5 Martial Arts from the African Diaspora

In this video Da'Mon Stith presents 5 martial arts traditions born in the African Diaspora.
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[@omartistry]

I’m so glad you added my Gullah people’s martial art that is still alive and well in the Carolinas..although reduced to more backyard/street fighting nowadays. It’s also ironic how our universal black American symbol is the raised black fist cause it was often one of our only weapon against the oppressors when guns and blades were not an option or when our voice was never enough✊🏿

[@davoncoleman761]

How are the Gullah people doing now? I have heard that many of land have been took from you guys. This is a question from a South Carolina native.

[@omartistry]

@@davoncoleman761 I can’t say as a whole, but we are still declining in land ownership and culture to an extent (my family’s land may be sold soon). However so much awareness has came out on social media that giving many young Gullah Geechee people pride. A lot of history is being taught on many platforms such as Instagram, Twitter, and KZbin. I’m very happy and efforts to preserve our land is happening. It’s just a constant battle. They definitely are trying to get our land due to corona with they “tax tactics”. You could as anyone in South Carolina if you are in the low country part tho.

[@archibaldc.1833]

You guys should record and upload matches, would love to see it.

[@HealerTheMaroon]

Omaroon .. are you a maroon? I am a Jamaican maroon of Kojo seed! Yenkunku Pikibo !

[@omartistry]

@@archibaldc.1833 Really we should from what I've seen it does resemble capoeria and it's origin N'golo just with more boxing and head butting like said before.

[@practicaldefenseandfitness5122]

Now we're getting somewhere.... please discuss more african arts involving long blade, knife, stick, and shields.

[@areguapiri]

Capoeira is "life" and African pride.

[@MegaBeitar]

Also in cuba there were a martial art based on machete and sticks. Cuban people uprised against spanish troops from 1868-1878 and from 1896-98. Most of the rebels were black peasents, and their maij weapons were machetes, knives and sticks. They gained a great expertise about this weapons and the spanish soldiers were terrified by the Cuban rebels. Is Still praticed that martial art

[@queenschannel768]

I think it’s called juego de maní

[@HealerTheMaroon]

Knocking and kicking became A dance knock as the Charleston we can revive I’ll help it was in Jamaica 🇯🇲 but it’s long gone I hav been working on reviving it and I call it KONGOLA (Kong Angola) in honor of the type of Africans who brought

[@omartistry]

I wold love to see KnK come back. And vids you can point me to?

[@cghtti]

You missed Jailhouse rock Also known as Also known as.52 Hand Blocks, 52 Blocks, Comstock Style, Stato, In Tight

[@atakazulu]

And the art of "Cutting" which Jailhouse Rock evolved from

[@Coolbird00]

You forgot Danmyé brother!✊

[@jeffreyyounger5772]

Great African self defense and martial arts 💪🥋!!

[@zolawilliams1]

QUADS at 2:26... dammmmmmn 👀 Thank you for this video. I am curious about learning a martial art, especially one from my ancestors.

[@historicalafricanmartialar4295]

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[@archibaldc.1833]

I am curious how many african martial arts there are, and how effective they are in a street fight and how effective they would be in an MMA fight.

[@thegent2258]

Capoeira isn’t that great in a street fight sadly... but if you’re able to throw a couple kicks here and there it would be sure to throw the opponent off I heard

[@mpforeverunlimited]

@@thegent2258 michel periera

[@mpforeverunlimited]

I think its interesting and it'd be worth setting up a UFC performance institute in Africa. Ngannou, Usman and Adesanya were all born in africa

[@TheSublimeLifestyle]

@@thegent2258 Capoeira isn’t great in the street fight but was good enough to develop through slave revolts and life and death battles against folks with guns? How does that make sense?

[@thegent2258]

@@TheSublimeLifestyle ok, in that case go ahead. Use ONLY capoeira

[@jashardwallington]

Aslo 52 blocks

[@wheelzofoz]

It is my understanding that the word "Capoeira" is a Portuguese mispronounciation of its original name: "Kipura"

[@mrmalandro]

Thank you for this!!

[@cornellscott3630]

Amazing

[@rasaroots6309]

Happy Juneteenth! 🟥⬛🟩

[@evanking0588]

It will be awesome if there was a part two of this video

[@lucianoescobar9979]

Yes ladja danmyé, bènadin, juego de mani, bajan sticklicking, kokobale...

[@evanking0588]

@@lucianoescobar9979 I want to see Jailhouse Rock / 52 blocks on the list

[@atakazulu]

@@evanking0588 and Jailhouse Rock/52 Blocks ancestor art "Cutting"

[@evanking0588]

@@atakazulu facts

[@matthewnyamengobanko7476]

Dope

[@dabigpitt]

Good vid

[@Utah842]

Wow

[@claudiakramer4516]

Time to dust off the old african martial arts.

[@coyotestylepro1150]

Any way to reupload with better volume for le intro? i have my speaker on max but can barely hear anything

[@mamluk9]

What the name of that background music and where can I find it

[@academyofstreetdance1107]

Eskrima - es Grima? Very similar in weapon choice and name, do you know of any links between the two? Philippinos are descendants of the khoi and San, perhaps some arts originate with these folks that have been lost? I love history man!

[@historicalafricanmartialar4295]

Grima and Eskrima both come from the Spanish word "escrimar", meaning "to fence"

[@mugenblack6884]

I need to get up with you

[@zman9315]

What are the origins of Pinge? What part of Africa did it come from?

[@moneyisfreedom]

And 52 Blocks from black Americans

[@LegacyofAbaco]

Kalinda was used in The Bahamas as well, but I am not sure which name they called it. There was a song mentioned in 1939, "Don't lick nobody, I'm gonna lick somebody". This was connected with the Junkanoo festivities in The Bahamas, they would use it in fights against rival Junkanoo groups. Like an early gang culture, that can be identified in the 1850s in The Bahamas. But is probably a lot older. Licking someone meant hitting them with the stick, momma didn't want you licking nobody.

[@alleynethemaco9657]

It's called stick licking

[@Ninja13400]

greetings from Algeria ❤️

[@chelsealove4452]

You are not african🙄🙄🙄 you are Arab

[@ronjayrose9706]

@@chelsealove4452 cmon man just leave the guy alone

[@historicalafricanmartialar4295]

@@chelsealove4452 Algeria is located in Africa. Therefore he is African. Algerian stick fighting, known as Matreg, is the basis for several of the reconstructions we do.

[@thegent2258]

Esgrima? Eskrima? I sense similarity

[@secutorprimus]

Spanish for "fencing"

[@jashardwallington]

Interesting 🤔

[@mrIlovethe90s1]

Well, the Moors did conquer Spain. Some say they brought them out the dark ages.

[@joginder999]

Modern martial arts orininated from Indo Europeans and not far east

[@TheEarlgreen]

capoeira is not from west africa.

[@historicalafricanmartialar4295]

No, it originates in Angola, which is Central Africa

[@nationofisrael12tribes81]

Asian martial arts come from African martial arts.

[@historicalafricanmartialar4295]

We have found no evidence in our research to confirm this

[@madvulcan8964]

Why is it all this "african" martial arts are from the Americans? Do they not still exist in Africa itself. Would all these sort of be consider American martial arts cause other peoples brought their customs and traditions than over the centuries it blended with and became part of their new country. If the original in Africa then where's the compare and contrast between to the two? If the original in Africa doesn't exist anymore and only the American variants are all thats left then its all been Americanized by now.

[@historicalafricanmartialar4295]

Yes there are several martial arts that are currently practices on the African continent. This particular post was about the fighting arts of the 'African diaspora', meaning the different lands to which people of African heritage have been dispersed.