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Chinese Boxing
03 October 2009 5:22 PM | 1 CommentChinese Boxing or to give it the full title in this context "Chu Sau Lei Family Boxing" is the pugilistic form of Chu Sau Lei Wing Chun.
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BJJ/Grappling
02 October 2009 12:13 PM | No CommentsThere are two distinct elements to the grappling styles incorporated at Cyclone Martial Arts that broadly cover the skills needed for competing in MMA or for use in street self defence situations. Those that cover the clinch and those that deal with fighting from the ground, it is the latter we are covering here (We [...]
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Clinch, Throws & Takedown Training
02 October 2009 12:37 PM | 10 CommentsAt Cyclone Wing Chun we incorporate modern MMA clinch drills using a solid Wing Chun structural base as the foundation for this incredibly important area. Once the basics are learned the many clinch skills of the Wing Chun system are introduced including Chin Na control. Take downs and submission holds from these positions are also learned aswell [...]
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Cyclone Martial Arts Newcastle – About Us
03 October 2009 7:58 PM | No Comments2009 has represented many changes for Cyclone MMA as a club and the new website helps represent our ever evolving martial arts club in Newcastle Upon Tyne.
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Instructor Profile – Alex Wright (Chinese Boxing/MMA)
07 February 2010 10:19 PM | No CommentsCyclones’ head Instructor Alex Wright has trained in a variety of systems over the last 15 years including Chinese Boxing, Western Boxing, Wing chun Kung Fu, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Judo, Wrestling and Muay Thai. A natural coach Alex founded Cyclone in 2005 originally as Cyclone Wing Chun teaching the Chu Sau Lei system under UK Head [...]
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Find Us
29 September 2011 9:17 PM | No CommentsWe are now located inside Trojan Gym on Hexham Road in Walbottle, please see the map at the side of the page to find us!
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Cyclone Judo Take Gold
25 July 2011 11:57 AM | No CommentsAfter almost 1 year since Cyclone Judo opened its first mat, the team sent two of its members to their first international competition in Scotland. Steve McGarvie and Will Heavens represented the club in the I.B.F Scotland international Judo and Sambo Championship. Both Competitors have shown dedication to their training, Steve obtaining his 3rd Kyu (green [...]
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Loose Cannons Show Sat 25th
01 July 2011 10:07 AM | No CommentsTwo of our young fighters Andy Massey and Andy Corbett Fought at local event Loose Cannons “Collision Course” last weekend (Saturday 25th). The two guys are some of our most dedicated students and have trained hard being some of the most regular attendees at the club training in Boxing, Jiu Jitsu and MMA. Andy Massey Versus [...]
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Training Advice for current students and prospective ones
06 June 2011 2:49 PM | No CommentsTRAINING ADVICE for Prospective and indeed current students If you are relatively new to martial arts training or even if you are not its hard to master or even get a reasonable grounding in the many different aspects MMA training all at once and therefore I would really press home the need to concentrate on one [...]
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Cyclone Guys Fight at Masda Muay Thai Interclub
29 May 2011 9:51 AM | No CommentsAlbiet a little belated its about time we updated the site with a little news so first up is the Masda Interclub that Cyclone Fighters Bobby Bolam and Andy Corbett fought in. The day was organised by Alex Foreman of Masda Gym in Liverpool and I have to hand it top him he did [...]
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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 [...] -
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 [...] -
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 [...] -
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 [...] -
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 [...] -
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 [...] -
Traditonal – Whats in a word
Traditional – Whats in a Word? The word “traditional” in martial arts is a funny one. Its use and its meanings are often two very different things and the connotations of “A traditional martial art” or “Traditional Wing Chun” or even “A traditional system” can be very different to what they often amount to. Let’s [...] -
Any Questions?
My Sifu, Alan Orr often starts his class with the question “Any questions?” One of the problems with martial arts training can often be the unwillingness to really question anything, it’s an easy habit to get into and often only broken by the best students, so start by asking yourself if you want to be [...]