"Laowai" in China | A Brazilian's love on martial arts and traditional Chinese medicine

"Laowai" in China | A Brazilian's love on martial arts and traditional Chinese medicine

(240710) -- NANNING, July 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This aerial photo taken on July 6, 2024 shows Gabriel de Moraes Neto (front) practicing with Miaodao, a two-handed long sabre,, with his fellows at a park in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Born in 1978, Gabriel de Moraes Neto hails from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He is now a martial arts coach based in Nanning, Guangxi. Inspired by Bruce Lee's Kung Fu at young age, Gabriel developed an interest in Chinese martial arts and began to receive systematic training in 1999. As his understanding of martial arts and traditional Chinese culture deepened, he named himself "Mo Xiaolong," after Bruce Lee's Chinese name, "Li Xiaolong." In 2008, Gabriel visited Beijing University of Chinese Medicine as an exchange student to study acupuncture while practicing martial arts. To him, Kung Fu embodies traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and physical strengthening, displaying the charm of Chinese culture. After completing his studies, Gab

Ted Lasso Season 3 Premiere - LA

Ted Lasso Season 3 Premiere - LA

JUNE 10: Gab Tassone arrives at Apple TV+'s 'Ted Lasso' Season 3 FYC Red Carpet held at the Saban Media Center at the Television Academy on June 10, 2023 in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

Ted Lasso Season 3 Premiere - LA

Ted Lasso Season 3 Premiere - LA

JUNE 10: Gab Tassone arrives at Apple TV+'s 'Ted Lasso' Season 3 FYC Red Carpet held at the Saban Media Center at the Television Academy on June 10, 2023 in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

Ted Lasso Season 3 Premiere - LA

Ted Lasso Season 3 Premiere - LA

JUNE 10: Gab Tassone arrives at Apple TV+'s 'Ted Lasso' Season 3 FYC Red Carpet held at the Saban Media Center at the Television Academy on June 10, 2023 in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM