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African diaspora martial arts (9 P) E. Engolo (10 P) Pages in category "African martial arts" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.
Fencing in Africa by country (13 C) Judo in Africa by country (15 C) Karate in Africa by country (9 C) Kickboxing in Africa by country (11 C) Mixed martial arts in Africa by country (1 C) Muay Thai in Africa by country (10 C) Taekwondo in Africa by country (15 C) Wushu in Africa by country (1 C)
Martial arts can be grouped by type or focus, or alternatively by regional origin. This article focuses on the latter grouping of these unique styles of martial arts. For Hybrid martial arts, as they originated from the late 19th century and especially after 1950, it may be impossible to identify unique or predominant regional origins. It is ...
Nigeria. Olympic sport. No. Martial art. Yes. Dambe is a martial art of the Hausa people from Nigeria. [1] Competitors in a typical match aim to subdue each other into total submission mostly within three rounds. It often results in serious bodily injury. Boxers are called by the Hausa word "daæmaænga".
strength, power. N'golo (anglicized as Engolo) is a traditional Bantu martial art and game from Angola, that combines elements of combat and dance, performed in a circle accompanied by music and singing. It is known as the forerunner of capoeira. Engolo has been played in Africa for centuries, specifically along the Cunene River in the Cunene ...
Jailhouse rock is a name used to describe a collection of fighting styles that were practiced or developed within black urban communities in the 1960s and 1970s. [1][3] The many different manifestations of JHR share a commonality in blending western boxing with other stylised martial arts techniques. [4] The basic principle of these styles is ...
Knocking and kicking (or yuna onse[1]) is a little-known traditional African-American dance-like martial art, arguably practiced clandestinely in parts of the Southern US and on the Sea Islands. Music and acrobatic movements made knocking and kicking inseparable from dance. Knocking and kicking was performed secretly within a black community.
The earliest evidence for specifics of martial arts as practiced in the past comes from depictions of fights, both in figurative art and in early literature, besides analysis of archaeological evidence, especially of weaponry. The oldest work of art depicting scenes of battle, dating back 3400 BC, [ 1 ] was the Ancient Egyptian paintings ...