UCT Lelystad

15/03/2026

Today, having some Chi-Sau fun with my fellow Instructors and my Sifu Benno Wai

21/12/2025

It’s HERE! Book #3 Is Officially Launched!

I’m thrilled to share that my third book "My Personal Wing Chun Tao: The Book of Biu Ji" is now available! 🥋📖

This project has been a labour of love and deep practice. In this book, I dive into the art, essence, and personal journey of Biu Ji, one of the most advanced and misunderstood forms of Wing Chun.

Whether you’re a seasoned practitioner, a curious martial artist, or someone seeking deeper insight into internal structure and movement principles, this book offers 200 pages of clarity, experience, and practice-refined wisdom.

Grab a copy at https://www.amazon.nl/dp/198612102X
And while you add it, give www.wingchuncompanion.com - a dedicated Wing Chun GPT a try.

Thank you to everyone who’s supported me through this journey: students, teachers, friends, family, and above all, my Sifu - Sifu Benno Wai. 🙏 Your encouragement continues to fuel my exploration and sharing of this art.

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10/06/2024

Many of you know that I have had a long term friendship with Tom Sotis CEO of the AMOK | Global company. Tom Sotis is in my opinion arguably one of the worlds leading experts on CQC with bladed weapons and short distance fi****ms. We have just agreed on him coming over to our UCT Headquarters in Amsterdam the Netherlands for a super weekend focusing on bladed weapons! The date of action will be Friday the 27th of September till Sunday, the 29th of September!

Here is an overview of what to expect schedule wise:

FRIDAY:
PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION: (starting at 19.00 hrs.)
Training drills to develop and coordinate the elements of invincible performance: vision, attention, intention, structure, breathing, movement, and recovery.

SATURDAY:
MOTIVE: 13.00-13.45
Where there’s a Will, there’s a Way, but first, there’s a Why.
Discussion on the 16 motivational drivers of all humans.
MINDSET: 13.45-14.30
Mindset, for both attackers and defenders, is a combination of one’s strategy and willpower.
Discussion on the mindset of attackers and various Strategic responses to violence that includes a detailed analysis of Willpower for defenders.
UNARMED KNIFE DEFENSE / DISARMING 15.00 hrs.
A brief discussion on the Pyramid of Priorities followed by the tactics of protection, counter-striking, catching a moving arm, grabbing, and releasing the blade from their grasp.

SUNDAY:
KNIFE FOR SELF-DEFENSE 12.00-14.00 & 15.00-17.00
Learn to identify potential knife attackers quickly to enhance your situational awareness and techniques to prevent or interrupt attempts to access their weapon. How to create a safe moment to access a knife or improvised instrument (pen, flashlight, etc.) if you are assaulted. Countering knife attacks with escalation of force tactics (arm-cutting and Arm-body combinations) and following up with easy to achieve disarms and takedowns.
Q & A 17.00-17.30

For the love of the blade enthusiasts we can offer the whole weekend for no less then 99 euros!!
Do you want to come only one day the price is 49 euros.

Please let me know by way of PM (or Tom Sotis of course) if you are coming so we can anticipate on space etc.

It will be epic!!

Osu🔥

06/01/2024

I used the holiday period to bring my third saga of "My personal Wing Chun Tao" closer to the finish line. Part of the work is to identify the correct naming of techniques including the Chinese characters, Jyutping, Pinyin, and descriptions.
I've decided to publish them on my Dutch Website https://wingchun-lelystad.nl

(there is one available for international students - please follow the link http://tinyurl.com/wingchunterminology.

Kind regards
Sifu Michiel Contant

Omdat Wing Chun gebruik maakt van effectieve technieken is het ook voor kleinere of minder sterke mensen een uitstekend vechtsysteem.

24/09/2023

Martial Arts evenent 2023

Ook de tweede training afgelopen vrijdag werd goed bezocht tijdens het tweede Martial Arts Event. Het event is onderdeel van de nationale sportweek 2023.

De samenwerking tussen UCT Lelystad, Judovereniging IJselmeer, en Karate Do Lelystad was weer erg gezellig en we zien jullie volgend jaar graag weer.

Alle deelnemers en trainers dank voor jullie inzet en deelname.

Ben je nieuwsgierig geworden, kom langs voor een proefles https://wingchun-lelystad.nl/

Sifu Michiel Contant

Lelystad

12/09/2023

De Nationale Sportweek 2023 Martial Arts Event 2e editie
Op vrijdagavond vrijdagavond 22 september 2023 (start 1900 tot 2100 uur) is er een Martial Arts Event georganiseerd worden door UCT Lelystad, Karate Do Lelystad en JVIJ Lelystad.

Wat hebben judo, wing chung kung fu en karate nog meer gemeen behalve dat het vechtsporten zijn? Ze zijn alle drie vertegenwoordigd op de tweede editie van het Martial Arts Event komende week in Sportcentrum De Koploper.

UCT Lelystad, Karate Do Lelystad en JVIJ laten jou op deze avond gratis kennismaken met deze geweldige Oosterse vechtsporten.
Bekijk wat je kunt verwachten en waarom je vooral mee moet doen en schrijf je daarna in via: http://www.sportinlelystad.nl/nationalesportweek.
Zie ook deze promotie videolink van vorige jaar: https://fb.watch/mkj4XIX4BK/

Je mag mee doen en de 3 clubs onderling zullen ook samen gaan trainen.
-Locatie: Koploper, Badweg 1 Lelystad (dojo JVIJ en Karate Do Lelystad)
-Dresscode: trainingsbroek, t-shirt en neem een bidon mee.

Nationale Sportweek 2023 Martial Arts Event Lelystad in samenwerking met:
Wing Chun Kung Fu te Lelystad(https://wingchun-lelystad.nl). Judo Vereniging IJsselmeer (JVIJ) te Lelystad( https://www.jvij.nl) en
Kyokushin Karate Do Lelystad(https://karatedolelystad.nl/.

En mocht je daarna nog een keer mee willen trainen dan kan dat. Meld je aan op https://wingchun-lelystad.nl.

Tot dan
Sifu Michiel Contant

23/04/2023

This weekend we had another UCT International Instructor's training by Sifu Benno Westra and my fellow instructors. Practice makes perfect!. 👊🙏
https://wingchun-lelystad.nl/

18/02/2023

De wetenschap achter Bruce Lee's 1-inch punch

Martial arts moves can seem magical, but maybe they just display a mastery of physics.

20/12/2022

Nice training this weekend

The grading group from Sunday December 18th at the UCT Academy Amsterdam. Always a great succes: The Gathering at years end, great atmosphere, great energy and great laughs 🙏🙏🙏👊

09/05/2022