Part fantasy camp, part training seminar, the Paradise Warrior Retreat will be bringing legends, world champions and elite coaches together with local fighters and fight fans on March 14-16 in Dulles. 

We caught up with Yoram Gazit of Paradise Warrior Retreat to find out more about this seminar.

Paradise has been putting on seminars, primarily on the West Coast, since 2004 and has featured some of the top names in MMA including Bas Rutten, Pat Militech, BJ Penn, Chuck Liddell and Dan Henderson.

On their first trip to the east coast Andrei Arlovski, Rob Kamen, Pete Sell, Shawn Tompkins and other top coaches in various martial arts disciplines will be serving as instructors.

However, Yoram wanted to point out that Paradise Warrior Retreat isnt like a lot of other retreats and seminars featuring big name fighters.  The instructors dont simply go through the motions in a class, turn it over to an assistant and head back to their rooms.  "You train with them, eat with them, party with them, get to know them", said Yoram.

One way that Paradise is able to maintain a close relationship between the students and instructors is by limiting space.  "Our seminars are normally around 75 people", noted Yoram "which is a great student to teacher ratio and makes sure students from every talent level can get personalized instruction".

This personal attention and interaction with the instructors is part of what has made this event popular with everyone from aspiring professional fighters, to weekend warriors, to fight fans simply looking to be around their heros. 

"We are really excited about this seminar", concluded Yoram "over 60% of our students from our west coast seminars came from the east coast and we have a great relationship with a lot of people in this area, including the Marines who have been a big supporter of us.  We are expecting a good turnout and look forward to being able to come back some time in the future."

If you want more information about Paradise Warrior Retreat, you can visit www.paradisewarriorretreat.com.  You can also give them a call at 800-900-3222.