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Self Defense: Stick Fighting | Martial Arts   Wrestling

 

"Tahtib  is the term for a traditional stick-fighting martial art . . . The oldest traces of tahtib were found on engravings from the archaeological site of Abusir, an extensive necropolis of the Old Kingdom period, located in the south-western suburbs of Cairo." [Wikipedia] Read More

Nguni stick-fighting, traditionally called donga, or dlala ‘nduku, is a popular sporting activity among South Africans, especially herdsmen and the youth." [Face2Face] Read More

Zulu lads fencing

Ancient Kemetic Martial Arts

A cudgelling match between english and French negroes in the island of Dominica

Some of the position of wrestlers

Jogar capoera - War Dance

Stick fighting in Dominica

Negroes fighting, Brazil

Singlestick

Calinda, Dance of the Negroes in America

Moraingy, a traditional sport in Madagascar

Games and fights of the negroes

Boatmen fighting with stick

Négres Jouant au Bâton

Negres de St. Domingue se battabtau bâton

Egyptian burial Bhamber Mural, ca. 4000 years old

Training the boys

Spartan practices

Image of two ancient Egyptian men practicing tahtib on an ostracon