The Sicilian Blade

Learning the art and philosophy of the ancient and mysterious discipline of Siclian stiletto dueling. Maestro Vito Quattrocchi relates the history of his training in rural Sicily in the early 1970's under the tutelage of his grandfather, Don Giuseppe Quattrocchi.

This book will teach you the Angelic, connection to the seven knife movements of the Sicilian-Italian Stiletto fighting art of San Michele . Each move is related to one of the Great Archangels and you are taught exactly how and when to use each one to put you in contact with the Ancient Christian Archangels of Antiquity . Each move and corresponding Archangel is described in detail and how each can help you and exactly when and how to use these moves as moving prayers to put you in direct contact with the Archangel of choice.

I am extremely satisfied with this book. Itrepresents the desired result coming from yearsof hard study and training, throughout which Icould meet several knife fencers with whom I usedto compare myself on the competition ground.I also had the opportunity to train with themand, sometimes, to exchange ideas and thoughtsabout this specific sports context. The variousexperiences, stories and anecdotes enriched meday by day, fueling my thoughts and evaluationsto the point I was finally able to carry out this text.

This critical textbook looks beyond the immediate data on knife crime to try and make sense of what is a global phenomenon. Yet it especially explores why the UK in particular has become so preoccupied by this form of interpersonal, often youthful, violence. The book explores knife crime in its global and historical context and examines crime patterns including the “second wave” of knife crime in Britain. It then incorporates new empirical data to explore key themes including: police responses, popular narratives, and the various interests benefiting from the 'knife crime industry'. It captures the “voices” of those impacted by knife crime including young people, community leaders, and youth work practitioners. Drawing on criminology, sociology, cultural studies and history, the book argues that the problem is firmly located at the intersection of a series of concerns about class, race, gender and generation that are a product of British history and its global past. It seeks to trace the several roots of the contemporary knife crime 'epidemic', ultimately to propose newer and alternative strategies for responding to it. It encourages a critical engagement with this subject, with the inclusion of some learning exercises for undergraduate students and above in the the social sciences, whilst also speaking to researchers, policy-makers and practitioners.