Silvio Azzolini

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Remember the knife throwing villain of Mafia vs. Ninja, who looked he could have came out of some 80's metal band LOL

 

Here's what his bio says at the Shaolin Wu-Yi Institute in Plano, TX:

Master Azzolini began studying the martial arts in 1973 at the age of fifteen in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Master Azzolini later moved to the United States where he continued his martial arts training. In 1984 Master Azzolini moved to the Republic of China in search of a traditional Chinese Kung Fu Master. Upon arriving in China Master Azzolini obtained the names of the three top Kung Fu Masters on the island. He then set about seeking each one out. After meeting the first two teachers Master Azzolini was impressed with their high level of skill but soon after meeting the third teacher he knew this was the man who possessed the highest level of martial arts skill he had ever encountered. This man was the famous Grandmaster Chen Shuei Tsai, the Chief Master of the Taipei Chinese Kung Fu Association. Master Azzolini spent the next several months persistently requesting to be accepted as a disciple of Master Chen and finally on September 28, 1984 Master Chen recognized his great will and determination and accepted him as a disciple. Master Chen set only one condition upon his disciples training, that he would train six days a week for six hours a day, Master Azzolini quickly accepted the conditions and spent the next several years training endlessly in Traditional Northern & Southern Shaolin Kung Fu. Master Azzolini soon became the top student at the Taipei Chinese Kung Fu Association and was made the Captain of the Demonstration Team. While in the Republic of China Master Azzolini was the only non Chinese member of the Taipei Chinese Kung Fu Association Demonstration Team as well as Assistant Instructor of the Association and an Advisor to the World Kung Fu Championships. In 1985 Master Azzolini’s skills were noticed by Director Robert Tai and the Golden Sun Film Company. Master Azzolini was asked to play a leading role in several kung fu movie productions including “Mafia Vs. Ninja”, “Ninja Final Duel” and “Hong Men Heroes I & II.” Master Azzolini is a Medical Doctor and Director of the Taipei Chinese Kung Fu Association, U.S.A.

Here's a 2012 Spanish-language commercial with Dr. Azzolini.

It won't let me embed these two, but here are two seminar videos with Dr. Azzolini when he was teaching at the Wu-Yi Institute

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiEGc-erz4Y

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUrK85S2eY4