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Combat Lab is your stage & screen combat gym. Refresh your skills, try something new, and connect with our fight family.
Every session is standalone and suitable for everyone — from complete beginners to working professionals. Keep training, keep learning, and keep levelling up, whether you’re brand-new or an advanced industry pro. Explore themes including group fights, iconic movie moments, and action designed for camera.
Sign up for individual labs, or get 30% off all Combat Labs in your basket when you book at least 5 at the same time!
From time to time, we're thrilled to welcome guest teachers, often international friends visiting from overseas. On rare occasions we may adjust a Combat Lab theme at short notice to offer a unique class driven by their special expertise.
Who Is Combat Lab For?
Absolutely everyone. No experience needed.
Combat Lab is ideal for:
• Anyone brand new to stage or screen combat and eager to jump in
• Actors refreshing or maintaining skills learned at drama school
• SPACT and stunt performers looking to stay sharp with clean, reliable theatrical technique
• Advanced practitioners who know that you never stop training
• Anyone keen to learn a thrilling new skill, boost coordination, make new friends, and have a ridiculous amount of fun
If that sounds like you—Combat Lab is for you.
What Will I Achieve?
By attending Combat Lab, you’ll consistently strengthen your core principles of safe, dynamic combat, whether unarmed or with weapons. You’ll develop breadth, confidence, and adaptability as you learn to:
Anything To Do Outside Class?
No homework—just enthusiasm.
Combat Lab is designed as a drop-in training space, and everything you need to participate, practise, or perform is built into the session. If a Lab includes text or scene work, we’ll give you time to rehearse it in class.
Do I Need to Bring Anything?
• Comfortable movement clothes
• A reusable water bottle
• Something to take notes with
• Gloves for weapon work (full-finger leather or gardening gloves—nothing slippery or bulky)
If you don’t have gloves, we have spares.
Is There an Assessment?
Not in the traditional sense. Combat Lab is a training gym, not an exam course.
However, many Labs include opportunities to perform phrases, polish choreography, or shoot short action clips. You’ll receive continuous, constructive feedback and professional-level coaching.
Industry Relevance
Stage and screen combat is an increasingly vital skill across theatre, film, TV, motion capture, immersive performance, live events, and SPACT-based work.
Whether you're training for drama school auditions, working professionally, teaching, or levelling up your action toolkit, Combat Lab keeps your skills fresh and current. It’s also a great place to network within a supportive community of performers and practitioners.
What Can I Do Next?
Combat Lab is designed to be part of your long-term training ecosystem. Keep levelling up by combining Labs with other courses and disciplines, such as accredited weapon Systems with the British Academy of Stage & Screen Combat. These Equity recognised qualifications include:
Come back often, try new themes, revisit old skills, and keep your craft sharp—no matter your level.
Please contact ID Fight if you have any questions.