4th Shaolin Wing Chun Workshop with Sifu Meng in Fortaleza-CE Brazil

[Sifu Alex Magnos]

From 15th to 19th, October 2009.

Master Meng will be one more time in Fortaleza, Brazil, to make bigger and stronger our Brazilian Shaolin Wing Chun family by improving our minds, bodies and spirits.

This time our training will be more focused on the Four Human Timeframe for Combat: Kiu Sau, Chi Kiu, Chi Sau, Saan Da from Wing Chun Dim technology.

More details see our Brazilian website: www.shaolinwingchun.com.br

[Benny Meng]

I have just returned from running an intense, four-day training camp in the beautiful, coastal city of Fortaleza, Brazil. Fortaleza is known for it's beautiful beaches and we decided to have special training at a beach house. My thanks to Julio Ceran Riberiro Fontenela Bezerra for providing us with a beautiful facility by the beach.

Close to 20 participants were at this special training. We trained three times a day plus daily lectures. Typically, we got up early to have Qigong training which lasted about 45 minutes to an hour. Then we had breakfast. While we waited for breakfast to settle, I have a daily lecture. Topics included: the Six Wisdoms, Qigong, Life Success Formulas, Four Human Timeframes, Black Flag Wing Chun, and many other topics related to Shaolin History, Theory, and Philosophy. After the lectures, we did our second training session for the day - which was normally an introduction to Black Flag Wing Chun. After that section, we had home-style, Brazilian Barbecue at the beach house, followed by swimming and additional training by the beach. After a break, the third section focused on training in the Human Timeframe, including covering: Saan Da, Kiu Sau, Chi Kiu, and Chi Sau. The third section normally ran into the evening, after which we went into the city for a nice dinner and more discussion on the topics discussed and trained for the day.

We went through 3-and-a-half days of this training schedule. My students and grand-students in Brazil are highly motivated - they not only went through all the training, but also were fast learners. A few of the students drove over 25 hours to attend this special training camp. We have already set up the visit for next year and arranged for my representative, Sifu Alex Magnos, together with some of this kung fu brothers and students to come to the US next year.

If you're interested in making the trip to Brazil, please let me know - it's definitely a unique and rewarding experience. If you would like to host our guests from Brazil next year, please let me know that too. Part of being in a Kung Fu Family is taking care of the people that travel to visit us. As the saying goes, "in all directions, there is one family." By being host to a guest, you are going above and beyond and putting your training into action in your life, which is what we call living a "Kung Fu Life." This is where true mastery lives - in the large and small things we do everyday.

Sincerely,
Master Benny Meng

[Cesar Augusto]

After more than 24 hours driving back home from Fortaleza (and a night sleep in Natal, of course), we safely got to our hometown, Aracaju, in the smallest state of Brazil. We were four, Barreto, Junior, Aline and I, returning from the Workshop presented by Sigung Benny Meng.


Exhausting as it may have been, we were satisfied to have accomplished our goal of participating in the training and spending time with Sigung and Sifu, learning, and practising.


I had already met Master Meng in 2007, during his first visit to Fortaleza. This second time we could enjoy more, especially because the decision of having everybody stay at the same house by the beach gave us more time to practise, study and talk. Every one got to know each other and this is important so as our family may grow stronger.


I especially enjoyed the time I spent talking with Sigung Meng because it was a great opportunity to learn more. His knowledge is impressive and he shows his generosity as an instructor, always patient and willing to answer questions. Helping along with translation also gave me the opportunity to be always participating. I'll try hard to be present next time in April 2010.


The life success Wing Chun formula will help me organise my study and assess my personal development; focus on the steps necessary to achieve goals within my training. Put this together with knowledge of the Six Wisdoms and training has a boost!


The study of the four human time frames enhanced comprehension in terms of bridging, engaging, use of energy and gates theory.


We will strive to develop in Black Flag Wing Chun; the first steps got us some bruises but we are anxious to know more.


The Qigong practice in the morning helped me recover from a painful headache I woke up with; thanks for that too!


I guess this illustrates well how our training with Sigung Meng scoped the Three Treasures of Shaolin: Ch'an, Health and Martial Arts.


I would like to say thank you once more to Sigung Benny Meng for his generosity taking time to teach his Brazilian students and grand students - and I would like to say thanks to my Sifu Alex Magnos for his perseverance which made possible to have such great moments with a great master and Kung Fu brothers.


Sincerely,

Cesar Augusto


Red Flag Boxer Society -

Training Center of Sergipe

Aracaju, Brazil

[Sifu Alex Magnos]

Well, one more meeting with Sifu Meng was held in Brazil.

This represented another great moment in our lives and also a deeper step into Shaolin Kung Fu. We are following the tradition of having Master Meng between us in Brazil twice a year. This way all students, grand students, visitors, friends, everyone will have a chance to meet a great teacher, a good man, humble, simple and very dedicated to honestly teach the details of the real Shaolin Kung Fu to all who seek for him.

Looking back and making an analysis of the last 4 years, I believe that traveling to Rio de Janeiro in November 2005, to meet Sifu Meng and ask him to accept me as his student, this was the most important decision that I ever made in my martial life. Meet Sifu Meng represented my new birth to martial arts. His teaching made me see beyond the illusions so present in the martial arts, even among some who claim to have not illusions.

With each new meeting we have with Sifu Meng in Brazil, our students are happier because more they are sure that the pursuit of a life finally ended. Thinking about it, it's amazing how the universe conspires to help when people are honest and are in a sincere search: Sifu Meng has devoted more than ten years of his life in search for the origins of Wing Chun / Shaolin Kung Fu and was rewarded with wonderful results which he now shares with everyone who has the ability to realize the greatness of his discoveries. For several years we have been looking for a teacher who was really worthy of being called Sifu (Father) whom we could truly learn the real Shaolin Kung Fu and whom we could truly dedicate ourselves as Kung Fu-sons. We found Master Meng and our search is over. This is the thought of all the members of our school in Brazil.

Finally, again I would like to say thank you to my sifu, Master Benny Meng, for his patience, dedication and simplicity, for taking precious moments of his life (TSE) to come down to Brazil and share some of his immense knowledge with us all that admire him so much. I also would like to say thank you to Simo Meng for kindly giving us her husband to come enlighten us in every meeting. I also would like to say thank you to all the students who helped in any way in this another great meeting with our Master.

Spending 24 hours a day in a beach house, training and learning from Sifu Meng has made me feel like a student of ancient Kung Fu tradition in the old China. This is priceless!

Thank you.

[Sifu Alex Magnos]

"Embora não tenha participado pessoalmente do evento devido a questões de trabalho e saúde da família, estive apoiando o evento pois para mim o foco é fazer com que a minha família Kung Fu se expanda e estou sempre no apóio mesmo quando não posso participar.

Estou muito feliz com as novidades a mim passadas por Sihing Herculano e já iniciei treinamento de alguns tópicos. Encontrarei também com Sifu Magnos para ter acesso completo às informações.

Informo também que tenho interesse de fazer parte da turma que irá aos USA. Já tenho passaporte e visto americano.

Agradeço de maneira ampla ao mestre Meng por manter todo este empenho em nos ensinar o mais alto nível de Kung-Fu.
 
Atenciosamente,
Jorge Medeiros"

Although I have not personally attended the event due to work issues and family health, I've been supporting the event as the focus for me is to make my family Kung Fu to expand and I'm always in support even when I can not participate.

I am very happy with the news to me passed me by Sihing Herculaneum and I started training some new topics. Also met Sifu Magnos to have full access to information.

I notice also that I am interested to be part of that group will go to USA next year. I already have a passport and U.S. visa.

I am very grateful to Master Meng to keep all this effort to teach us the highest level of Kung-Fu.
 
Regards,
Jorge Medeiros

[Sifu Alex Magnos]

Sifu Magnos, eu gostaria de também agradecer a você exclusivamente por estar sempre lutando em prol da nossa irmandade e na busca e total compartilhamento dos conhecimentos ciêntificos oriundos do Templo Shaolin do Sul.

Sem dúvida, vc é uma das poucas pessoas que conheço que se pode dar o devido prestígio sem que o mesmo suba a cabeça e isso é mais uma virtude que deve ser levado em conta por todos nós.
 
Parabéns então mais uma vez pela iniciativa e liderança e agradecimentos ao Sifu Benny Meng por compartilhar seus conhecimentos com todos nós.
 
De seu irmão Kung Fu
Gilsmy A. M. Boscolo

Sifu Magnos, I would also like to thank you for always being only fighting for the sake of our brotherhood and the search and the total share of scientific knowledge derived from Shouthern Shaolin Temple.

No doubt, you are one of the few people I know to whom we can direct the proper prestige without fear that it makes you lose your head. This is one of your virtues that should be taken into account by all of us.
 
Congratulations then again for the initiative and leadership and thanks to Sifu Benny Meng for share his knowledge with us.
 
Brother Kung Fu,
Gilsmy A. M. Boscolo

[Sifu Alex Magnos]

Saudações Shaolin Wing Chun.

É com grande felicidade que saúdo a toda a família Shaolin Wing Chun e gostaria de registrar meus sinceros agradecimentos ao Sigung Benny Meng e ao Sifu Alex Magnos, bem como a todos os irmãos Shaolin Wing Chun pela realização do 4th Shaolin Wing Chun Workshop, em Fotaleza/CE, Brazil.

Apesar de não ter condições de participar diretamente do evento, meus irmãos Kung Fu do Centro de Treinamento de Sergipe que estiveram presentes, já estão compartilhando as experiências que só reafirmam a grandeza do momento que estamos vivendo, representada pela oportunidade de estudar um Sistema de Ciência Marcial tão avançado, original e completo, capaz de nos tornar conscientes da realidade, para termos uma vida iluminada e harmoniosa.

Atenciosamente
Edson Bastos

Greetings for Shaolin Wing Chun.

It is with great joy that I welcome the whole family Shaolin Wing Chun and would like to record my sincere thanks to Sigung Benny Meng and Sifu Alex Magnos and all the brothers Shaolin Wing Chun for carrying out the Shaolin Wing Chun 4th Workshop on Fotaleza / CE, Brazil.

Despite not being able to participate directly in the event, my brothers Kung Fu Training Center Sergipe who attended are already sharing the experiences that just reaffirm the greatness of the moment we are living, represented by the opportunity to study a system of Science Marcial so advanced, original and complete, capable of becoming aware of reality, to have an enlightened and harmonious life.

Regards
Edson Bastos

[Sifu Alex Magnos]

Sigung Benny Meng nos ensina não apenas a lutar, mas também a pensar por nós mesmos. Além de nos ensina como desenvolver um corpo saudável, forte e preparado, nos orienta também a desenvolver uma mente capaz de entender, aprender e a desenvolver a mesma.

Realmente Sigung Meng não vem apenas como um dono da verdade, mas como um guia que nos aponta o caminho.
"O mestre surgirá quando o discípulo estiver pronto." Nós já encontramos o mestre; que cada dia estejamos cada vez mais preparados para aprender com ele.

Claudio Costa

Sigung Meng teaches us not only how to fight, but also how to think for ourselves. In addition he teaches us how to develop a healthy, strong and prepared body. He also guides us to develop a mind capable of being able to understand, learn and improve even more.

Sigung Meng really comes not only as a monopoly on truth, but as a guide that shows us the path.
"The master shows up when the student is ready." We have found the master, that each day we are increasingly prepared to learn from him.

Claudio Costa