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  • Fitness – Strength – Conditioning

    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 [...]

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  • Martial Art Styles @ Cyclone

    Martial Art Styles @ Cyclone

    There are many martial arts styles utilized in modern Mixed Martial Arts competition you may be interested in only one aspect such as boxing or grappling but if its Mixed Martial Arts training you wish to pursue then its accepted wisdom that you need to be well versed in three ranges of combat; Stand up fighting [...]

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  • Cyclone Gym Newcastle

    Cyclone Gym Newcastle

    We moved into our now full time newcastle MMA  gym late in 2009 and have worked constantly to develop our gym into a truly excellent mixed martial arts facility. In order to develop the fight team we needed a home and the conversion of what was n industrial unit has given us an [...]

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  • Cyclone Class Summary & Timetable

    Cyclone Class Summary & Timetable

    I thought we’d add this in just to help people decide on the best classes for them. By all means call us or email if you need more information. For FAQ’s please click Here. Monday          7.00 – 8.30pm – MMA Tuesday         6.30-8.00pm – Beginners Kick Boxing Wednesday  7.00 -8.30pm – [...]

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  • Instructor Profile – Alex Wright (Chinese Boxing/MMA)

    Instructor Profile – Alex Wright (Chinese Boxing/MMA)

    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 [...]

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  • New Classes at Cyclone Martial Arts

    New Classes at Cyclone Martial Arts

    By the end of february Cyclone should have several new classes run to cope with an ever increasing demand. All classes are now at the Walbottle Cyclone Gym RUNNING NOW! Brazillian Jiu Jitsu Class – Saturday Mornings 11am – 1 pm Instructor – Geoff SimpsonThis class is a mix of both Gi and No Gi BJJ with expert [...]

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  • 2010 A Preview- Friendship, Honour & Courage

    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 [...]

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  • FAQS – Read This If you Are New to Cyclone

    FAQS – Read This If you Are New to Cyclone

    Every Week I answer the phone to 10 or so prospective students who often ask the same questions so I’ll do my best to answer as many of them here as possible. If you want to know more please fill out the contact form and we’ll get back to you as soon as we can.  [...]

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