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Date
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Place
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Event
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February 16-20
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New York, NY
Soho, NY
Queens, NY
Voorhees, NJ
Philadelphia, PA
hosted by:
Grand Master
Moy Yat
(VTM)
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  more...
  - "Ving Tsun
Kicking" by Pete Pajil at the Headquarters in
ChinaTown.
In addition to the visit to the Moy Yat family Headquarters,
an additional four Moy Yat Ving Tsun schools were visited in
Philadelphia, Pa; Voorhees, NJ; Soho, NY; and Queens,NY. At each
stop on this marathon run, broad support was solicited for
the formation, construction, and ongoing support of the
museum. The trip was made possible through the extensive use
of Loewenhagen's motor home for traveling and dining.
Sifu Meng traveled throughout the United States gathering
support for the VTM
Attended by: Curator Benny Meng, Sunmi Meng,
Richard Loewenhagen, Kathy Howard, Hung Voung, Angelo Carstonorto, Jeremy Roadruck, Dan Wells, and James Mollette
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March 18-20
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New York, NY
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- Yip Ching and Benny Meng in New York
City
  
Grand Opening of Moy Yat Queen's Branch School
Technical Advisor Yip Ching and Curator Benny Meng traveled up
through to the East Coast to meet with Honorary Chairman Moy Yat
to discuss VTM business
Attended by: Mike Mathews
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March 27-28
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Dayton, OH
hosted by:
(VTM)
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- "Question and Answer" with Yip
Ching
The VTM flew Technical Advisor Yip Ching for a seminar covering
Wing Chun history and Sifu Yip Ching's reflections on his father.
On this trip, he also reviewed the entire system of Baat Jaam Dou
training, including all training sets, with the
museum curator. The goal was to set the museum record straight
as to what was taught by Yip Man in regards to Yip Man Ving Tsun
weapons.
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April
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Inside Kung Fu
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 - "Kuen Kuit Chops"
(view article)
(view the VTM's Chop Exhibit)
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April 27-30
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Dayton, OH
hosted by:
(VTM)
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- "Ving Tsun Gong Sau" by Jeffrey Chan
Honorary Chairman Moy Yat with Jeffrey Chan
The VTM hosted the legendary Gong Sau fighter Jeffrey Chan for a Friendship Exchange. He
was the last person to represent Wing Chun before the Hong Kong
government banned Gong Sau in the 1960's. As a show of support for the VTM, he
conducted a seminar on his Gong Sau experience.
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May
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Toronto, Canada
hosted by:
Sunny Tang
(Dunn Wah)
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- "Luhk Dim Bun Gwan"
by Moy Yat and Benny Meng
This workshop was a continuation of the VTM's Friendship efforts to
cultivate a relationship with Canada's largest Wing Chun
organization headed by Sifu Sunny Tang (Dunn Wah).
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May 22-28
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Sao Paulo, Brazil
hosted by:
Leo Imamura
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- 1st Visit to South American
Kung Fu Family
- "Martial Art
Business and Organization" by Benny Meng
This was the VTM's first official visit to South America,
continuing the VTM's Friendship efforts to cultivate International
relationships, this time with Brazil's largest Wing Chun
organization headed by Sifu Leo Imamura.
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June
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Dayton, OH
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VTM external construction completed with an approximate floor
space of 4500 square feet.
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June 22-24
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New York City, NY
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- VTM Organizational Meeting
In addition to meetings, members of the VTM participated in Grand Master Moy Yat’s 59th birthday celebration. At this time, Curator Meng was promoted to 7th Degree Master Instructor, the highest level awarded by Grand Master Moy Yat.
Attended by: Curator Benny Meng, Sunmi Meng, Hung Voung, Rick Howard, Mike Mathews, Jeremy Roadruck, and James Mollette
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August 25
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Voorhees, NJ
hosted by:
Pete Pajil
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- "Nature of the Ving
Tsun System" by Moy Yat at Pete Pajil's school
VTM business conducted while continuing to promote Wing Chun
Attended by: Curator Benny Meng and Mike Mathews
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September
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Mesa, AZ
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- Arizona Branch Club Visit
(1st visit)
To further promote the museum and the teachings of its Curator,
the first-ever Meng family Ving Tsun school was formed in the heart of Arizona, June 1996, by Ving Tsun Disciple Richard Loewenhagen. Two months later, Sifu Meng visited this school to assist with its growth and to get Sifu Loewenhagen's inputs on upcoming museum activities and events. Plans were made for future West Coast activities involving the museum.
This was the first of many visits to come to the Museum's West
Coast representative and its West Coast members.
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September 22
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New York City, NY
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- VTM Organizational Meeting
Attended by: Curator Benny Meng and Jeremy Roadruck
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October 2-6
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Vermont
hosted by:
Dan Lahee
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- "Yip Ching's Ving
Tsun System" by Yip Ching
Technical Advisor Yip Ching commissions Benny Meng with writing
a book on Yip Man
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October 7-8
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Rochester, NY
Albany, NY
hosted by:
Russell Cichon
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- "Yip Ching's Ving
Tsun System" by Yip Ching
Part of the VTM effort to continue to research the Yip Man
lineage of Wing Chun. This is also the first time Sifu Yip Ching
reviewed the entire system of Ving Tsun Kung Fu intensively with
the museum curator in private sessions.
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October 18
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Michigan
Chicago, IL
hosted by:
(VTM)
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- Escorted Yip Ching to Chicago to fly
back to Hong Kong
(Dayton, OH to Chicago, IL is a 5 to 6 hour trip)
Escorted Technical Advisor Yip Ching to the airport and
continued to gather material for a future book. During this
trip, many stories and a majority of the information for the
upcoming Yip Man book were collected. Sifu Philip Nearing played host to an informal gathering over dinner.
Attended by: Curator Benny Meng and Jeremy Roadruck
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October 22
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Fuzhou, China
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- South Shaolin Temple to be Reconstructed
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November
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Dayton, OH
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Ving Tsun Museum
Certification Program begins
VTM's USA workshop and 10th school anniversary planning
committee formed
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November
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Mesa, AZ
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- Arizona Branch Club Visit
(2nd visit)
Attended by: Curator Benny Meng and Sumni Meng
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December 6 - 9
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New York, NY
Voorhees, NJ
hosted by:
Pete Pajil
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- Visit to NY Moy Yat Headquarters, met
up with Leo Imamura and brought back Wing Chun artifacts
- "Siu Nihm Tauh" by Miguel Hernandez
Sifu Miguel Hernandez conducted a workshop on Siu Nihm Tau, hosted by Sifu Pete Pajil.
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December
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Inside Kung Fu
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- "Ving Tsun Leaders Unite. Can Ving Tsun
Meet the Challenge of Tomorrow?" by Richard Loewenhagen
(view article)
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December 20
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Dayton, OH
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- VTM recognized by Ohio Senate
The VTM was recognized by Ohio Senator Rhine McLin, 5th district.
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