diff --git a/code/modules/martial_arts/martial.dm b/code/modules/martial_arts/martial.dm
index c43f745d4cb..4e9c2674daa 100644
--- a/code/modules/martial_arts/martial.dm
+++ b/code/modules/martial_arts/martial.dm
@@ -289,8 +289,15 @@
 /obj/item/CQC_manual/attack_self(mob/living/carbon/human/user)
 	if(!istype(user) || !user)
 		return
-	to_chat(user, "<span class='boldannounce'>You remember the basics of CQC.</span>")
+	if(user.mind && (user.mind.changeling || user.mind.vampire)) //Prevents changelings and vampires from being able to learn it
+		if(user.mind && user.mind.changeling) //Changelings
+			to_chat(user, "<span class ='warning'>We try multiple times, but we simply cannot grasp the basics of CQC!</span>")
+			return
+		else //Vampires
+			to_chat(user, "<span class ='warning'>Your blood lust distracts you from the basics of CQC!</span>")
+			return
 
+	to_chat(user, "<span class='boldannounce'>You remember the basics of CQC.</span>")
 	var/datum/martial_art/cqc/CQC = new(null)
 	CQC.teach(user)
 	user.drop_item()