Excursus
Si-Fu Nello Neri, after having practised Judo and Karate for many years,approached Wing Chun in 1987,starting the practise in the E.W.T.O. the European organization of the LEUNG TING system (under the direction of head instructor K. KERNESPECHT ), practicing also in escrima combat with European instructorBill Newman.(of Latosa Escrima) Until1992.In the same year, he started attending Jeet Kune Do courses where he had the plesure of training with DAN INOSANTO , RICHARD BUSTILLO , BOB BREEN, NINO PILLA, WONG SHUN LONG , NINO BERNARDO and many others. In November of 1994 he met the European responsable of GRAN MASTER LOK YIU (student of Yp Man). Thanks to this man, the year after Si-Fu Neri had the fortune of training in HONG KONG at the house of Master Lok Yiu. Where under his guidance had the honor of trainig with his sons : Sang and Gong .In this period of time, SIFU NERI had the opportunity of meeting,(AT DINNER) MASTER YIP CHUN, YIP CHIN AND TSUI SHEUNG TING. After dinner they went to visit the WING TSUN ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION. Where Si-Fu Neri received the association's pennant from the hands of Yip Chun and Tsui Sheung Ting. Upon the return from Hong Kong, Si-Fu Neri continued to train under the direction of Si-Fu Blech. In 1997 he returned to Hong Kong; here he visited the Royal Police of Hong Kong where he showed some techniques to the officers under the watchful eye of Master Lok Yiu. In that year he was granted a certificate attesting his inscription in the Lok Yiu system of Hong Kong.
In 2000, by occasion of a seminar, I had the pleasure of meeting Master Ron Heinberger, direct student of Gran Mster Yp Chin. In the past, I had already had the honor of meeting Gran Master Yp Chin in Hong Kong on two separate occassion, the first time in '95 then in '97 together with his brother Yp Chun. After a few minutes of conversation with Master Ron Heinberger, I realized that I had before me a true professional. He demonstrated himself to be a person so positive and open that it came easily to talk with him of my past, as if we had known each other for many years. Ijn this way, we stared to share many interests in common, giving start to a wonderful friendship. During the seminar, with much kindness, he invited me to do chi-sau with him. A little emotion overcome, as soon as our hands gripped I understood that he was of the highest skill. At the end of the seminar, with the great satisfaction on my part, we took a picture together, initialing like that a great friendship and fixing his first seminar in my city. After a few months, Master Ron arrived in my city like he promised me, giving me the honor of being my guest. The first semiars started, with the satisfaction of all the participants for the great work accomplished by Master Ron.
SIFU NERI DESIRES TO SAY THANKS TO GRAND MASTER LOK YIU, MASTER RON AND TO EVERYONE THAT HAS CONTRIBUTED TO HIS INSTRUCTION IN THE WING CHUN STYLE AND EVERYONE THAT WILL HELP HIM IN THE FUTURE. FINALLY A PARTICUAR THANKS GOES TO ALL HIS STUDENTS THAT FOR 16 YEARS HAVE HAD AND CONTINUE TO HAVE TRUST AND ESTEEM IN THIER INSTRUCTOR SI-FU SEBASTIANO NELLO NERI.