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How African Martial Arts in the United States influenced “Western” Boxing and Wrestling Part II...Introducing The Black Terror
In the late 18th early 19th century, the beginning of what we know of as, English Pugilism, or “Boxing,” was coming into itself as a combative sporting method... -
How African Martial Arts in the United States influenced “Western” Boxing and Wrestling
Many of these people were taken from Central and West Africa, bringing with them their skills in military, as well as local martial sporting traditions. In the deep South is where many of these people were taken to, and a unique cultural fusion occurred, which created a unique form of ritual dance, ritual combat, and martial art/sport. -
The Body’s Use As A Percussion Instrument In African Martial Art
The Stone Rebellion and it's interesting correlation to The Piper Tripwire System. One of the fascinating aspects of The Piper Tripwire system, a South African System of Martial Art, Is its use of the body, as a percussion instrument, in order to produce dramatic audio and visual distractions... -
The Evolution of The Piper Tripwire System
The raw, criminally-derived system has spawned ideas and tools that is leading to a change in the way many top-tier martial artists think about movement, offering ideas that turn old concepts on their head, and offers tools for ranges and problems that were not part of the combatives landscape until now. -
The Chaos Momentum - An Encounter With Lloyd De Jongh
Lloyd explained that Piper is not an educated martial art but more something to disrupt martial arts. -
What is the Piper System?
Piper as a method, developed from the knife methods and tricks employed by gang members inside the prison system of South Africa. -
Is FMA African in Origin?
I have written about the European influences, but I do not make or assert that FMA is somehow only of European origin. Nevertheless, this brings me to this blog's subject. -
So, have other systems of European martial arts (other than Spanish) had an impact or an influence on FMA?
So, have other systems of European martial arts (other than Spanish) had an impact or an influence on FMA? -
In FMA, there is always a private and a public curriculum
In FMA, there is always a private and a public curriculum that is taught by the Masters and Grandmasters. The public curriculum is... -
The agricultural tool and weapon of opportunity
Why was the Bolo (machete) not considered a deadly weapon? -
So, what the is the difference then between a bolo (machete) and a dedicated fighting sword (Espada)?
What agricultural tool developed to become a deadly weapon of choice? Systems such as those of the Presas family, and Lightning Scientific...
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