WingChun in Chinatown NYC

[hongkongfooey]

anyone know any places i can go to in NYC chinatown to learn WC?.

[Phil Redmond]

Does it have to be Chinatown? What part of NJ are you in? There are some good schools in NJ.

[hongkongfooey]

well i live in central jersey....homdel...but i haven't been able to find any WC schools...the only MA schools they have is TKD,BJJ,Judo, and karate....

[Phil Redmond]

Hi,
Try here.


Master Keith Mazza
The Traditional Wing Chun Kung Fu Academy
3747 Church Road
Mount Laurel, NJ 08054
(856)231-0352

[Sihing Tom]

Check out Moy Yat Ving Tsun (Wing Chun). The headquarters is in Chinatown, with branch schools in Brooklyn and Queens.

Moy Yat Ving Tsun Kung Fu
45 East Broadway
New York, NY 10002 USA
212.964.2306

You can get more information at www. moyyat.com

Good luck!

[mun hung]

IMHO - SiFu Allan Che Kong Lee

www.wingchunnyc.com

[Universal Stance]

Sifu Redmond,

How come you didn't mention Sifi Parlarti? I thought he was on 440 Broadway in NYC but last looking on www.cheungswingchun.com (http://www.cheungswingchun.com) he seems to have moved to Brooklyn.

Ah it's great to be back here. Haven't posting in almost 2 years.

Sup mun hung. Tell Marcus and Simeon, Ron from old school says hello.

[Phil Redmond]

You are right. I did forget my brother Victor.
He's no longer in Chinatown. The 911 tradgedy contributed IMO. Victor Parlati is now teaching in Brooklyn. I'm not sure where.

He can be contacted at;
wingchun@usa.com

[Sam]

James Cama Sifu teaches Chinatown style in Brooklyn 3302 Ave U Tues & Thurs 8:00 to 10:00 718 692-2281 http://www.geocities.com/wingchunbuddhahand/index.html

[Phil Redmond]

Sam,
What is Chinatown style?

[Sam]

Hi Phil, Chinatown style is traditional based where knowledge is derived from form application, two man, and internal training. Less on eclectic. Though Cama sifu does work with pads, shields, and bag work. Contact fighting with gear on. But that is not the main focus.

[mun hung]

Chinatown style???

My interpretation of "Chinatown Style" is rolling up with guns drawn. :D

What's up, Ron? I'll tell both Marcus and Sim you said "hello".

Phil - Victor Parlati moved out of Chinatown way before 911.

[Phil Redmond]

You wrote:
>>Phil - Victor Parlati moved out of Chinatown way before 911.<<

In Oct. 2001 The month after 911.
Sifu William Cheung, Keith Mazza, and myself traveled from Keith's house in NJ for the Oct. 2001 seminar at Victor Parlati's school on Broadway. I remember it well because of 2 things. Sifu Mazza's wife didn't want us to go to NY because of the Anthrax scare and the fact that we had to walk from Canal street carrying all of the supplies for the seminar because the streets were blocked off by Police and the Military and our cab wasn't allowed to drive down B'way. So Sifu Parlati was there after 911 and he didn't move until later.

[Phil Redmond]

Sam,
as you know I trained with Henry Leung before and during you Sifu's training with Henry.
I trained in Henry's Yau Lei, (Friendship), Restaurant for 2 years in the basement and at his apartments in Brooklyn and Queens. Most schools train in "form application, two man, and internal training". That doesn't make it Chinatown style. I also trained in many schools in NYC Chinatown and I've never heard that catch phrase.

[Universal Stance]

I agree with Sifu Redmond. I was considering join Sifu Parlati's school after 9/11 while he was still on Broadway.

Chinatown style? That's a new one... I've been in MA circles for almost 10 years here in NYC and never heard that one before.

I want to finish my TWC training so I may try for some private instruction from Sifu in Brooklyn.

[Sam]

You guys are way to serious. I just meant traditional as opposed to eclectic teaching.

[Ultimatewingchun]

My school of Traditonal Wing Chun is located 20 minutes away from NYC's Chinatown in the Park Slope section of Brooklyn.

[Ultimatewingchun]

Mun Hung:

You're totally wrong about when I moved out of Chinatown. My school at that time was located at 392 Broadway - just one block south of Canal Street (the heart of Chinatown). I moved the school to the Park Slope section of Brooklyn in December, 2001. The attack on the World Trade Center did indeed contribute to my decision as the closing of Broadway south of Canal Street and the unbelievably heavy traffic on the Brooklyn Bridge (since the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel was closed) made access very difficult.

[Universal Stance]

... Original post deleted... Thanks for replying to my email today Sifu Parlati (ronsays2).