Francesco Procaccini
Volunteer
Si Kung, Master VIII Duan & Founder of S.I.D.P. (Integrated Personal Defense System)
Profile
Martial arts master and personal defense specialist with over three decades of continuous practice across traditional Chinese martial arts, edged and impact weapons, and firearms. Operates at the intersection of traditional martial transmission, contemporary personal defense, and operational security, with a sustained focus on the formative power of martial disciplines and their applicability to current security needs.
His professional trajectory integrates direct field experience in protective services for high-profile clients across the political and entertainment sectors with rigorous technical research in Wing Tsun, combat systems, bladed weapons, and tactical shooting. This convergence of traditional principles and contemporary security expertise informs his contribution to the Foundation’s Humanizer program as a domain of embodied martial competence and structured personal defense formation.
Current Role
Voluntary Contributor, Ordinative Sciences Foundation. Founder and Head Master (Caposcuola) of S.I.D.P. — Sistema Integrato Difesa Personale — and of the Scuola Italiana Difesa Personale. Contributes martial and tactical expertise to the Foundation’s applied research and formation activities.
Core Expertise
• Traditional Chinese martial arts: Wing Tsun (East Combat System and Thunder Defence applications); preservation and contemporary actualization of traditional martial principles
• Bladed and impact weapons: Blade Defence system, comprising Art of Stick (impact weapons) and Art of Knife (cutting and thrusting weapons)
• Tactical shooting: Gun, Shotgun, and Rifle Assault sub-sectors; long-standing study of firearms with national and international experts
• Personal defense methodology: design and direction of the S.I.D.P. integrated system across unarmed combat, weapons, and firearms domains
• Operational security: coordination of security for major public events, including multiple editions of the Corsa dei Santi (Rome) and the Rome Christmas Concert (Auditorium della Conciliazione and Sala Nervi, Vatican)
• Protective services: extensive experience in close protection for political and entertainment-industry principals
Professional Background
Founder of the Sistema Integrato di Difesa Personale (S.I.D.P., 2013), consolidating twenty-five years of martial arts study — of which twenty as a professional — into a unified framework spanning unarmed combat, bladed weapons, and firearms. Previously coordinator of the Accademia dei Cinque Anelli (2006–2013). Engaged since 1994 with the Wing Tsun Organization Italia (WTOI) under Masters Leung Ting and Keith R. Kernspecht. Since 2024, collaboration with Grand Master Norbert Maday (E.E.W.T.O.) with recognition of 2nd technical grade. Established institutional collaboration with CONSAP (State Police trade union). Recipient of national and international recognitions, including the title of Accademico di Merito conferred by the Norman Academy. Qualifications include Master 8th Duan ASI — Wing Chun Kung Fu sector; Master 8th Duan ASI — Sistema Integrato Difesa Personale (official ASI discipline); Master 5th Duan, Wushu International Sanda Federation; and ASI Shooting Master.