African martial arts DVD's available 2008

[zuarkong]

Yes,

Like my friends from the Sudan who share a common language but one look tells you that they are not genetically related (one group are short and muscular, the others average height and slim)

Incidentally, they mentioned a neighbouring tribe who settled disputes with their enemies by wrestling on the ground, taking their opponent's back and plucking their eyes out. They are an unpopular people (unsurprisingly) and are feared for their bastardlike use of eye rakes.

Probably the tribe you are talking about are the Turkana of East Africa.The warriors have a finger ring in the shape of a blade and a wrist knife for close quarters fighting, during combat after taking down the opponent, a warrior will use the finger blades to gouge out the opponents eyes, such fights were popular in the early 20th century but the British authorities banned them as being too barbaric,. and anyone caught wearing a finger blade and wrist knife was jailed.Such

[zuarkong]

Yes,

Like my friends from the Sudan who share a common language but one look tells you that they are not genetically related (one group are short and muscular, the others average height and slim)

Incidentally, they mentioned a neighbouring tribe who settled disputes with their enemies by wrestling on the ground, taking their opponent's back and plucking their eyes out. They are an unpopular people (unsurprisingly) and are feared for their bastardlike use of eye rakes.

Probably the tribe you are talking about are the Turkana of East Africa.The warriors have a finger ring in the shape of a blade and a wrist knife for close quarters fighting, during combat after taking down the opponent, a warrior will use the finger blades to gouge out the opponents eyes, such fights were popular in the early 20th century but the British authorities banned them as being too barbaric,. and anyone caught wearing a finger blade and wrist knife was jailed.Such fights are rare today but they do happen!!Master fighters still exist that know these ancient and dealdy fighting systems.

Mukhanda International

[zuarkong]

zuarkong said:




This is most interesting, it was my understanding that Capoeira was brought to Brazil by African slaves but they had to disguise their fighting abilities from the "Masters" by making it appear to be a Dance form to the untrained eye.
I would like to see a video of Ngolo in particular to see if it is more/less or even the same as Capoeira in terms of acrobatic Dance looking or is more obviously a way of fighting.

I have also read/heard that the reason there is no real punching in Capoeira was because it was assumed that both combatants would most likely be armed with a knife or some weapon and the kicks were to give extra advantage and reach. (?)

I have also been informed the same "knife carrying" being a given was the basis of early French Savate being heavily foot orientated.

We are currently working on filming Ngolo and African kicking systems, so that people can see the real origins of Capoeira.

[zuarkong]

African civilizations have produced a large number and variety of MAs and many are still actively practised today.

You are quite right and seem to know a lot about AFRICAN MARTIAL SYSTEMS.Our aim is to simply to practise and preserve these fighting systems for future generations of Africans and people around the world, who would like to experience combat from a different cultural perspective.

Authentic African martialsystems are practised all over the continent but unknown by the mainstream we aim to change that.

Our future proiect also includes filming Testa also known as Reisy, Ras or Chinkelat a martial system of the Tigray people of Eriteria with emphasis on headbutting in addition to other empty hand techniques, and also Walansoo grappling of the Oromo of Ethiopia which is similar to Jujitsu but purely African.


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[Soju_King]

in African terms....to "wrestle" someone means to put them on thier back whether its a sweep, kick, takedown, punch, throw, slam etc.

once youve put the opponent on thier back youve wrestled them.......is this correct @ zuarkong?