Gela: Summer Camp Wing Tsun, three days together between theory and practice. Present the masters of the discipline. Final day at the “Gigliotto”
Two days of theoretical and practical activity, a conclusive event with the delivery of certificates and awards. The Wing Tsun Awta movement is growing in the city, as in Sicily. Gela hosted the Summer Camp 2019, organized by master Sifu Luca Damante, 7th G.S.
The Wing Tsun Academy in Gela, directed by SiFu Master Luca Damante, supported by the excellent linguistic ability of his brotherly friend Lorenzo Catania, participated in the Expo Siciliana Fair, organized annually by the NIAF in Washington (USA), to present the program “Only Three Days ”(only three days) conceived and proposed for those who want a first approach to the real and necessary personal defense in respect of legality, a very sensitive topic and now more relevant than ever. Maestro Damante, technical director of the non-profit sports association, the ASD Wing Tsun Academy based in Gela in via Umberto Saba, 2, which deals with personal safety in all its forms, physical and psychological, is also a member of the AWTA (Authentic Wing Tsun Academy) of the SiFu Michele Stellato head of the Grand Master school, a sports organization present on almost the whole national territory. In Sicily the AWTA, present in all the provinces of the island, is coordinated by the Gelese master. Master SiFu Damante has been dealing with martial arts for 25 years and has always had the goal of studying self-defense, with the belief that everyone must have the opportunity to be able to defend themselves regardless of gender and physical characteristics. This is one of the characteristics of Wing Tsun, a style created by a woman a few centuries ago, which aims to use not her own strength, but that of the aggressor, with intelligence and cunning. Another problem, which as a teacher has always noticed, and that martial arts are practiced only by enthusiasts or by those with a particular motivation. Instead the need for self-defense is a problem that affects everyone without distinction. This is the reason why over the years Master SiFu Damante has developed “Only Three Days”, a program of only three days that aims to give the practitioner the right motivations and foundations for a simple and feasible response to all those situations that present the characteristics of the ‘aggression. The goal of the course is to quickly develop a skill that is based on three main points: awareness, prevention and safety. To which it is natural to add a fourth and equally important theme, that of legality. Obviously this vision of personal defense can be embraced by everyone, men, women and without neglecting the children who represent the future of society and are often exposed to various forms of violence, not only physical, but mainly psychological. The goal of “Only Three Days” is to help develop an education based on respect for others and acceptance of the rules that lead to a civil society, regardless of the color of the skin or the language spoken. The personal defense program is also aimed at law enforcement or security personnel, those who daily have to deal with crime of various levels and find it very difficult to manage the obligation to perform their duty, that is to stop – arrest – block one or more violent people, with that of protecting themselves physically but also of doing everything in a legal context. The “Only Three Days” project was highly appreciated in the United States. Both in Washington, where it was presented in recent days, and in Brooklyn, two years ago, when a demonstration was made to students and teachers of a school.
