Julio Camacho
| Julio Camacho | |
|---|---|
| Born | 30 November 1969 |
| Residence | Brazil |
| Style | Ving Tsun |
| Teacher(s) | Leo Imamura |
| Rank | Senior Master |
| Website | masterjuliocamacho.com |
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Julio Camacho was born in Rio de Janeiro on November 30, 1969, and is a Brazilian professional martial artist and Ving Tsun Kung Fu teacher. He is a first-generation student of Leo Imamura and a second-generation student of Patriarch Moy Yat. He is titled Senior Master of Moy Yat Ving Tsun, one of the most respected organizations in the world in the transmission and preservation of the Ving Tsun system.
First Years of Ving Tsun
Julio Camacho first started learning Ving Tsun when he was 17 in Rio de Janeiro but had to stop due to a facial injury sustained in a practice accident. Some years later, Julio resumed his studies under the supervision of Leo Imamura, a well-known Ving Tsun teacher from São Paulo.
At the age of 22, Julio Camacho began his career as a transmitter of the Ving Tsun system, becoming, sometime later, the main instructor of the Rio de Janeiro branch of Moy Yat Ving Tsun Martial Intelligence (MYVTMI), the institution responsible for the preservation of the system in South America.
In 1996, Julio Camacho's name was added to Moy Yat's Ving Tsun lineage, as he became a lifetime disciple of Leo Imamura, in a ceremony held in São Paulo, presided over by Moy Yat himself and witnessed by several international Ving Tsun masters.[1]
Since 1998, Julio Camacho has toured internationally every year to propagate the Ving Tsun teachings. He has been invited to represent Moy Yat Ving Tsun in several states across America, as well as in several other countries and continents around the world, giving and participating in seminars, lectures, training, exchanges, and demonstrations.[2]
In 2002, after recovering the copyrights, he released the book "Surf's Tao - The Zen and the art of catching waves".[3] This book relates the Ving Tsun system and Surfing.[4]
Becoming a Master
In 2003, the first Moy Yat Ving Tsun Martial Intelligence Masters Titling Ceremony was held in South America, in Atibaia, São Paulo. At this ceremony, Julio Camacho was awarded MYVTMI's Qualified Master title and was thus allowed to start his own Ving Tsun Kung Fu lineage, which happened in 2006 when Julio accepted his first lifetime student: Leonardo Reis.[5] At the time this lineage was created, the Moy Jo Lei Ou Family, Julio Camacho ran two schools in the city of Rio de Janeiro.[6][7] One year later, in 2007, he was responsible for introducing the Ving Tsun system in Southern Africa, initiating its transmission in Angola.[8]
A few years later, in 2014, in a ceremony held in Rio de Janeiro, Julio Camacho was awarded the title of MYVTMI's Senior Master.[9] As a consequence of this ceremony, one year later, in 2015, two of his lifetime students, Leonardo Reis and Thiago Pereira, were awarded the title of Qualified Master, and were thus allowed to start their own Ving Tsun Kung Fu lineages. Since then, Julio Camacho's work has reached a different level, as he became a teacher of teachers.
In 2017, concerned with the future of the Ving Tsun system, Julio Camacho, with the help of his students, released several web pages to propagate Kung Fu teachings to different kinds of audiences.[10] Later that year, he developed and presented the Fundamental Program of the Clan Moy Jo Lei Ou. This program aims to preserve the legacy of Ving Tsun, as well as that of his own teacher, Leo Imamura.
References
- ↑ "ESPECIAL: O QUE É O BAAI SI? (SPECIAL: WHAT IS BAAI SI?)". www.insidevingtsun.com. Archived from the original on 2017-09-12. Retrieved 2017-10-15.
- ↑ Leandro Crivellari (2007), El sistema Wing Chung. La ciencia del campo central. Buenos Aires. Kier. p. 28-40 ISBN 9501755207 Search this book on . (Spanish)
- ↑ Julio Camacho (1993). Tao do Surf. Rio de Janeiro: MYVT. ISBN 8590244016 Search this book on .
- ↑ ""Tao do Surf" é lançado na Bienal do Livro (SP)". Archived from the original on 2017-09-12. Retrieved 2017-10-15.
- ↑ "Mestre Julio Camacho - Wing Chun Portal Nacional". 4 July 2015.
- ↑ RODRIGUES, Flávia (Aug, 1, 2004). «Golpes de tranqüilidade para vencer os problemas diários» Archived 2022-09-26 at the Wayback Machine. O GLOBO - JORNAIS DE BAIRRO. (Portuguese)
- ↑ "nucleoscertificados". myvt.org. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
- ↑ "MOY YAT VING TSUN RJ PROJETO ANGOLA (MYVT-RIO:ANGOLA PROJECT)". www.insidevingtsun.com. Archived from the original on 2017-09-12. Retrieved 2017-10-15.
- ↑ www.henriquemirai.com, Henrique Mirai -. "Conselho de Mestres - Moy Yat Ving Tsun Martial Intelligence". Conselho de Mestres - Moy Yat Ving Tsun Martial Intelligence.
- ↑ "Confie no Si Fu / Trust Si Fu". 17 January 2017. Archived from the original on 6 September 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
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