Zulu stick fighting

**maddog** · Posted On: 7/09/2007 3:11am

Anyone catch the last man standing BBC documentary on Zulu stick fighting.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCAgEHqZGpI

The fights were full contact with no protective kit. Alot of the fighters involved in the final fight at a Zulu wedding had there skulls cracked one of these was a fighter who had fell to the floor and was trying to get up when he got hit. The guys involved really have a appreciation of the realities of stick fighting. I wonder how many western martial artists go to this level?

**Steve** · Posted On: 7/09/2007 3:17am

This video is unavailable.

**maddog** · Posted On: 7/09/2007 9:06am

Try this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCAgEHqZGpI

**Bear1980** · Posted On: 7/09/2007 9:33am

I actually thought they were a bit ****.
(i mean four of the western guys won their fights with only a few days training)

Most guys with some full contact escrima training would do very well in this 'competition'.

**poetre** · Posted On: 7/09/2007 2:19pm

um, guess it is gone again. Says the video is unavailable and the only thing that I see that comes up under under Zulu stick fight are actually 3 friends of mine that are fighters, but do stage combat. Can you post another link?

**Grashnak** · Posted On: 7/09/2007 3:46pm

Originally Posted by Bear1980

I actually thought they were a bit ****.
(i mean four of the western guys won their fights with only a few days training)

Most guys with some full contact escrima training would do very well in this 'competition'.

Clearly the Zulus didn't have t3h r34l Comba-Tai then. :evil4:

**catch22** · Posted On: 7/09/2007 3:47pm

The previous episode featured amazon tribal wrestling - none of the westerners managed a victory. The best one training draw (tie).

**maddog** · Posted On: 7/17/2007 6:52am

There was a few odd rules in the tribal wrestling. The one that got the westerners was that once they got hold of your leg the fight ended with you the looser.