Centre for close combat & self-defense in Villach
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Instructor profile

Headcoach Erich Ferlesch – self-defense instructor and founder of CFC in Villach

Erich Ferlesch (Sifu 師傅) – self-defense instructor in Villach.

Headcoach Erich Ferlesch is the founder of CFC Die Kampfkunstschule in Villach. His teaching is shaped by martial arts experience since 1990, teaching since 1997, decades of operational security and experience as a former active full-contact competitor in Lei Tai kickboxing.

Solid experience. Clearly structured training.

Choosing a school means choosing a person. At CFC you are taught by the founder himself: martial arts since 1990, Wing Chun since 1995, teaching since 1997, his own school in Villach since 2002 – plus decades of practical work in operational security. No franchise concept, no rotating staff, no titles that need explaining.

  • Training is under the direction of Headcoach Erich Ferlesch.
  • Small groups, so corrections happen individually rather than from the front of the room.
  • Decades of teaching experience – with beginners as well as long-term students.
  • Practical background from operational security, used soberly and without dramatisation.
  • Long-term guidance: your development is followed over years, not over a course block.
Martial arts since
1990
Wing Chun since
1995
Teaching since
1997
Own school in Villach since
2002
Certified self-protection instructor since
1999
Sifu (師傅) of Wing Chun Gongfu since
2011
Operational security practice
decades of experience in operational security(close, event and property protection)

Areas of expertise

Wing Chun Kung Fu

Instructor grade in the system since 1995. Traditional Wing Chun (also Wing Tsun / Ving Tsun) across lineages – focused on functional application in self-protection, with and without weapons.

FMA – Filipino Martial Arts

Instructor since 2000. Stick fighting (Eskrima / Arnis / Kali), Baraw (knife work) and the unarmed systems Panantukan (Filipino boxing) and Dumog (Filipino wrestling).

HEMA – Historical European Martial Arts

Historical bladework in parallel with FMA since 2000: German longsword, rapier, fencing – as a standalone system, not a show.

Self-defense & violence prevention

Certified self-protection instructor since 1999. Courses for women, children and companies. Focus on situational threat defense, de-escalation, anti-bullying for children from age 7.

Full-contact experience

Former active full-contact competitor in Lei Tai kickboxing; participant in the 2009 World Championship in Ulm. Modern Lei Tai takes place on a raised platform without ring ropes. Depending on the ruleset, competitors use punches, kicks, throws and sweeps.

Operational security & teaching

Decades of experience in operational security – work in event, property and personal protection – nationally and internationally. Trainings on threat defense and de-escalation for security companies.

Career timeline

  1. 1990Started martial arts training, various systems.
  2. 1995Started intensive Wing Chun training.
  3. 1997First independent teaching activity.
  4. 1999Certified self-protection instructor.
  5. 2000Added FMA (Filipino Martial Arts) and HEMA in parallel.
  6. PracticeDecades of experience in operational security. Work in event, property and personal protection; training for security companies.
  7. 2002Founded CFC – The Martial Arts School in Villach.
  8. 2009Active full-contact competitor in Lei Tai kickboxing; participated in the World Championship in Ulm.
  9. 2011Sifu (師傅) of Wing Chun Gongfu
  10. 2012Consolidation into one structured training path.
  11. 2016Diploma Health & Movement Coach, WIFI Kärnten.
  12. 2026Decades of operational security; still head instructor in Villach.

Train directly with the founder.

Training is under the direction of Headcoach Erich Ferlesch. No franchise, no rotating staff – 1:1 with Headcoach Erich Ferlesch.

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