Martial Blade Camp

 
 

Martial Blade Camp is the largest annual Martial Blade Concepts (MBC) training event. It is designed to provide participants with the opportunity to learn and refine core, intermediate, and advanced MBC and Counter-Blade Concepts (CBC) skills in an immersive, highly focused format. It also allows participants to meet and train with other edged-weapon and self-defense enthusiasts while exploring the skills of Michael Janich’s other personal-defense systems that are rarely taught in public.

The 2024 camp will be the 22nd Martial Blade Camp and will be held September 6-8 at the Village at Breckenridge in Breckenridge, Colorado. This three-day event will feature approximately 36 hours of instruction in all aspects of MBC, CBC, and their related systems.

This year’s camp will focus on intermediate and advanced skill development, so all participants must have a fundamental knowledge of MBC before attending. The group size will also be smaller this year to better concentrate on individual skill development. The required prerequisite knowledge and skills necessary to participate in this year’s camp include the following:

  • A thorough understanding of MBC’s logic and philosophy, including our approaches to stopping power and anatomical targeting.

  • Functional competency in the fundamental “Speed Stop” applications of MBC against angles 1-5 and overhead attacks.

  • Functional competency in both the Two-Step and One-Step versions of MBC’s Master Technique as it applies to “Speed Stop” applications.

  • Functional competency in MBC’s fundamental reflex-training or “flow” drills, including: Largo Mano, Outside-Outside, Hubud-Lubud, Six-Count, and Sumbrada.

  • Functional competency in the fundamental skills of Counter-Blade Concepts (CBC), including at a minimum, the Split-X, CBC 3/Left-Side Funnel, and the Compression Lock.

Aspiring participants may acquire these prerequisite skills by having attended previous Martial Blade Camp events, attending other public or private training taught by Michael Janich or his authorized instructors, and/or through hands-on personal training guided by the MBC Distance Learning Program. Failure to achieve these prerequisite skills prior to camp will severely diminish the benefits of your camp experience.

Tuition for Martial Blade Camp is $725 and includes full participation in all training and eligibility for all prize giveaways during the event. Lodging and meals are not included in the price of tuition. Once officially registered for camp, participants will be allowed to book rooms at a discounted rate from a block of rooms specifically reserved for our group. Participants may also make other lodging arrangements in Breckenridge or elsewhere, if desired.

Registration for the camp requires the completion of a liability waiver and a deposit of $300.00. Click here to download a copy of the waiver or e-mail martialbladecamp@gmail.com to request one. The deadline for registration is June 30, 2024.

Enrollment for this year’s camp will be limited to 80 participants. Registrations will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Once the camp is booked full, we will maintain a waiting list in the event of any cancellations.

To register, please email martialbladecamp@gmail.com or contact Rick Wallace at 720-480-5947 or Eric Kaltenborn at 614-595-8837.