MMA Newcastle Archive

Chinese 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.

There 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 [...]

At 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 [...]

2009 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.

Cyclones’   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 [...]

We are now located inside Trojan Gym on Hexham Road in Walbottle, please see the map at the side of the page to find us!

After 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 [...]

Two 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 [...]

TRAINING 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 [...]

Albiet 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 [...]