Combat Solutions

Combat Solutions Combat Solutions...!!! Safe, fun & friendly environment. We train at St Thomas of Aquins high school, 2-20 Chalmers Street Edinburgh, EH3 9ES.

Kickboxing & Combat Inspired Fitness - 1st class FREE!
7 city centre classes: Mon/Tues/Wednesday/Thurs/Sat
Indoors & Outdoor Classes
FREE Private car park and changing rooms. Kickboxing & Combat Inspired Fitness - 1st class FREE!!!
6 Edinburgh city centre classes: Mon/Tues/Wed/Thurs/Sat
FREE Private car park and changing rooms. Website: www.combatsolutions.co.uk
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*** Classes ***

There are 6 classes each week:
• Mon 6pm - 7pm **
• Tues 6pm – 7pm
• Tues 7:30pm - 8:30pm
• Wed 6pm - 7pm **
• Thurs 6pm – 7pm
• Sat 11am – 12noon
• Sat 12noon – 1pm

We assemble and socialise before class, so please arrive 5-10mins early. Classes marked ** are at our Outdoor location. Please ask for details. Update: Sept 2021
We are required to assemble 5-10mins before class outside rear entrance, accessible via car park: please up/down to Lauriston Gardens where meets Panmure Place. Entrance is opposite. Contact us direct or require any further assistance. There is a free private car park that can be accessed via Lauriston Garden or free on street parking on after 6.30pm. First class is FREE!

*** Social events ***

We pride ourselves on our welcoming and friendly atmosphere in class. There are also regular social events and these things create a great atmosphere to train in class. Referral scheme - bring friends win t-shirt, vest, hoodie, hand wraps...etc

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*** Contact ***

Just pop us a message to arrange a FREE class: subject to availability. Bring a friend but if not on your own is equally fine too. However, if there is anything not covered visit www.combatsolutions.co.uk and www.facebook.com/groups/combatsolutions

*** Private Sessions ***

We offer private sessions in, but not limited to, the following areas:
Kickboxing / street self defence / Fitness sessions
All gender and experience levels catered for. We can take individuals, or groups of up to 8 people. We have a city centre location or, a lot of clients prefer to train in their own home / garden which we are happy to accommodate. In order to make affordable to everyone, the more people on the session the cheaper it is per person. Individual sessions, blocks of 5, 10 or 25 have proved a very popular gift so contact us if wish to do so.

2023 — Putting it to the test“Holding our own interclub with Cumbernauld Muay Thai in 2023 was an important moment for u...
06/09/2026

2023 — Putting it to the test

“Holding our own interclub with Cumbernauld Muay Thai in 2023 was an important moment for us.
There’s a culture of martial arts that exists irrespective of country.
And we certainly felt and extended its warmth when we hosted Cumbernauld Muay Thai.
It demonstrated that our members could step outside their normal environment, hold their own and participate respectfully alongside another established gym.

Since then, opportunities such as the sparathons and interclubs hosted by Hanuman, Primal Fusion Combat, Prime8 and Cumbernauld Muay Thai have provided our members with something incredibly valuable.”

It is clear clubs and gyms offer something special.

Something to work towards.

Not everyone wants to compete.

Not everyone needs to.

But having the opportunity to test yourself, experience another gym’s culture, meet different martial artists and put your training into practice can be enormously rewarding.

“That’s really what the evolution of Combat Solutions has been about.” Craig adds, “Not becoming something we’re not. But becoming more capable of offering something to more people.”

From kickboxing…

To boxing.

To Muay Thai.

To MMA-inspired training.

From fitness and conditioning…

To technical development.

From training within a clubs own walls…

To becoming part of a much wider martial arts community.

The style evolves. The fundamentals remain.

“And we’re still learning.” He glows.

🥊 Combat Solutions
Train. Adapt. Evolve.

🥊 THE EVOLUTION OF A STYLE Styles evolve. Clubs evolve. And so do the people who train in them.[What follows is article ...
03/09/2026

🥊 THE EVOLUTION OF A STYLE

Styles evolve. Clubs evolve. And so do the people who train in them.

[What follows is article submission for Napier Uni written by Tom Clarence]

When Combat Solutions began in 2013, our focus was firmly rooted in kickboxing — developing exceptional fitness, conditioning, striking ability and, above all, creating a welcoming place for people to train.

But as our membership grew, so did the ambitions and interests of the people walking through our doors.

In 2019, Combat Solutions began taking a deliberate new direction.

“Having trained and paid my membership as a member of Combat Solutions since it began in 2013, I naturally wanted to see what other training was available at other gyms.”

Our Lead Instructor, Craig, recalls:

“When I dropped into a variety of bootcamps and classes across Edinburgh, Glasgow and East Lothian, I was struck by the very different approaches taken by these well-established groups.

But what I also noticed was that my conditioning and fitness from training at Combat Solutions was higher than average. It allowed me to participate at a surprisingly high level, even where there were noticeable gaps in my technical skillset.”

That observation became important.

When Craig became an instructor, the aim wasn’t to abandon what Combat Solutions had always done well.

It was to build upon it.

We wanted to preserve that strong conditioning and fitness foundation, whilst broadening the technical skills we taught and exposing our members to different striking cultures and disciplines — including Muay Thai, MMA and Western Boxing.

The reasoning was simple:

If our members ever wanted to step outside our own classes and participate in an interclub, sparathon, open mat or another training opportunity, they should have the skills, understanding and confidence to do so.

🥊 Train hard.
🥊 Learn properly.
🥊 Understand different styles.
🥊 Be able to adapt.

And importantly, do it without losing the social and playful culture that makes training enjoyable.

Next Up- Part 2 : 2023 — Putting it to the test

01/09/2026

INCOMING !
A good class gives you more than techniques.

It gives you an hour where you put everything else aside, challenge yourself, and share the experience with other people who chose to show up.

That’s what Combat Solutions is about.

More than training.

27/08/2026

Weeknight Classes and pushing boundaries

Freeing ourselves from self imposed limitations through the process of martial arts and combat sports training.
Discovery starts with a question : can I be even more ?

Here: we tackle the subject of long range and techniques to rapidly close distance…once drilled on pads, then comes the time to adjust to the realities of sparring …

04/07/2026

Incredible chemistry from two very different people! Awesome, sparky and feisty individually, together the sparks fly in amazing ways!

This session served as an opportunity to go off script and introduce two gutsy gals to the world of head kicks, low kicks, stance changes and defensive counters! It has set the wheels in motion for classes this coming week …
Watch this space

❤️
Thank you for the inspiration for this content

04/07/2026

Heady Days & High Octane Classes

Dangerous pairings in class with each other pairing bringing out the best in each other! These relationships build rapidly overtime , creating numerous opportunities to ignite the fire in the heart of each other !

03/07/2026

Tenacity

🎯 LASER TAG. POOL. FOOD. GREAT COMPANY. 🎯What a day.We went into a packed Laser Tag arena with 30 players, survived the ...
17/06/2026

🎯 LASER TAG. POOL. FOOD. GREAT COMPANY. 🎯

What a day.

We went into a packed Laser Tag arena with 30 players, survived the chaos (just about), settled a few scores, formed a few alliances, and somehow lived to tell the tale.

But the best part?

The social didn’t end when the game did.

Afterwards, we headed out for pool, food, plenty of laughs, and the kind of conversations and memories that are difficult to create when everyone’s rushing home after training.

This is something we’re increasingly proud of.

Yes, we teach boxing, kickboxing and Muay Thai.

Yes, we help people improve their fitness, skills and confidence.

But we’re also building something else.

A club where people know each other’s names.
A club where friendships form naturally.
A club where newcomers are welcomed.
A club where the conversation continues after the gloves come off.

The training brings people together.

The culture keeps them together.

A huge thank you to everyone who came along to the games and those who joined us afterwards and made it such a fantastic afternoon. Looking forward to the next one already.

🥊 Train together.
🍻 Socialise together.
📸 Make memories together.

29/05/2026

Bridging the gap one session at a time! Removing some of the unnecessary psychological roadblocks that creep in to martial arts training. We’re avoiding using words like ‘beginner’ ‘basic’ ‘advanced’ ‘elite’ particularly when referring to a technique or strike.

Instead we’re minding our p’s and q’s and making no differentiation when we combine low kick set ups to flying kicks ala
The result:
Subtly better adoption of techniques.
More ‘have a go’ + ‘perfect it’ attitudes.
Improved linkage between dynamic forms.

29/05/2026

Bridging the gap one session at a time! Removing some of the unnecessary psychological roadblocks that creep in to martial arts training. We’re avoiding using words like ‘beginner’ ‘basic’ ‘advanced’ ‘elite’ particularly when referring to a technique or strike.

Instead we’re minding our p’s and q’s and making no differentiation when we combine inside low kicks as a pivot set up, with Body Kicks, Southpaw striking, Knees and some inspired jumping kicks.

The result:
Subtly better adoption of techniques.
More ‘have a go’ + ‘perfect it’ attitudes.
Improved linkage between dynamic forms.

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2-20 Chalmers Street
Edinburgh
EH39ES

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Monday 6pm - 7pm
Tuesday 6pm - 7pm
7:30pm - 8:30pm
Wednesday 6pm - 7pm
Thursday 6pm - 7pm
Saturday 11am - 1pm

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