• Boxing and Thai Boxing
• Wrestling
• Grappling (No GI Brazilian Jiu Jitsu)
• Ground and pound
• Striking to Wrestling transitions
• Takedown defense
• Escapes from inferior positions and submission defense
• Segmented & MMA sparring
• Tactics
• Mental game
• Philosophy behind Kaizen’s system

There will be 2 training sessions per day and the duration of one session will be from 1.5 to 2 hours.
The number of participants is limited to 30.

The origins of MMA is connected to Pancration. In 648 BC Pancration has become the part of the Olympic Games in Ancient Greece. Pancration was a mixture of fist fighting and wrestling and most of the matches ended on the ground where strikes and finishes(locks and chokes) were common. It was the most popular sport in the Ancient Olympic Games and throughout the Helenic world.

Mark Lajhner is a black belt in Judo and a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. He is a certified MMA, Submission Wrestling (Grappling) and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu instructor.

Mark is also an NLP Practitioner.

For detailed results click here

Aleksandar Milićević is a talented fighter and instructor with many years of experience in all forms of combat. Aleksandar is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu national champion and active competitor in Freestyle Wrestling and Submission Wrestling(Grappling).

Aleksandar is one of the best Serbian Grapplers and has won 5th place in the World Grappling Championships. He is also a winner of numerous BJJ and Grappling tournaments in the USA and you can watch his fights and see detailed results here.

Aleksandar is brown belt in Shotokan Karate and a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.

Kaizen MMA Academy is affiliated with Shooters MMA international team which is the largest MMA team in the world.

www.shootersmma.com

• 01. August – Hotel check in until 12 h
• 01. August – Meeting with the participants at 15 h
• 01. August – First training session will be held in the afternoon
• Every following day training sessions will be held 2 times per day
• 05. August – The last training session will be held in the afternoon
• 06. August – Hotel check out and return

• 12 or 14 oz boxing gloves
• Mouthpiece
• A cup
• Shorts with no plastic or metal parts and a t-shirt
• Shinpads

Important note: It is necessary that all the participants arrive with the above mentioned gear since we doubt that it is possible to aquire it in Vrnjačka Banja!

List of gear shops and people from which you can buy gear and attire:

Dejan Tešić, Kula, Serbia – gear
mob. 064/679-6092
e-mail: hajdukakademik@yahoo.com

Alen Talić, Zagreb, Croatia – gear
mob. +38591/3939-333
e-mail: alen.talic@zg.t-com.hr
url: www.mmaxion.com

Max Sport – shinpads
Bežanijska street 18, Zemun, Serbia
tel. 011/316-2278

Pride – gear shop
Bulevar Oslobođenja 235, Beograd, Serbia
tel. 011 30 99 877
011 30 99 878
url: www.pride.rs

Fighter Centre Gear Shop
Viktoriagatan 19, Gothenburg, Sweden
tel. 031-81 12 80
url: http://www.fightercentre.com/gbg/butik.asp
e-mail: goteborg@fightercentre.com

1. I am a beginner (or I’ just have experience in one martial art) but I’d like to participate in the Advanced Camp. Is that possible?

Yes! MMA Summer Camp is great for beginners and they will be exposed to the beginner’s program while the advanced participants will just do more elements of the same combat system. Imagine a drill containing 6 throws. Advanced participants will do 5-6 and beginners will do 2-3 throws. To explain this even better let’s use a tennis analogy: the beginners will work on backhand, forehand and serve, while the advanced participants will do all that + volley, overhead smash and lob. This will be done in all MMA segments (striking, wrestling and groundfighting).

2. Can I bring my spouse or family member along?

Of course! Since they will not be participating at the camp all they have to pay is the hotel fee (125 Euros for 5 nights).

3. What gear and attire will I need and where can I purchase it?

To find out more about required gear and attire click here.

4. How can I apply and pay for the camp?

The deadline for application and payment is 07th of July and you can find all the necessary information here.

5. Is MMA for women and can women apply for the camp?

Absolutely! But for women to participate in the camp there needs to be an even number of them. Please contact us before payment so we can inform you about the possibility of participation.
Apart from being the most perfect hand-to-hand combat system, MMA is excellent for body conditioning and toning.

6. I have never practiced any sports. Is this camp for me?

MMA is ideal for body conditioning and learning self defense. It can be practiced regardless of the shape you’re in or your experience in other sports.
However, due to intensive nature of this camp (2 training sessions per day) it would be desirable for you to not be completely out of shape.

7. Will there be sparring at the camp and is MMA dangerous to train?

MMA is practiced in a controlled environment and striking sparring is done with 10-20 % which drastically decreases the possibility of injury. Although we take all the precautionary measures (stimulating the friendly atmosphere in training, paying attention to the fatigue levels of the participants, sparring with no more than 20 %..etc) we wouldn’t be honest if we said that injuries are not possible. MMA is a contact sport but considering that the safety of the participants is our NO. 1 priority the possibility of injury is minimal.

Sparring is not obligatory and you will spar only if you want to.

8. What can I expect from the camp?

The beginnerss will learn the basic MMA techniques, while the participants of the Advanced Camp will have the opportunity to experience all MMA elements, the way they are connected as well as technical and tactical elements of combat on all levels. Mental game will also be covered as well as the philosophy behind Kaizen’s system. The participants can also expect friendly atmosphere at the camp and the top level of instruction.

9. What is the price of MMA Summer Camp and what is included in the price?

The price of MMA Summer Camp is 290 Euros. It includes full board and 5 nights in Hotel Zvezda in Vrnjačka Banja, 2 training sessions per day and 12 oz MMA sparring gloves which will be given to the camp participants as a present.

The transportation is not included in the price and we do not provide that service.

10. Can children participate in the camp?

We are not in the position to offer the camp for children at the moment.

11. What is the age requirement?

The participants must be at least 16 years old.

12. Who are the instructors and why would we train with them?

The MMA Summer Camp instructors are Mark Lajhner and Aleksandar Milićević. You can find out more about them and their results here. You can also take a look at the videos of instructors in action here.

13. I’m not from Serbia but I’d like to participate in the camp. Is that possible and what are the payment options for foreign participants?

Of course! Everybody is welcome at the camp and training sessions will be held in English and Serbian. For payment options click here.

14. Can you tell me more about Vrnjačka Banja?

Vrnjačka Banja is the most visited tourist destination in Serbia and an ideal place for MMA Summer Camp. It is located in central part of Serbia, 200 km south of the Serbian capital Belgrade. It is situated on the slopes of Goč mountain and in the valleys of Vrnjačka and Lipovička rivers. Apart from numerous mineral springs, Vrnjačka Banja has many cultural and art events in the summertime, as well as numerous caffes, restaurants and night clubs.

To find out more about Vrnjačka Banja click here

The price of MMA Summer Camp is 290 Euros. It includes full board and 5 nights in Hotel Zvezda in Vrnjačka Banja, 2 training sessions per day and 12 oz MMA sparring gloves which will be given to the camp participants as a present.

The last payment deadline is the 07th of July and after that we will not accept any payments. Due to the high demand of this camp we advise you to make your payment as soon as possible to insure your spot.

The number of participants is limited to 30.

Cancellation policy: Considering that we need to make the payment to Hotel Zvezda upfront and due to high demand of this camp, every cancellation request must be made 2 weeks prior to the beginning of the camp. If you cancel within the 2 week window you will be charged 50 % of the camp fee, less than a week notice will be charged 75 % of the camp fee, sorry no exceptions.

Payment options

There are 2 payment options for the camp:

1. Contact us and make the payment personally
2. Make the payment by transferring the money to Mark Lajhner’s bank account

Payment instruction for foreign participants

INSTRUCTION FOR CUSTOMER TRANSFERS IN EUR

56: Intermediary:
DEUTDEFF
100935953000
Deutsche Bank ag
Frankfurt am Main
Germany

57: Account With Institution:
DBDBRSBG
Banca Intesa ad Beograd
Milentija Popovića 7b, 11070 Novi Beograd
Republic of Serbia

59:  Beneficiary Customer:
RS35160003020030779480
Mark Lajhner
111. Nova 19, Belgrade, Serbia

70:   Remittance information (mandatory field)

Note: If the bank charges us 5 or more Euros for the money transfer and it’s fees (for which you will get an official confirmation from our bank) – you will have to pay the remaining amount immediately.

Mark Lajhner VS Damir Mihajlović part 2

Mark Lajhner MMA Training Highlight

To see more Mark Lajhner videos click here.

To see BJJ, Grappling and MMA fighting videos of Aleksandar Milićević click here.

In Kaizen, we use to do MMA sparring with boxing gloves, but that is not an ideal solution because boxing gloves limit grips and holds. Up until now there were no MMA sparring gloves that would meet the criteria of boxing gloves safety, and gripping potential of MMA gloves. That’s why we decided to design them and the result is the best of both worlds – softness and protection of boxing gloves combined with gripping ability. These are the most sophisticated MMA sparring gloves we have tried so far, and you will receive them as a present when you sign up for the camp.