Giuseppe Turturo began his martial arts journey in 1978, dedicating himself to the study of numerous traditional Chinese styles, including Shaolin, Hung Gar, Wing Chun, Tong Long, Choy Lee Fut, Tai Ji Quan, and Ba Gua Zhang. As early as 1979, he began teaching alongside his own practice, developing an extensive background spanning more than four decades of martial arts exploration and research.
Despite this long journey, Giuseppe went through a period in which his enjoyment of movement and training had gradually begun to fade. Discovering the DECODE Method marked a turning point: it represented not merely a new field of study, but an opportunity to rediscover the motivation that had sustained his practice for so many years.
He invited Master Mauro A. D’Angelo to lead several introductory seminars on the method he was developing. Through these encounters, and an ongoing exchange with the Master about the principles of his approach, Giuseppe gradually gained a clearer understanding of the project D’Angelo was pursuing. After approximately two years, he decided to begin studying the method himself, involving his own students from the very beginning.
What particularly impressed him was the whole-body connection, the expression of power, and the sense of calm he observed in Master D’Angelo’s practice. He also appreciated a teaching approach centred on each student’s understanding, capable of adapting explanations and training tools to individual characteristics.
Through DECODE, principles he had encountered in previous experiences acquired a new practical dimension. Even a familiar posture such as Cheng Bao Zhuang took on new meanings: the awareness of bodily sensations cultivated during isometric practice gradually became a quality to be carried into movement.
Since 2020, Giuseppe has been teaching DECODE in Milan, focusing on Internal Alchemy and the practice of Traditional Weapons and Tools, while also maintaining an interest in developing the Combat discipline.
Today, Giuseppe considers DECODE an evolving path of exploration and research, capable of reorganising and enriching his entire martial arts background. In his teaching, he seeks above all to share this possibility: transforming complex principles into understandable and directly verifiable bodily experiences through a clear, progressive, and genuinely practical method.