Multi-discipline martial arts championships with K-1, boxing, taekwondo and forms across three days at the Birmingham NEC.
The Arnold UK - Combat Sports Championships take over the Birmingham NEC from 19 to 21 March 2027, as part of the wider Arnold Sports Festival. It's a multi-discipline martial arts competition run to WKO Amateur rules and hosted by Jon Green, and it's spread across three days. Friday is a check-in day, Saturday is all about the Ringsports, and Sunday belongs to the Tatami sports.
The range of styles on offer is wide. On the Ringsports side, you've got K-1, Light Contact, Sport-Boxing, Full Contact, Thaiboxing, and Low Kick. The Tatami side covers Pointfighting, Light Continuous, Ken-Do, Tae-Do, Open Weight, Grand Slam, and Forms & Kata. Whether you're into the stand-up striking of the ring or the technical, fast-paced work on the mats, there's a category that fits. The whole thing sits inside the Arnold Sports Festival, so it's one part of a much larger weekend of sport and fitness going on around the NEC.
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If you're competing, there are two ways to enter. Teams pay £20 per team per category. Individuals pay by the number of categories they take on: £45 for one, £75 for two, £100 for three to five, £120 for six, £140 for seven, £160 for eight, £180 for nine, £200 for ten, and £220 for thirteen. The individual entry fee includes a weekend pass to the Arnold Sports Festival, which usually goes for £85 on its own, so if you're entering, you've got the rest of the festival covered as well.
