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= Travel
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In the interest of space, all listed participants of events are Ving Tsun Museum Committee Members.
All articles were commissioned by Ving Tsun Museum Curator Benny Meng.
2002
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Date
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Place
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Event
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| January 12 |
Dayton, OH |
- Hung Fa Yi First Level Review
Attended by: Andy Kalish, Wayne Schulz, Joel Pryor, and Pat Keely
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| January 19-22 |
Atlantic City, NJ |
   more...
- Action Martial Arts Magazine Hall of Fame award to Master Benny Meng, Sifu Richard Loewenhagen and Mike Mathews
- New Jersey Branch School Visit (1st visit)
- Miguel Hernandez Ving Tsun School Visit
(read review)
This tour consisted of attending the Action Martial Arts Magazine Hall of Fame Awards banquet and numerous opportunities for Friendship Exchanges.
Sifu Meng: Special Award for Preservation of Wing Chun
Sifu Loewenhagen: Author of the Year
Mike Mathews: Wing Chun Competitor of the Year
Attended by: Curator Benny Meng, Richard Loewenhagen, and Mike Mathews
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| January 31 |
Columbus, OH |
- Shaolin Monk Demonstration
(read review)
Attended by: Curator Benny Meng, Sunmi Meng, Tae Hayden, Jeremy Roadruck, Chango Noaks, and Joe Seidenschmidt
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| February 1-2 |
Dayton, OH |
- VTM Wing Chun/Tae Kwon Do Championships
This competition was a qualifying event for the 2002 Arnold Battle of Columbus
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| February 9 |
Dayton, OH |
- Hung Fa Yi Second Level Review
Attended by: Andy Kalish, Wayne Schulz, Joel Pryor, and Pat Keely
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| February 14-18 |
Los Angeles, CA |
 
- Hung Fa Yi Book Project
Meeting to discuss with a publisher on the future History and Hung Fa Yi Wing Chun book.
(read review)
Attended by: Grand Master Garrett Gee, Curator Benny Meng, Richard Loewenhagen, David Escarcega
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| February 22-24 |
Columbus, OH |
  
- Arnold's Battle of Columbus
This event included a chi sau competition and Sunday featured a workshop on Hung Fa Yi Wing Chun.
(read review)
(view competition results)
Attended by: Tae Hayden, Andy Ruffin, Mike Mathews, Jeremy Roadruck, Chango Noaks, and Joe Seidenschmidt
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| March 9 |
Akron, OH
hosted by:
Wayne Schulz |
  
- Akron Branch School Visit (9th visit)
Attended by: Curator Benny Meng, Mike Mathews, Jeremy Roadruck, and Chango Noaks
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| March 15-19 |
Phoenix, AZ |
 
- Arizona Branch School Visit (14th visit)
School visit and Friendship Exchange with Shaolin Monks from China
(read comments)
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| March 29-31 |
Phoenix, AZ
hosted by: Richard Loewenhagen (VTM)
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- 5th Hung Fa Yi Public Workshop
- Arizona Branch School Visit (15th visit)
- Grand Master Gee's Birthday celebration
- 3rd Anniversary of Meng's of Arizona
(read comments)
This workshop covered current historical research by the VTM, Level
One and Level Two training at the Siu Nim Tau level of the Hung Fa Yi
Wing Chun system.
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| April 5-12 |
Los Angeles, CA |
- Saan Kiu Training workshop
This workshop included intense training on Self-Defense, skill drills, Sparring
and stress drills with martial artists from around the country. Training
was 8 hours a day.
Attended by: Curator Benny Meng and Sunmi Meng
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| April 26-28 |
Dayton, OH |
- HFY Instructor Workshop
Attended by: Phoenix, AZ; Akron, OH; Rochester, NY; and Detroit, MI clubs/schools
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| May/June Issue |
Kungfu Qigong |
- The Origins and History of Chi Sim Shaolin Weng Chun (pg. 62)
(read article)
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| May 17-19 |
Dayton, OH |
  
- Chi Sim Weng Chun Workshop
Sifu Hoffmann introduced the 10 Wisdoms of Chi Sim Weng Chun and explained
their connection to both Chan philosophy and combat training. The Fa Kuen
set was taught with a focus on hei development as well as a form for fighting.
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| May 23-26 |
Phoenix, AZ
hosted by: Richard Loewenhagen (VTM) |
   more...
- Chi Sim Weng Chun Workshop
- Arizona Branch School Visit (16th visit)
(read comments)
This was the first visit by Sifu Hoffmann to Meng’s of Arizona. He covered the 10 Wisdoms
of Chi Sim Weng Chun and explained their connection to both Chan philosophy
and combat training. The Fa Kuen set was taught with a focus on hei development
as well as a form for fighting. Sifu Hoffmann also provided an in-depth
discussion on Chan.
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| June 1-7 |
Los Angeles, CA |
- Saan Kiu Training workshop
This workshop included intense training on Self-Defense, skill drills, Sparring
and stress drills with martial artists from around the country. Training
was 8 hours a day.
Attended by: Curator Benny Meng and Jeremy Roadruck |
| June 5-8 |
San Francisco, CA |
- HFY Headquarters Training and introduction of Biu Ji (20th visit)
This visit introduced an overview of HFY from a system point of view using Kiu Sau to Chi Sau
to Saan Da supported through Saam Mo Kiu and the Five Arrays of Combat.
Attended by: Curator Benny Meng, Richard Loewenhagen and Mike Mathews
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| June 14-17 |
Dayton, OH |
- Hung Fa Yi Wing Chun Siu Nim Tau Review, including reviews of Levels One, Two and Three.
This workshop included training for Instructions, focused on the Dayton school and Rochester club.
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| July/August Issue |
Kungfu Qigong |
- pictures for Chi Sim article from May/June issue (pg. 96)
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| July 11-14 |
Dallas, TX |
 
- 7th World Chin Woo Martial Arts Championship and 2002 Taiji Legacy
(view competition results)
- Master's Demonstration
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"Siu Lin Tau vs. Siu Nim Tau" and "Wing Chun Military Combat Science" by Benny Meng
In the first Friendship Workshop, Sifu Meng covered the difference between “little drilling” and “little idea” as expressed in the Hung Fa Yi System. In the second Friendship Workshop Sifu Meng presented the technical details that give Wing Chun its edge in fighting. The focus of this second workshop was on the difference between Military Science and Martial Art.
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| August 10 |
Dayton, OH |
- Branch School Get-together, Senior/Instructor training
This weekend’s activities included the latest in HFY material and latest in VTM research.
Attended by: Curator Benny Meng, Jeff Ramsey, Mike Mathews, Tae Hayden, Jeremy Roadruck, Wayne Schulz , Chango Noaks, Stephen Rudnicki, and John Lambert
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| August 17-23 |
Los Angeles, CA |
- Saan Kiu Training workshop
This workshop included intense training on Self-Defense, skill drills, Sparring
and stress drills with martial artists from around the country. Training
was 8 hours a day.
Attended by: Curator Benny Meng and Jeremy Roadruck
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| August 24-26 |
San Francisco, CA |
   more...
- Hung Fa Yi Workshop: Kiu Sau
This workshop covered fundamental reaction training in the Hung Fa Yi
system: Kiu Sau. Other topics included footwork strategy and discussion
of proper time and space for techniques.
Attended by: Curator Benny Meng, Richard Loewenhagen, Jeff Ramsey, Jeremy Roadruck,
and Chango Noaks
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| August 24 |
San Francisco, CA |
   more...
- The 10th Anniversary of Kungfu Qigong Magazine, presented by the Tiger Claw Foundation, A gala benefit for the 2008 USA Olympic Wushu Team.
- First time in history that Chi Sim, Hung Fa Yi and Ip Man Wing Chun were demonstrated on the same stage at the same time.
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| September 7-8 |
Kansas City, KS |
 
- Yip Man Chi Sau and Chum Kiu Certification workshop
This workshop covered Chi Sau progressions and VTM Yip Man
Chum Kiu certification.
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| September 21-22 |
Phoenix, AZ |
- Arizona Workshop and Branch School
Visit(16th visit)
This workshop covered training and information
on Yip Man Wing Chun, Hung Fa Yi Wing Chun and Chi Sim Weng Chun.
Attended by: Curator Benny Meng, Chango Noaks, and Andy Kalish
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| September 28-29 |
Saginaw, MI |
 
- Yip Man Footwork and Kicking workshop
(5th visit)
This workshop covered footwork, kicking and Chi Sau in the Yip Man lineage of Wing Chun.
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| September 28-29 |
Akron, OH |
- Akron Seminar (5th visit)
This workshop, presented by Jeremy Roadruck at the Akron Branch
School, covered First Level training in the Hung Fa Yi system. Topics
included time and space, ranges of combat, philosophy, training methodology,
forms and techniques.
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| October 5-6 |
Philadelphia, PA |
- Saan Kiu training
This weekend focused on Saan Sau practice focused on realistic self-defense, gun defense, hostage and 3rd party scenarios involving handguns, and speed training scenarios.
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| October 7 |
New York, NY
hosted by:
Joe Quinones |
 
- New York Ip Man Siu Nim Tau Workshop at Dragon's Den Martial Arts Academy
This workshop covered the fundamentals of the Ip Man system: Siu Nim Tau. The form was taught in addition to preliminary drills of Paak Sau and Laap Sau. During this visit, Curator Benny Meng visited with his Sihing (older kung fu brother) in the Moy Yat family, Sifu Miguel Hernandez.
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| November 1-3 |
Dayton, OH |
   more...
- Sixth Public Hung Fa Yi Workshop
(read reviews)
The Sixth Public Workshop covered the three-track approach of the HFY system using Kiu Sau as an example. The three tracks in HFY are: philosophy, strategy, and technical. In the philosophical approach, the Saam Mo Kiu can be used to give the student a Saan Sau awareness about combat and body structure. In the strategic approach, students learn the proper time and space for Kiu Sau to exist in relationship to Chi Sau and Saan Da, learning when to hit and when not to hit. In the technical approach, before learning Chi Sau, students progress through levels of Kiu Sau training to develop proper reaction and sensitivity. Other topics included Grand Master Gee's recent trip to China, history, and philosophy.
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| November 4-18 |
Hong Kong, China Shunde, China |
   more...
- Ip Man Tong Grand Opening Celebration and Southern
Shaolin Temple visit
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This trip to China and Hong Kong included visits to the VTAA, spending time with many Sifu in the Ip Man lineage and having Friendship Exchanges.
| December 7-8 |
Dayton, OH |
   more...
- VTM and Meng's Martial Arts Annual Banquet
This weekend celebrated the culmination of 2002's events with a banquet, awards ceremony, raffle and slide show. This was the 16th Anniversary of Meng’s Martial Arts in addition to a celebration of Master Benny Meng’s 41st Birthday.
Included in the workshop was testing:
Richard Loewenhagen – 5th Degree
Tae Hayden – 4th Degree
Jeremy Roadruck – 3rd Degree
Chango Noaks – 2nd Degree
Andy Kalish – 1st Degree
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