In dambe they wrap their hands really thick and sometimes interlace shrapnel to turn it into a spiked club. Lots of people die or suffer permanent brain injury.
Funny that all these martial arts which sre now said to have been born hundreds/thousands of years ago (take your pick) actually came on the scene AFTER Bruce Lee learned JEET KUN DO from his Karate teacher (who forbade him and all others who came to learn Martial Arts from him to mention his name). He even helped them to create a history to obtain prestige in the eyes of the uninitiated like a self defence system for slaves in South America called Capoeira 😅
Reminds of Samoz,the original form of Sambo,a combination of western Boxing and Greco Roman wrestling,an earlier system of military self defence in Soviet Russia. Before Oshchepkov introduced Judo.
In dambe they wrap their hands really thick and sometimes interlace shrapnel to turn it into a spiked club. Lots of people die or suffer permanent brain injury.
I believe in the acient times, Romans picks some African fighters to be added as their soldiers and are very effective
Funny that all these martial arts which sre now said to have been born hundreds/thousands of years ago (take your pick) actually came on the scene AFTER Bruce Lee learned JEET KUN DO from his Karate teacher (who forbade him and all others who came to learn Martial Arts from him to mention his name).
He even helped them to create a history to obtain prestige in the eyes of the uninitiated like a self defence system for slaves in South America called Capoeira 😅
Majority of martial arts use the hands the same way. Sword and shield. Preferably sword and sword. Not unique.
I dont like ! I believe there are better striking arts .
Epic
What about kicks
Is your technique "The spear" inspired from this tribe's martial arts or did you come with that name by your self ?
There's an old Korean martial arts movie where a monk combines dambe and tae Kwon do
Reminds of Samoz,the original form of Sambo,a combination of western Boxing and Greco Roman wrestling,an earlier system of military self defence in Soviet Russia.
Before Oshchepkov introduced Judo.
The left hand is the spear
kicks opponent in face