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Sifu Rino Bacino
began
his studies in the Martial Arts when he was just thirteen years old.
Later, as luck would have it, his job only took the morning hours leaving
him plenty of hours in the day to train. Rino
earned his Black Belt in Judo where he continued as a trainer and referee
until he left at the age of 36 for the want of another martial art system.
This is when he began training in Full Contact/Street Fighting for the
next 5 years where he became a top instructor and trained others for three
years. Rino
has always researched and found the best systems and instructors
available, especially in the Chinese arts where he was an instructor of
Tai Qi Quan and Qi Gong, Yang style (24 Bejin’ position). This study
helped him when it came to the art of Wing Chun. Which fortunately made it
possible to uncover many unscrupulous Sifus in the art. Of which he admits
“some more stupid than others.” This is the main reason he has changed
Wing Chun organizations a few times. In his words, “I think that the
problem is that I am also a little crazy, but not stupid.” He started in
the Wing Tsun system in 1992 of which he became an instructor. He then
changed to the Lok Yu system of Wing Chun where he became a chief
instructor. Next he rolled into the Close Range Combat Academy in 1997. While
on a trip to Hong Kong he asked his Chinese friend about good Wing Chun
schools. His friend talked highly about Grandmaster Ip Ching, the son of
Grandmaster Ip Man. He was shocked to find out that Ip Ching had an
Organization. He began the research that finally landed with the meeting
of Sifu Ron Heimberger. Rino states “Sifu Ron Heimberger is really a
good Sifu and a right man, (and he is crazier than me! I like him!!) Rino
started his new life with Master Ron Heimberger in the Authentic Ip Man
system. After many considerations he decided to continue his life in Wing
Chun with Master Ron Heimberger and the Authentic Ip Man system. Now after
all these years Sifu Rino states “I can now see the dreams of a skinny
kid that began his fight against his fears—fighting against a mirror
looking for his own way now becoming reality. I hope my experience will be
useful to anyone who runs across Wing Chun as taught by Grandmaster Ip
Man.” Nato a La Spezia il
18/07/1952
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Antonio Bacino
began his study of martial arts when he
was seven years old following his father as a martial artist, his first
studies was in the art of Judo. The workout gyms become his second home
and the people his family because his father would always take him there
when he trained. Antonio
considers himself lucky because his father always searched out the best
arts and instructors and has always brought Antonio along with him in his
quest, and eventually became his father’s assistant in every discipline
he taught. It
was for this reason that after the practice of Judo, Karate, Full Contact,
Tai Qi Quan, and Ninjitsu to round out his learning endeavors. He then
became the youngest Italian Instructor of the Wing Tsun system at the age
of fifteen. His studies are now exclusively in the Wing Chun system of the
Wing Chun Kung Fu Council. |