"San Michele" a Sicilian method which your origin in the province Palermo / Corleone finds. Around 1870 modified Don Massimo Quattrocchi its sword fencing knowledge for the usual Stilett similar folding measurer long in Sicilies up to 50-60 cm. It developed a exercise form both the cut and pass movements was contained and both the defensive and offensive used. It designated this method after the protection patron and ore gel Michael. The birth of the method " San Michele ". The " Quattro Forze " literally the four forces means this method also 1. with the short stick and cane 2. Measurer, 3. Unarmed self-defense and 4. with the sword are trained. The family system remained 5 generations in the family: Massimo Quattrocchi 1851 – 1923, Angelo Quattrocchi 1873 – 1955, Giuseppe Quattrocchi 1892 – 1980, Guillermo Quattrocchi 1914 – 2002, Vito Quattrocchi 1953. Current head is in the 5. Generation Don Vito Quattrocchi.

The Sicilian Mastro Andrea Capizzi is a direct Student of Don Vito Quattrocchi and official representative of the " Methodo San Michele " and under others is he also Instructor under squats high home, as well as FMA and JKD Instructor. Its combat art journey began as should it different be with the Martial Arts Association - international and its interest at the beginning of the 90's after a Kickbox Instructor exam, for FMA and JKD was waked there, then followed that more Balintawak at that time oriented Balinado Arnis and Sinatirsiawali as well as training units in the JKD Luxembourg and in Italy Koredas Arnis, in the long run is it also today still another trailer of the Mastro Silat Defence system in Belgium. For many years and trains Andy Capizzi in Sicilies with different families and their methods researches.

These methods contain training with differently long weapons and blade as well as unarmed differently in your kind from west to east Sicilies. Training contains measurers, stick, staff and unarmed. Now this journey closed again where everything began to inform with the MAA-I. ( www.MAA-I.com) around as their representative FMA, ATS and Sicilian Fighting kind in the Saarland.

He trains Bernd höhle in the method " San Michele ". As high point of its training cave with Mastro Capizzi in Sicilies will visit some the old families and/or masters oldest 86 years old (school Santa Maria) and as first " strangers " in differently methods to along-train will be allowed. No sugar licking it is to be introduced to custom in Sicilies only in a fight. In the autumn the next Sicilian Fighting Arts seminar with Mastro Capizzi in golden the Dragon e.V. Combat art center in Stadthagen instead of.

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COMBAT WARRIOR E-MAGAZINE June 2008 / CombatWarriorMag.com