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