Copenhagen Combatives

I have 2 complete sets for the whole body except for the helmet as I use different ones depending on the activity. I can recommend this equipment and have tested it for HEMA fighting full contact with steel swords from the Albion, it was with maximum intensity and no injuries except for when banging the head always feels uncomfortable with all the parts of the sword.

🛑 The most important person in your training room isn’t the instructor. It’s the role player.

The instructor sets the framework and the standard, but the role player is the one who brings unpredictability into the room. They create resistance. They introduce pressure. They force decision-making under stress. Without a committed role player, training becomes choreography instead of preparation.

The role player absorbs the strikes, takes the takedowns, and drives the scenario forward at full speed so officers can pressure-test their skills before they have to do it for real. They are the stress variable that turns drills into reality-based training.

When role players are under-protected, intensity drops. Resistance becomes hesitant. Scenarios slow down. Everyone feels it, even if no one says it out loud. The realism fades because the risk feels uncontrolled.

When they are properly protected, everything changes. They can move naturally. Fight back honestly. Escalate resistance when needed. Instructors can push scenarios harder without crossing into unnecessary injury. That is where meaningful growth happens.

Effective training is not safe because it is soft. It is safe because it is engineered correctly. That philosophy drives how we build Spartan Training Gear. Protect the role player, and you elevate the entire room.

That is how you build capability that shows up when it matters most.

This is the book that I have used to teach my students, a lot of scientific research shows that the most effective way to improve your skills are counter intuitive. I can recommend this to any kind of sport activities, but especially for martial arts as they are using the worst way to teach their students, that is based on old traditions and makes the learning curve very slow to become more functional.