Old Skool • Hard Training
Strength + Conditioning
Real contact (controlled)
Traditional Chow Gar Southern Mantis Training Serious training. Real standards.
If you’re bored with commercial martial arts, belt factories, and “easy” classes…
this is your entry into traditional Chow Gar Southern Mantis.
Ad3 hrs
Intense intro
6
Spaces only
£45
Fixed price
Physically demanding — but structured. Intensity increases as you develop. This is traditional training, coached and controlled.
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Two-part training day
✅Part 1: Learn the basics
Mantis warm-ups, basic footwork, basic hand combinations, power basics.
✅Tea break (30 mins)
Drink tea, chat, and ask questions.
✅Part 2: Experience the training
Padwork, power drills, hard Chi Gung conditioning.
Gateway to join the school
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Required before joining
Everyone completes this introduction first — to maintain standards.
Strictly limited to 6 participants.
Tired of soft martial arts?
If you’re sick of belt factories, choreographed nonsense, and training that never gets pressure-tested — you’re not alone.
❌ Plenty of sweating… but no real fighting ability.
❌ Lots of theory… zero pressure.
❌ Endless grading… questionable standards.
❌ Sparring that’s either unsafe… or nonexistent.
✅ A stronger body that actually performs.
✅ A system that teaches you to fight.
✅ Coaching, correction, structure.
✅ Controlled contact so skills hold up under stress.
What makes Mantis Close Combat different
We don’t sell fantasy. We build fighters the old skool way — with structure, standards, and pressure, introduced safely.
Strength, tendon work, stance work, impact tolerance — built over time.
Timing, distance, counters, entries — trained against resistance.
Pressure testing, not brawling. You earn intensity step-by-step.
You get corrected. You get pushed. You improve faster.
Progress is earned. Nobody gets handed ability.
Serious environment. Respectful people. Hard work.
Here's How It Works
Simple steps. No confusion. You’ll know exactly what to do next.
STEP 01
Apply
Tell us your goals and your training history.
STEP 02
Intro session
We check fit, mindset, and ability level.
STEP 03
Sign up for Beginners Course
Structured plan: foundations + conditioning.
STEP 04
Progress
Technique → pressure → controlled contact.
Who's It For - And Who's It Not For
This makes it easier for the right people to commit… and the wrong people to self-select out.
✅You want to get stronger (for real).
✅You want practical fighting ability.
✅You can handle hard training.
✅You want discipline, structure, and standards.
❌You want easy workouts.
❌You want belts handed to you.
❌You avoid discomfort.
❌You want ego wars or drama.
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Hard training. Serious safety.
“Real contact” doesn’t mean reckless. We keep standards high and injuries low.
Progressive intensity
We build your base first. Pressure comes in stages, not on day one.
Coached & supervised
You’re not thrown in the deep end. You’re coached through it.
Control > chaos
We train skill under stress — not uncontrolled brawling.
Reserve your place
£45 • 3 hours • only 6 places • required before joining regular classes
Included in the session
✅ Part 1: foundations (warm-ups, footwork, hand combinations)
✅ Tea break: 30-minute discussion + Q&A
✅ Part 2: experience the training (power, padwork, hard Chi Gung)
✅ Small group coaching (6 people max)
✅ Clear next step if you want to join the school
Only 6 places
Why the limit?
Small numbers = real coaching + standards maintained.
If you’re accepted, we’ll send you the next available intro slot.
Ready to feel the system?
Reserve your £45 place.
Chow Gar Southern Mantis • Crawley • Traditional Methods • Serious Training
Only 6 places • Gateway to join