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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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Training Advice for current students and prospective ones
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 [...] -
Want to Start @ Cyclone MMA? READ THIS
Every week I still get 10 or more emails and calls asking essentially the same questions. I’ve put the beginners guide already on this website but this specifically deals with the MMA question which goes something like….. “I want to learn the skills for Mixed Martial Arts (or Ultimate Fighting) and was wondering which classes to [...] -
Strike 4 – Cyclone Fighters in Action
A local affair up in Ashington gave two of our guys their debut fights last night at the Strike Fighting Championship in Ashington. Billy Snowdon vs Lee Taylor (Amatuer MMA) Billy Snowdon our Judo instructor took on local fighter Lee Taylor in his first amatuer MMA fight. Billy controlled the fight from the start and after being [...] -
Fitness – Strength – Conditioning
The age old question of do I need to get fit to do martial arts? And then in turn maybe how fit do I need to be? Seems to be one that forever raises its head especially in the emails I get from prospective students. Martial Arts or combat sports have a curious balance between [...] -
2010 A Preview- Friendship, Honour & Courage
Cyclone 2010 – A Look Ahead The year of 2009 was a seminal year for our club and we have probably covered much of this within previous entries on this website however in order to write some thoughts and hopes for the year ahead I would suppose a bit of a look at 2009 wouldn’t go [...] -
Kung Fu Fighters Can Evolve too
In the early days of the Ultimate Fighting Championships 1 & 2 the organisers sought to find representatives of every style to compete in a no holds barred tournament to silence all arguments of the age old question of whose style is the most effective when it really comes down to [...] -
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 [...] -
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 [...]