"Most people in the martial arts world should know by know that the heart and soul of a fighting system lies in iits basic principles and concepts, not in the way its techniques look, not in the form, that is. Armed with these principles and concepts, the system either can or cannot give answers to the problems posed by attacks from the same or other fighting systems. Sifu Alan Orr, armed with a deep knowledge of the Wing Chun kung fu system (he has trained in the complete Chu Sau Lei Wing Chun system with his teacher Robert Chu), in his DVD series titled No Holds Barred Wing Chun is giving answers to the problems posed by the "new standard" in fighting systems, Mixed Martial Arts. Now, the point where most classical martial arts instructors fail when facing an opponent who knows boxing, muay thai, wrestling and submission grappling, is well... their ignorance in those fields. No such problem with Alan Orr: besides Wing Chun, he knows his boxing (both old school and sport style), his clinch fighting (muay thai and Greco-Roman) and his ground fighting (both BJJ and Catch Wrestling). He is also European head instructor and representative of the famous American Shark Tank MMA gym. Plus, he is continuously pressure testing his art in the field of MMA - he is an active competitor himself and two of his students, Neil 'The Berserker' Broadbent (Amateur National NHB Lightweight Champion and now NHB Pro fighter) andAaron Baum (Amateur National NHB Middleweight Runner Up and now NHB Profighter) are top MMA fighters in the UK.

Just like Guro Marc Denny of the Dog Brothers, who took the basic principle of Filipino Martial Arts (the principle of positional superiority achieved through triangular footwork patterns), pressure tested it sparring with MMA fighters in the R1 Gym, and came up with the strategies and tactics presented in the Kali Tudo DVD set, Alan Orr takes the Wing Chun "powertools" (the spine alignment, the rooting, the centerline concept, the power generation methods) and puts them against Mr Joe Average MMA fighter. The result is an up-to-date fighting system, complete with punching, striking and kicking techniques, clinch fighting skills, joint locks and chokes (some of the most functional chin na you've ever seen!!!) plus chi sao training that transfers directly to your fighting skills. Does it look like WingChun? Yes, it does, and since it stays "loyal" to the basic principles and concepts of the art it is Wing Chun, and that should be the main concern.

Alan Orr's instruction is clear and precise, his demonstrations detailed and impressive. The techniques come with alive drills that will help you hone them to perfection and there's also some live sparring, in which two ofOrr's students beat each other bloody. What else is there? Ah yes, the production values of the DVDs are top-notch. If you're into Wing Chun and you've never pressure tested your art against opponents from other styles, you definitely need this set. And Alan Orr is worthy of praise, because not many classical martial arts teachers have the guts it takes to look into their art form a critical, open-minded viewpoint".

Spyros Katsigiannis - Athens Greece