Who Are We?
The Director General of the MAF is Mr. Vincenzo Sicali , 5th Dan. He is the teacher of Mohab Fahmi, and a direct student of Hirokatsu Kobayashi Sensei, who was a direct student of the Founder, Morihei Ueshiba O-Sensei. His credentials are well known internationally and he has been teaching through the MAF in various countries for over 10 years.
Dr Mohab Fahmi, has been practicing Aikido for the last 25 years, has been given the rank of 3rd Dan by Sicali Sensei and has been teaching in over 5 countries since 1993. He will be overseeing the day to day instruction and running of the Federation.
Mr Jason Debono has been a student of the Federation for the past 10 years and has been given the rank of 1st Dan by Sicali Sensei. He oversees the Gozo Dojo and has been teaching for the past 5 years. He also has dan grades in Spirit Combat as well as Aiki-jutsu directly from Japan.
What are our accreditations?
The Federation has been accredited via Scuola Mediterranea di Aikido, as well as AIKO Italy, and now directly with the Hombu Dojo, Japan, for the last 15 years. The Federartion has had international recognition from the day of its inception and its certificates are recongnized internationally.
