Meier Workshop (August,9th)

posted by Thiago,Moy Fat Lei






Hello everybody,

After a long time without posts, I bring to you a lot of:

-Meier Workshop
-Moy Fat Lei 10th Anniversary Video Trailer
-Simo Birthday
-Meier Kids members Trip

Of course, I have to say sorry about my mistakes writing in english.
And I hope you enjoy the posts!



So, here we go...

Some weeks ago, we had at Meier Studio, a new workshop, and that was very important for me, including the fact that two of my best friends was there: My cousin Roberto Pereira, and my University friend Raphael Martins.

Here, I´ll show the pictures taken before the workshop, while we were preparing that ok?

Me (dressing green)explanning the exercises that we were going to do that day.

This picture for some reason is very cool for me. Guilherme is like some kind of Jedi in the middle of an adventure saiyng: "we are going to have problems, I feel disturb in the Force,a earthquake is coming for us" hehehe
My good friend always present Carlos Antunes(Moy Shan Si)and Guilherme(our official stunt man in Meier..hehe) were going to do a Mai San Jong presentation. And those were they trainning. And me standing just looking.
Paula, Felipe Mury and Carla, are talking about punches.
Carlos Antunes and Carla Bastos footwork!
Me and Guilherme showing some conclusions about the exercises.
For relax, Paula choosen the Siu Nim Tao.
Felipe Mury doing the Chum Kiu.


So everyone, that´s all for now!

TRAILER: MOY FAT LEI 10th VING TSUN ANNIVERSARY

Simo Daniela Camacho Birthday

posted by Thiago,Moy Fat Lei

saying of the week: "Do or do not,there is no try(Master Yoda-Star Wars)



Hello Moy Yat Clan!

Now I´me here to talk about the birthday celebration of Simo, my Simo, Daniela Camacho.

With the courage and hard work of Carlos Antunes(Moy Shan Si) with the help of Sisok Ursula Lima(Moy Lin Ma), the celebration happened at Bistro Restaurant. The owner of the place, let us close the doors just for Kung Fu Family.
Carlos brought a Karaoke too! (Oh man!hehe)
My dear friend and kung fu brother, Valdimir Anchieta(stand up), make the oppening speech.
Sifu Julio Camacho and Simo pay attention.
That was the principal table, with Sifu and the discipules. On the Pic, you see the blond one, Paula Gama(Moy Gam Ma) , and by her side Sisok Ursula(Moy Lin Ma), and by her side, Xenia D'avila(Moy Sing Yat). Sifu is dressing pink on the picture.
Me(dressing yellow) and Vlad(by my right side dressing white) are discipules too, but we kind like to seat with the guys and eat like pirates telling stories(that you never know if thats true or not) and eat like ocean wolves.. hehehe
Oh! The kids table! Cards, playing , light food and loud voices!
That beautiful young lady are Sifu´s youngest daughter Julia Camacho. And we registred her first Yi Ji Kim Yeung ma!! hehehe very nice!
Thats me again, my fiancée Karol, and from Meier Studio, Felipe Mury.
The moment of Karaoke!
People stay serious waiting for the final point of Adda!
Three generations of Ving Tsun practioners: (dressing black): Paula Gama[Moy Gam Ma], (dressing white) her daughter Adda, and maybe dancing the Macarena(hehe) her granddaughter , Little Fernanda.
We finish with the sweet picture of Simo singing with her two daughters: Julia and Jade Camacho.


Happy Birthday Simo!!

Meier Kids first trip To the Mogun.

posted by Thiago,Moy Fat Lei



saying of the week: "Do or do not,there is no try" (Master Yoda-Star Wars)



Hello everybody,

Two weeks ago, we had a great event: The first trip of the children of Meier Studio to Moy Yat Ving Tsun Headquarters in Rio de Janeiro.

Unfortunally, the little Thiago Thiers(7 years old) stop the trainning before this hystorical day, and the member Marcelo Moreira(11 years old) had a exam at school in the Saturday morning when was going to happen the trip.

This way, me(Moy Fat Lei), Karol, Paula Gama(Moy Gam Ma), Carlos Antunes(Moy Shan Si),Felipe Mury and Guilherme Farias, went to Barra, transporting the three members: Rafael Evaristo(12 years old), Rodrigo Evaristo(10 years old) and Lucas Eustaquio(12 years old).
(Rafael was the first to enter inside Mogun (MYVT-Rio Headquarters). Sisok Fernanda Neves(Moy Fei Na Tat) was there to receive them.)

As soon as they arrived, we started to prepare the Yam Cha, but Rafael found the Baat Jaam Do(Ving Tsun Knives) and was a big problem convince them to return to the Yam Cha.. hehehe ^_^
(In the begginning, Sisok Fernanda, and my young kung fu brother, Claudio Pamplona, prepare everything by themselves, and the three misters just stay looking!)
(But that dont take too long, as soon as Karol and the boys brought the food for Yam Cha, they started to work. )

While we were eating, some kung fu stories was told, some stories about chinese manners on the table too. The three boys had a lot of fun. And after that, we started something that we call here by the name of "Mogun-Tour", that is a Tour by over the place, with a MYVT member introducing to the visitor all the things inside Mogun.
So, I guide them ...
We´ve started by the room were the Certificates of Master Julio are on the wall. The guys pay a lot of attention, but I think: "If those were Math Certificates? I would have so much attention like these?" hehe
After that, we went for Muk Yank Jong(woodden dummy). That was the first time that the three guys see the Jong in front of them.
This box, contains all the instructions to build a Muk Yan Jong, and a DVD with the voice of Sisok Marcelo Abreu´s wife in cantonese saying all the movements inside de sequence of the Jong.
But of course I said: "So you see guys, inside this box we have all the secrets of Moy Ya Sang Clan for Muk Yan Jong". hehe Just use the word "Secret" with children who play martial arts and "the world is yours" like Scarface.. hehe
Thats the moment when them saw the principal wall (Jing Tong) of the Mogun. They liked a lot of the Jiu Pai of Sifu Julio Camacho.


After that,I asked to Carlos Antunes(Moy Shan Si) trainning with all the people and the three guys. And when the children of the Mogun came, we trainning all togheter, but those pictures are with Dai Sihing and Sifu, next post I bring to you.


So, after the trainning , we went to the chinese restaurante nearest to Mogun.
We had 20 people ! A lot of children! Including the Vladimir son Daniel (3 years old) !! hehe
For some reason the music theme from Goonies by Cindy Lauper was on my head.
After a hard trainning in 2000, when I came from school all day, I used to watch my favorites japanese cartoons on Tv like Sailor Moon,Tenchi Muiyo, Dragon Ball Z, Sakura Card captors etc.. hehe and while I was doing that, I used to eat Lamen (a kind of yakisoba) using the chopsticks. So now, I have some authority (hehe) to help the children of those.Lucas in on my side, Rafael is the long hair in the middle, and Rodrigo, his brother is on his side with long hair too.
The little Amanda had some problems with the chopsticks too.
Now Luana Reis have some problems with chopsticks too and Paula is trying to help her too.. ok,ok...



So people, I´ve made a video-clipe with all the pictures of Felipe Mury´s camera, but I´m in my work now, just tomorrow I´ll send it from home!!


I hope you enjoy it!

wait for part 2!


Thiago,Moy Fat Lei

SIU YE KUEN SPECIAL

As I ask on the portuguese BLOG every time that we have a emotional post, please, this time go for download the song: "Sweet child of mine" , under the voice of Sheryl Crow. That song was track in the OST of the 1999 movie, "The Big daddy" with one of my favorite stars, Adam Sandler!
I think this song is good for this post, cause we´re gonna talk about the "Siu Ye Kuen"...



"Siu Ye Kuen" is a chinese term wich means something like "martial art of the young lords" or even "The Fist of the young lords".

If you have ever seen the Jet Li´s movies called "Fong Sai Yuki 1 or 2" or even the recent "Fearless" , you may notice that people calls his charcters as "Young Master" , and if you focus on the sound, you will listen them say "Shao Ye" (the mandarin pronunce for Siu Ye, or Young Lord).

This term, is about the past, the traditional chinese families, hire Masters to take care of their children education. Those masters were responsable for teach them things like: traditional caligraphy, culture, good ways on the table, and of course Martial Arts.

So, this way, the education of these "young Lords" was almost entire connected to the Sifu teaching.

Our patriarch Chan Wah Shun (Jau Chin Wah 1849-1911) was the master who maked the Ving Tsun very famous inside the chinese traditional families, finally receving the denomination of "Siu Ye Kuen". This way, Master Chan Wah Shun, was able to teach inside Yip Family´s propriety, and have our legendary patriarch as a student.


About Rio:

Last year, my good friend, Roberto Viana and Marcia Velloso, started the work with children at our branch. Some months later, Sihing Leo Reis[moy lei wong] and Sisok Fernanda Neves[moy fei na tat] took the project, and made that very famous inside our clan.

So today, we have : Lucas, Luana, Jade and Pedro as the Rio de Janeiro Branch Siu Ye Kuen students.

In these classes they can learn : Ving Tsun History, Chinese Culture, Ving Tsun techniques [based in Siu Nim Do], etc..

Last december, and this year in February, we had two workshops for children at Meier Studio. There were a lot of children, but only in May, Mrs. Teresa, a dedicated grandmather, looking for some martial art for her grandson, found us in Meier. She talked a little with me, liked the Ving Tsun, and took the little 7 years old Thiago Thiers [yeah! Same name as mine!] for start Ving Tsun.
At left dressing blue, is Mrs. Teresa, and at her side, we have Thiago. The boy who was responsable for the begginning of this categorie of trainning at Moy Yat Ving Tsun Meier Studio.

Just two weeks later, I met Rafael and Rodrigo Caputo. Two brothers who also lives in Meier neighborhood and like a lot martial arts.
They started in Ving Tsun and called another two friends of their school: Lucas and Marcelo.

Rafael(dressing white) and his brow dressing a blue cap. They also like to play guitar and skate.


I have to say that in the begginning I was a little terrify, cause I would have to deal with persons about 7,10,12 years old. but today their classes are one of the moments that I have more fun inside my "stormies" weeks.

Today I dont have words to express the feeling when I´m with them. Cause till today I can remember my first martial art Instructor, Wanderley Sensei in Judo. And also the second one some years later, Flavio in Tae Kwon Do.

They were two persons like heroes for me, and this feeling cause some deception too. So I´m just trying to act as a Sihing with the help of some kung fu brothers like: Guilherme , Felipe Mury and my fiancée , Karol, who is also helping us at Meier with the children.

This way I think I can represent a little my Sifu Julio Camacho.

I hope that some images and a little clipe that I made, be able to express those moments!

please enjoy!

Thiago Thiers(the first Siu Ye of Meier) and Marcia Velloso. The owner of Dharma Space, where Meier Studio is located.
Rafa(long hair) helps his Sidai Lucas , to feel without see, when is the right moment to move and give an another punch. Karol observes the trainning.
Children trainning Ving Tsun kick.
Me trying to explain to the children what Hung Bao is. Felipe Mury (dressing white) just observes.
Okay Governator, I´m not feeling like you in your movie! Our children are more relax! ^_^
we also have ludic moments! One day, the boys said: "Hey yo Sihing! We want to see how the Ving Tsun Long Pole is! "
So next week I took a Gwan from the Rio de Janeiro Branch, I show that at Meier. They liked a lot. And we play with that like the legend of Leung Yi Tai at the river.
So, I pick a pen, put it on the pole, and asked them to try to write the ideogram "Muk" or "Mù" (who means wood). That was really fun!
Now, if they have any problems they can make a "wood ideogram" on their enemies' bodies. Like Zorro when he makes the letter Z with his sword. hehehe
"WWE moment"!!! In another ludic moment. Rafa and Lucas are trying to "steal" the Jong´s arm from Marcelo. Who has two legs and one arm, and a brain to use his Ving Tsun to dont let this happen! Cause one hand have to hold the Jong´s arm.

Now! have some fun with the video with the best moments!!!



*In the begginning of the video, you will see a joke with the Place where studio Meier is located, cause that place calls DHARMA SPACE.
*After that, you will see the Moy Yat Logo with a photo of a lot of cars on the backgroud. That is Dias da Cruz Street. Where the Meier Studio is! Under the logo you have the words: "MEIER STUDIO" in yellow.
*Next frame, you see a phrase in portuguese who means: "The youth is not a time of your life, is a spirit feeling" . A great chinese saying.



*After watch the video, scroll down the blog and see the photos of the new team of this site!!!









THE PEARTREE´S BLOG NEW TEAM:


If you have miss more posts in this site, now finally I´m not alone anymore, and the Blog will bomb with news!
Cause now we are a team!
The most nerds members of Rio de janeiro Branch joined forces to post news about kung fu family and a lot of nerd things like on portuguese blog!!!

Now, know more about these three guys!!


name: Thiago Silva
in english: James from Silva
kung fu name: Moy Chi Yau Si
city: Rio de Janeiro
super power: Thiago is able to spend a super-human time in front of the computer working.
worst enemie: The SAM(Rio de Janeiro Branch´s intranet system)
biggest dream: Realize a "internet project"(it´s a secret!) with his kung fu brothers..












name: Thiago Pereira(oh yeah! "Thiago" is very commum name, like Bob or Jack..hehe)
in english: James Peartree
city: Rio de Janeiro
kung fu name: Moy Fat Lei
super power: walk long distances to not spend money with bus and buy japanese comics.
worst enemie:The DVDs Boxes' prices.
biggest dream: Find all the episodes of the japanese Tv series "Lone wolf and cub" (Kozure Ookami) from 70´s.








name: Carlos Antunes
in english: Charles Antunes
kung fu name: Moy Shan Si
city: Rio de Janeiro
super power: be the "Wii master", and super human capacity to be polide!
worst enemy: the two guys above, who never went play Wii with him in his house on Saturdays afternoons.
Biggest dream: Work as a Judge in the future.(so he will be like Nicholas Marshall from old Tv Serie "Blind Justice" from 90´s)









So thats all for today!!!


I hope you enjoyed!!!


Moy Fat Lei

MEIER : SIFU

Hello Moy Yat Family,

has been a long time.

So, as I posted some time ago , the new Moy Yat Ving Tsun studio in North Zone of our city is going well. And yesterday, we received Master Julio Camacho, my Sifu with all the new students.
We also had the presence of visitants, parents, special guests like Carlos Antunes, my bride , etc..

Four students from Meier received a invite of Sifu, to participate in next Traditional Cerimony of our Family. They are:

Gustavo Santos:

Sifu called the Dai Sihing of Meier to go to Chum Kiu.

Felipe Mury:

The skilled Mury also is now going to Chum Kiu.

Guilherme Farias:

One of the Biggest hearts of the studio, Guilherme, is also going to Chum Kiu.

and Carla Bastos:

One of the greatest students of Meier, now was invited to join the Moy Jo Lei Ou Family.[Moy Yat Clan].

So, we had a rainny afternoon. Before Sifu comes, Guilherme and Carla prepared all the things for this event. They stopped a little, and helped me with the Siu Ye Kuen class[kids class] of 14 hrs. with Rafael Evaristo, Rodrigo Evaristo and the new ´Siu Ye´, Lucas. Then, we´ve back to the work, and sometime later, my young kung fu brother , Carlos Antunes, showed up. ´Cause he was one of the special guests of that afternoon.

Sifu always talk about Sam Fat [ way of the heart] , and Carlos is a good example of that concept. He´s always there. No matter what, Carlos never go back with his words.. he´s one of the most dedicated guys in Mogun.
{in the pic, from left to the right: Sifu, me, my bride Karol, and Carlos Antunes. Carlos now is the youngest member of Moy Jo Lei Ou Family, beeing invited to becomes a Special Student[Dai Gee] }

So, me, Carlos and Mury went to the front of the place to wait for Sifu. Sifu arrived at 16:50 hrs. The meeting was 17 hrs. So we had 10 minutes to show the place once more time to Sifu, so he could see the changes.

We all went to the room, closed the doors, and started the talking. At that time, the room was still a little empty, but we didnt know that this time, all the Meier students was coming..
{Sifu talks a little about ´free hand go ahead´to Guilherme[at left]}
[Sifu using the white board to explain some concepts of that]

So, sometime later, the children also came and their parents. At last, Marcia, the Dai Sijeh of Meier Studio and her boyfriend joined us, and we had now all the group. Sifu was very happy when saw that. Me too.
{[from left] :Carlos Antunes, Gustavo Santos[Dai Sihing of Meier], Rafael Evaristo and Rodrigo Evaristo}
{Carla Bastos[dressing black] , Priscila Borges[dressing purple] and Guilherme Farias[dressing the uniform]}

[Now a little one: You may see that yellow snack in the middle of the pic right? Take a look. That is a snack called ´Fandangos´. A very famous snack for children in Brazil, wich dont have any nutritional value.. hehe Sifu of course maked a lot of fun of that, saying: ´Ok, now I really see that I´m in a ´Teenager branch´. K´mon, Fandangos??´
hehehe

So, back ...

Sifu was very touched about what he saw, new students, parents, old students becoming more mature, etc.. so he said something:

´Are you seeing this blank white board? Do you believe that all the lines of Da Vinci´s Monalisa are here? I´m saying to you, the lines are here. You just have to pick the pen, and start to follow the right lines, and make a Monalisa too. That´s the difference of a ordinary look and an artist look. When common people look at the board, see it blank. When an artist look at the board, see an image.I cannot see it too,cause I´m not a painting artist. . It´s very easy to look to a big tree and see it, but see a big tree when it´s not there, you have to look with the heart. That´s the same here on Meier,I see a lot of heart here,I see a lot of people with potential, so I´m fine and confident with this branch, with Meier. ´

So, I end this post with those touching words of Sifu about Meier Studio.
We all doing our best there.
So Moy Yat Family, stay fine too ´cause the legacy still going on in Rio..

{Sifu always says that the most important person on a pic, is the one wo take the pic. ´Cause he´s there making sure that a moment will be recorded. Yesterday , this person was Felipe Mury[dressing long sleeves] , but in this pic taken by Gustavo, he finally apears}
{We see now from left: Mrs. Teresa[Thiago´s grandmother] , Thiago Thiers[first Siu Ye in Meier], Gustavo and Rafael.}
{ All right Carlos!! go for Fandangos!!!!!!}
{Guilherme too.}
{ Marcia Velloso, my young kung fu sister, is dressing blue and jeans in the pic. Moy Yat Ving Tsun Meier Studio, is located inside Marcia´s place called Dharma Space. Where you can make dance classes , Yoga classes, and Ving Tsun. Marcia is a todai of Master Julio Camacho. She was presented to the Family by Paula Gama[Moy Gam Ma] , one of the Master Julio´s closests dai gee. And is in Chum Kiu}
{You can see by the side of the ´Siu Ye ´Rodrigo[the young one with the hat] , a girl dressing black. She is Carla Bastos. Carla lives in Meier, and she is the third girl starting trainning Ving Tsun in this studio. First, we had: Erika, Priscila and now Carla. But just Priscila joined the Family. Erika had to go back home in the south of our Country. So, this way, Carla can be the second girl in Meier to join the Moy Yat Family. As the days pass, Carla is creating a bigger link with her kung fu brother in Meier, and with Sifu. We are very honored about that, ´cause in Brazil, specially in Rio, martial arts is always menitoned as a men´s activitie. And Priscila Borges and Carla Bastos bought the ´fight´, and are trainning hard make themselves stronger inside.


CONGRATULATIONS TO : GUSTAVO SANTOS, FELIPE MURY, GUILHERME FARIAS AND CARLA BASTOS.

ALSO TO: CARLOS ANTUNES, THANKS FOR SHOW UP, AND CONGRATULATIONS FOR HIS SPECIAL MOMENT IN THE FAMILY.

FOR THE STUDENTS OF MEIER WHO ARE SHOWING THEIR FORCE.

THANKS TO: MY BRIDE KAROL, AND ALL THE PARENTS AND FRIENDS WHO SHOWED UP TOO.

And special thanks to Sifu Julio Camacho for come .

Thanks Sifu.








Thanks for come.

See you

Thiago,Moy Fat Lei