In 1978 Sifu Francesco Mavillio opened the fist WingTsun school in Italy. He later studied other branches of Wing Chun under Fay Ng, William Cheung, Sergio Iadarola, Andreas Hoffman, and others. He was a private student and disciple of many famous Wing Chun teachers. He also trained with many famous teachers in other disciplines other than Wing Chun to become more well rounded. After more intense study In 2005 he created his own organization (WingKungFu) to "to distinguish his personal interpretation of the style and start new vanguard programs and principles."