Archive for September 11th, 2009

  • Thank God for Lyoto Machida

    Thank God for Lyoto Machida

    Thank God for Lyoto Machida. The name of this article may be a little deceptive in as much as originally I was going to write something about the amiable Brazilian Lyoto Machida bringing some life back into what is becoming an almost accepted style of “MMA” fighting with his Shotokan Karate striking system  but someone just [...]

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  • 6 Months On

    6 Months On

    6 Months on…Constructive blood   by Richard Jones  I wrote my first article to explain why I took up MMA and how I became involved with the CycloneWingChun club. This article is to tell you how my training has come along and what has been going on at the club…  Picture this: I’m sat at home, thinking about [...]

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  • AN INTERVIEW WITH ALAN ORR: MMA Wing Chun

    AN INTERVIEW WITH ALAN ORR: MMA Wing Chun

    AN INTERVIEW WITH ALAN ORR: MMA Wing Chun - by Bob Sykes First published in UK Martial Arts Illustrated March 2007    Alan Orr has become a well-known figure in the Wing Chun world over the last few years. Know as a teacher who trains as hard if not harder than his students, he has been earning [...]

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  • Pressure Testing

    Pressure Testing

    Pressure testing at Cyclone Wing Chun By David Charlton   The chu sau lei system at Cyclone, starts the pressure testing early,  with structure testing, where if you get it wrong you take a step forwards or backwards, not particularly damaging!    However maintaining a good structure is a critical technique underpinning the system, the ability to destroy an opponent’s [...]

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  • The Tightrope – Teaching & Training Martial Arts

    The Tightrope – Teaching & Training Martial Arts

    Walking the Tightrope. Teaching and Studying Martial Arts. by Alex Wright. To study martial arts is often a lifelong love, it’s hard for those not involved to appreciate how obsessed you can get about a hobby that to outsiders often looks like a bunch of guys having a bit of a punch up or rolling around on [...]

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  • My Journey in Wing Chun

    My Journey in Wing Chun

    My Journey in Wing Chun Article by Steve Nixon, Forward by Alex Wright   Steve came to us from another style of Wing Chun and like many of my students found our system very different in both its technical application and in its style of training.  Steve has gone from being clumsy and ineffective to being tight [...]

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  • Self Defence

    Self Defence

    What is Self Defence? There are many aspects to the term “self defence”.   I have written this for a presentation I’ve been asked to do at a local authority however I have published it on the website hoping it may be of use to general readers.   In my opinion the four key areas of self defence [...]

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