Maidstone LED saber combat and choreography
The Noble Art of Getting Fit(ter) through Fandom and Fun.
We’re a friendly LED saber club in Maidstone where complete beginners, Star Wars fans, martial artists and curious weirdos all train together.
What Vanguard is
A club with structure, standards and room for every kind of learner.
Vanguard LED Saber Academy is for beginners, fans, performers, martial artists and returning saber practitioners who want something more substantial than a casual meet-up. The training has a clear syllabus, but the atmosphere is friendly and collaborative.
You can train for fitness, stage combat, solo flow, kata, grading, tournaments or the simple joy of learning a new discipline with other people who get it.
6-8 weeks
Typical foundation block before a first grading attempt
Where you can take it
Four ways into the same academy.
Foundations
Learn safe handling, Shii-Cho basics, footwork, body mechanics and the shared language used across the club.
FoundationsKata and flow
Build forms, rhythm, precision and control through solo patterns and repeatable movement drills.
Kata trackCombat
Train distance, timing, pressure, partner awareness and decision-making in controlled sparring formats.
Combat trackPerformance
Develop style combat, choreography and demonstration skills where both partners make the exchange work.
Style combatTraining pathway
Know what you are working toward.
The Vanguard pathway maps foundation drills, skills, kata levels, combat levels, grading protocol and advanced forms. The full page includes the complete pathway image plus readable summaries for mobile users.
Open the full pathway
Start your journey
Your first session is free.
Come along on a Wednesday, meet the club, try the basics and decide whether Vanguard feels right.