete with two pools. This is the perfect piece of paradise to relax in.

See the accommodation details for more information.

Accommodation is located 2 minutes walk from the training area and is set in a tropical garden. You have your own room and there is a restaurant and bar available.

The MMA gym is located in the centre of Phuket island, not right next to the beaches or nightlife, but easily accessible should you want them. The Is set up for training, and is located on a small road next to the Thai jungle. On the road you will find plenty of shops and restaurants and built resorts and is a huge buzz all focused around one thing: the training.

Because the meal plan includes two meals per day at the resort grill, where we serve a selection of healthy protein rich and nutritional meals when you're not training as a great social atmosphere at the camp, everyone is really friendly and you get to know everyone pretty quickly.

There is a wealth of optional activities that you can enjoy the local area, from elephant trekking, rock climbing hitting the beaches for some great snorkelling and relaxation you can even try-outs scuba-diving or hang out with Thai monks and their tigers! There are plenty of areas of interest sightseeing wise, including the great Buddha one of the largest in Thailand just a short ride away.