2007-02-27 11:08:35 · 10 answers · asked by cb32 3 in Sports ➔ Martial Arts
This is a short list of african martial arts.
rough and tumble
nuba fighting
nguni stick fighting
evala wrestling
canarian wrestling
egyptian stick fencing
These are two styles that were adapted from african styles by slaves.
capoeira - Brazil
kalenda - Haiti
I hope this helps. As I'm sure you've discovered by now, tae kwon do is korean.
2007-02-28 00:42:59 · answer #1 · answered by Ray H 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What the hell do you mean by African??? I am south african, and white. That makes me an african, and yes i have taken martial arts, karate, aikido, aikijutsu, tho none to a proficient level. Yes capoera was created by black slaves in Brazil, but they are now Brasilian people, not african. Please clarify.
But if you mean indigenous african peoples, like the bushmen, zulu,etc. etc.
Ummmm, yes they did practice a martial art. Called tribal warfare with hide shields and spears and clubs called knobkerries (zulu) and the bushmen practived "survive in the Kalahari Desert and hunt for food and dig up special roots for water"
nope not to many tae kwan do McDojos in Tribal Africa
tho now many countries must have imported watered down Korean martial
2007-02-27 11:53:30 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Brazilian slaves created a martial art disguised as a dance-form called capoeira.It has elements of tribal warfare dance which is pre-colonial as I assume that is the African you are asking about,not white colonists who have ingrained contempt for the indigenous peoples.
2007-02-27 11:16:04 · answer #3 · answered by kevin k 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many Egyptian fighters did exist long ago, and yes they had cool arts that exist today. They are very well rounded and have a great sense of not only application, but in the development of the person. Capeoria was a slave art, and well it is awesome, ranks in my top 5
Nuba is another, as well as Testa
2007-02-27 12:52:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Tae Kwon Do is Korean. I don't know of any African MA.
2007-02-27 12:15:46 · answer #5 · answered by yupchagee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
tae kwon do is korean, google it weedjumper
2007-02-27 11:42:18 · answer #6 · answered by meekoe2 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
spear throwing.
2007-02-27 16:59:30 · answer #7 · answered by SAINT G 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they made capoeira
2007-02-27 11:20:40 · answer #8 · answered by The Wall 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no japenese did
2007-02-27 11:15:34 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't think so!
2007-03-03 10:35:57 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋