Nordisk styrka gym

The practice of combat sports is particularly used in far-right groups that aim to "training and professionalizing” its violence. Groups train in different combat sports in order to prevail over antifascists/anarchists and law enforcement during protests.

In many gyms extremists target vulnerable young people . Martial arts and combat sports such as Boxing and MMA have characteristics that make them particularly attractive and vulnerable to radicalization and terrorism. They provide a preparation for hand-to-hand combat, they are economical to practice, increasingly fashionable and rather widespread among young people with family and economic problems but also identity, belonging, motivational crises. These vulnerabilities , properly exploited, both directly and indirectly, can trigger a process of violent radicalisation.

Violent antifascist groups also train in martial arts with the aim of preparing for demonstrations, protests and clashes with opponents and the police. This type of training is considered so useful to be advertised on leaflets and propaganda material, to be made available to young people in anti-fascist training camps