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Posted in General on 06/14/2009 11:45 pm by Keith WeinerTrue Story – Jochen Wolfgramm
Posted in General on 08/27/2010 06:34 pm by Jochen WolfgrammI was really hesitating about sharing this story because it sounds so unbelievable. But there were a lot of people witnessing this story, so now I feel quite comfortable to share it.
While our stay in Beijing this year, Dennis and me got the opportunity to visit Mike Sifus Grave in Beijing together wit ha bunch of people (Kim, Big Mike, Andy, Steve, Naomi, Huang Fei and Rosa) The Teachers were driving and leading us to that place near the emperors Tombs outside of Beijing. So after Zhang, Yu and Sun Laoshimen drove us people over 2 hours, we arrived at a beautiful landside. We had to walk and climb a hill with a lot of bushes and plants. So, like Rosa said before, some of us (ok, it was Dennis, Naomi and me) got lost and have to move back. But finally we arrived at the China part of Mike Sifus Grave.
Sweating and with nearly sore muscles – of course Mike let us train even in his afterlife. So we stood around a pile of rocks and Rosa started talking to Mike Sifu. We offered some Cookies and spilled some soda. And then, at that moment when everybody was around and gazing at that pile of rocks, a little black Mantis appeared and gazed back at us! We couldn’t believe it first, so we took some photos and said hello to little Mantis – Mike.
Hannibal
Posted in General on 07/01/2010 03:55 pm by adminHannibal wrote:
I did not personally know Master Martello but when I discovered his entity on the internet, and watched the first video, I knew instantly that he was one of the few people who truly understood the deeper meanings of the martial arts. He left a legacy that will influence and encourage the coming generations.
Rest In Peace, Master.
Conmemoracion
Posted in General on 06/23/2010 12:55 pm by adminNuestros mas sentidos recuerdos al cumplirse el aniversario del fallecimiento de Mike, nuestro querido amigo y compañero de Kung Fu. En lo mas alto del infinito Cielo, te recordamos en esta pequeña Tierra.
Jose Kutos, Soledad Yriza, Juan Esteban Kutos y Omnain Kutos
Caracas, Venezuela.
Ralph Matute – Remembrance
Posted in General on 06/18/2010 01:54 pm by Keith WeinerBro.
It is already a year since you are gone, just looks like yesterday.
this is just a little note to let know that we still remember you as friend and martial artist.
Warriors never die, they just change battlefields.
Ralph
ZeroKid Tribute
Posted in General on 06/03/2010 09:48 am by Keith Weinerzerokid wrote:
One year ago, Sifu Mike Martello woke up and died of a congential heart defect. Teacher Mike had Wolff-Parkinson White Syndrome. On the morning of June 2nd, 2009, Mike Martello passed away suddenly in Belgium. He was 42, despite his young age, he had achieved the level of mastership of a Chinese master in his 60′s. As a martial arts genius, he was loved all over the world and travelled a lot to teach and to meet students and friends. Yet it was not only his profound knowledge that impressed the people who were fortunate enough to meet him. He was a generous man, with a heart for the people and the art. Both played a very important role in his life. From the start, Kung Fu was for him a way of selfdevelopment. Through giving and sharing from the heart, he connected himself with others and pointed us towards the meaning of passion – the beauty of life.
During training, he would make tea for us and after the intens lessons, he would cook or we would go out for dinner. Being a just man with a big heart, he talked a lot about the moral fabric of the individual. He believed firmly that with great power comes great responsibility. For the men he was tough, like a father who wanted his sons to be able to look after themselves and yet with a love only
fathers possess. For the women and the children he was a gentleman amongst gentlemen, his eyes changed from strict to protecting, caring, respecting and loving.
Just like Picasso, he was a large tree with a strong root bearing all kinds of different fruit. The strong root stands for his great personality as an individual, one who refused to follow the herd. Rather, it was in his blood to lead. The different types of fruit were a result of his hard work to fulfill his passion. And yet, everyone was welcomed to benefit from it.
His person, his work will never be forgotten. As in many places all over the world, people are remembering him and honouring him through the practise of Kung Fu, taking care of eachother, being all they can be.
RIP, my teacher and friend.
“Be all you can be, but don’t be me” – Sifu Mike
Martello.
http://theyearzerokungfu.blogspot.com/2010/06/day-kung-fu-died.html
Taipei Memorial
Posted in General on 08/31/2009 12:55 am by adminOn August 29, 2009 around 11:30 am Taipei Time, there was a memorial in memory of Michael Martello. Michael’s ex wife, Rosa Mei, together with seven of Michael’s students from Belgium; i.e., Vincent, Andy, Dieter, Renard, Margret, Kim and Luc, and Michael’s fellow students at AMAR Taipei got together for the memorial. Master Wang Chieh and Rosa hosted the ceremony and each participants paid their homage to Michael through flower offerings to three of Michael’s personal favorite pictures. “Welcome home and may thee rest in peace!”…..Huai Hsiang Wang
Inside Kung Fu Tribute
Posted in General on 08/26/2009 09:26 pm by jakeThanks to Dave Cater at Inside Kung Fu magazine for printing a tribute submitted after the passing of our friend Mike Martello in June. It is the Nov. issue and can be found on page 35.
You should be able to find IKF at most local news stands and bookstores. Locally Top Grocery even started carrying it!
Rest in peace Mike,
Jake and family
Chuck Vollmoelle – Tribute
Posted in General on 08/12/2009 08:57 pm by adminPeace to the soul of this young Sifu who has touched 1000′s of lives. I
did not have the honor of knowing him at this time on this earthly plane. Like
all kung fu brothers we will meet in another time and place perhaps and
recognize each other by our love of kung fu and sharing the art with others.
Sincerely,
Chuck Vollmoelle (fellow New Yorker)
Ving Tsun(Sifu Angel Mercado) and Yang Tai Chi( Sifu Domingo Colon)
Master Mike
Posted in General on 08/10/2009 11:01 pm by herwinMaster Mike was for my the best trainer, a was lucky to have trained with him, a shall never forget his trainingsessions with Master Mike.
oeshh Your student herwin
Bobby Tang – Tribute
Posted in General on 07/31/2009 05:20 pm by adminMichael will truly be missed, a master in his own right. Not only for his skill
but the way he lived his life.
Our Deepest Condolences…
Bobby Tang
Northern Shaolin Kung Fu Association
Martello Obit in Kung Fu Taichi Magazine
Posted in General on 07/31/2009 10:35 am by jakeI just received the Sept/Oct issue of Kung Fu Taichi magazine, and on page 108 is Mike Martello’s obituary I submitted last month. Out of respect for my editor, and copyright laws, I will not post the obit online. Support the fledgling martial arts rag industry and purchase a copy for $5. It should hit newsstands in the week or so.
Peace,
Jake
David Mortimer – Tribute
Posted in General on 07/27/2009 11:30 am by adminI met Sifu Martello twice in Leicester, UK to train the Miao Dao short form and was trying to find out how to contact him today when I discovered he had passed away. I had no idea. I just wanted to say that in the short time I spent with him I realised quickly that he was something very special and that he had an amazing talent, both with people and with a really big sword. I wish we had more time with him, but I imagine that sentiment is very common. My thoughts go to his family, and I hope everyone will remember Sifu Martello the way I do – with the utmost respect and gratitude.
Tony Lee – Tribute
Posted in General on 07/18/2009 05:53 pm by adminI feel I lost a good friend and teacher. I never met Mike, I only watched his
seminars and messages posted on websites. He was the best Kungfu practitioner
I’ve ever seen. I knew how to unleash the power of traditional kung fu.
It’s a great loss to the world of traditional martial art.
Rest in peace. Mike
Gareth Jenkins – Tribute
Posted in General on 06/30/2009 03:09 pm by adminJust found out about this: I’m shocked and deeply saddened.
Sifu Mike Martello came over to the UK to teach us Miao Dao and Chin-Na in
2007.
I’ll never forget the evening he taught us Chin-Na – not only did I learn
so much but I also never laughed so much in all my life, it was a magical
evening.
He had a rarely thorough knowledge of Kung Fu, twinned with a touching honesty and sense of humour.
Great guy, even though I only met him the once – I’ll never forget him and
I’m glad our path’s crossed even if so briefly, and I’ll miss him
- the world seems a poorer place without him in it.
R.I.P. Mike
Kenny Tai Chi Fanatic – Tribute
Posted in General on 06/30/2009 10:35 am by adminRest In Peace Although we never met, I watched your tai chi videos on Youtube a lot. From what you wrote alongside your videos, you seemed very humble and I’m grateful you wanted to share and educate us tai chi fanatics on the higher levels of this complex art.
New York Services – Anneke
Posted in General on 06/27/2009 07:17 pm by admin
Anneke and Mike
Mike said there where no coincidences in life and especially in his…
This is a poem that he himself wrote about it:
I love U with deep intimacy as U me; Opening our hearts and sharing, this raises us to the highest level of human experiences and energies. In this exalted space, we can surrender our egos, we become vulnerable and know levels of pure love, joy, passion, spiritual connections and well-being unique among all of life experiences and precious gifts.We attain a glimpse of the loving rapture that can be ours, NO, that is ours! There are no limitations and expectations, we rejoice in union of Pure Love as two embrace and become one. We become one and yet, at the same time we remain both as we are man and woman. We are nobody and somebody together.
We evolved and learned so much and helped each other to grow so fast in this short time. Others would have needed a lifetime to do just the same… I saw and felt this happening and this made me also a bit afraid , because I was wondering where this will lead us and why does it had to go so fast?
Never in my life I would have predicted what came next tho…
But still I am very happy I had the pleasure to meet him and be so close to him.He taught me so much about life, about what really is important…. Such a big heart he had,He really enjoyed sharing everything he had with anybody and just this made him be the richest man I’ve ever known… He taught me to enjoy the little things in life,because it is the little things that count the most..
He had a dream and really went for it and by being so focused,also achieved in making his dream reality. I really admire that.He has shown that anybody that really wants, can achieve the goal that he himself has compiled, only thing you need is perseverance.
He always told me that he gave himself to the universe ,that he really in all senses gave himself,he left the old Mike behind many years ago..
A beautiful saying or analogy about becoming apart of all things is; if a bottle of water is thrown into the ocean it is still separate, even though the ocean will take it where ever it wants… But uncap the bottle and pour it into the ocean it becomes the ocean, all things are possible…. one must trust in the bigger picture or at least have peace with themselves to be able to become….
If one is to fly high and find their essence one must open themselves to the universe… SO many people hide and keep bottled up, that they show two or three faces, in fact the bottle becomes so tightly closed it never opens up… Bitterness or fakeness, angry that life has done this to them… Or worse blame others for their own failures, live though others eyes and hearts…. Never to unfold into or become anything but empty… Yes they can be happy for sure, because they may never want anything more for themselves but just being…
He gave himself to the universe and the universe said it was time for him to go,so he went..
But even tough he is not here in person ,he will always be with us.Everything he learned each and everyone of us will keep on being alive true us. So it is on us to keep him alive by living and evolving true this lessons.And like so helping him to finish what he had started.
Dinner After Last Seminar
Last Seminar – Photos
Posted in General on 06/27/2009 04:59 pm by Yves VerbeeckPosted in image gallery as well – courtesy Yves Verbeeck
Last Seminar - Group Photo
Last Seminar
And after the last workshop we had chinese diner together…
Together with his girlfriend Anneke…
Michael Wirth – Tribute
Posted in General on 06/26/2009 08:50 pm by adminI just wanted to say that , though i never got the chance to meet Mike, I appreciate his message that he has consistently demonstrated throughout all of his youtube videos. I find them insipirational and plan to take some ideas from them , and incorporate into my Training in Chinese Martial Arts as well. It is sad to see a living treasure of knowledge like Mike pass on. So I must say that I am still pleased that he was able to touch my life in the way that he has.
R.I.P Mike
THANK YOU – MICHAEL’S MOTHER
Posted in General on 06/26/2009 12:58 am by Keith WeinerThe family of Michael Martello is grateful for the cards of sympathy and all the tributes and testimonials to him.
He was in physique a slim and small man, but in his heart he was a giant.
I cherish as you all do the times we had together.
Mike had a strong relationship with his family, friends, students and Masters.
He was a true Sifu, yes he was a teacher and father figure to many. He was disciplined and commanded respect. As Director of Wutan VZW Martial Arts Center in Belgium, he touched the lives and hearts of many.
He has left us in sadness but we are comforted by his family and friends.
He will be remembered for his dedication.”
Fondly,
Mike’s Mom Marie Martello
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The family of Michael Martello is grateful for the cards of sympathy and all the tributes and testimonials to him.
He was in physique a slim and small man, but in his heart he was a giant.
I cherish as you all do the times we had together.
Mike had a strong relationship with his family, friends, students and Masters.
He was a true Sifu, yes he was a teacher and father figure to many. He was disciplined and commanded respect. As Director of Wutan VZW Martial Arts Center in Belgium, he touched the lives and hearts of many.
He has left us in sadness but we are comforted by his family and friends.
He will be remembered for his dedication.
Fondly,
Mike’s Mom Marie Martello
Ciampa Mehdi – Tribute
Posted in General on 06/25/2009 09:12 am by adminC’est l’image d’un père que je viens de perdre, il n’avait de cesse de nos pousser afin de nous enseigner de manière authentique. Lors de nous cours privés il n’avez de cesse de tirer le meilleur de nous, sans pour autant oublier de nous sermonner comme ses enfants lorsqu’il jugeait que nous ne travaillions pas assez. Shifu tu a changer ma manière de pratiquer, de penser et je n’aurai de cesse de pratiquer afin d’honorer ta pensée et ton enseignement.
Il paraît que c’est lorsque l’élève est prêt que le maître apparaît…je vous est rencontré par hasard et me suis abreuvé de votre savoir tel une personne dans le désert.
Nous nous reverrons..