Does anyone have any real information to share regarding these two martial arts? Styles, philosophies, how matches are organized, anything.

What of this? Name and Information?

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^Kind of new to me.Never heard/seen such.The only thing I can recall that faintly comes close to this(ie whip fight) is "Iba mmuo" where new entrants are flogged by older members in a bid to test their strength.Even that is done in camera and at night.

@Topic,Mgba IMO is one of our many traditions/sports that have/is gradually gone/going into oblivion thanks to White Man Religion.Some would argue that its evil,dedicated or celebrated in honor to some god while same person would pay to watch TNA, WWE ,Kickboxing etc. Can it get any funnier than that?

It's a shame we don't have any in depth information on these traditions/sports circulating around. Hopefully it is not too late to salvage the much that still remains.

African martial arts website launch and online magazine reply if interested...








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We apologise for the long lapse in replying, and keeping those who originally enquired about the Dambe video slightly out of the loop, since as researchers and practitioners of authentic African martial arts our work is 100% field based; travelling to the most remote areas in Africa to learn real African combat systems from the masters, areas with no electricity, running water or cell phone coverage. We're humble in saying we have sat and are still learning from these African masters.





We are simply students learning from these African masters, and everything we do is dictated by what they allow us to do and not to do, hence the delay in the release of the Dambe videos, since the elders want to make sure we're dedicated in preserving these systems for future generations, instead of exploiting them for quick gains, which is what some researchers have tried to do. Hence after long discussions with the elders they have advised and allowed us to do the following in terms of bringing this knowledge on authentic African martial culture to the world, before they allow us to do a detailed documentary on Dambe boxing:





1) A website will be launched by end of September 2012 on authentic African martial systems that will be regularly updated, with our contact detailes also a forum where members of the public can come and ask questions about any aspect of African warrior culture.





2) An online magazine with detailed info on African martial systems will be available to purchase via the website, containing detailes directly from the masters themselves, information not currently in publication anywhere in the world.





3) With interest from the website, number of visitors, forum discussions, and the sale of the online magazine we can then present these findings to the elders and finally get them to agree, and give a green light to the long overdue project on a documentary on Dambe boxing and martial culture in Hausa land, with techniques breakdown, interview with masters, and analysis of other arts similar to Dambe in west Africa; as opposed to just showing two Dambe fighters wildly hitting each other, which sadly is what happened when we introduced some foreign T.V stations to the elders to film Dambe for promotion purposes, and since Dambe was not shown as the elders would have liked, this then delayed our documentary as the elders assumed we would do the same thing. But we have



convinced them otherwise, hence this e-mail to all of you who showed interest online before to visit our website when complete in September 2012, take part in discussions and if interested purchase our online magazine.





If interested in being notified of the website launch this september please reply to this e-mail. We humbly appreciate the interest people have shown in what we do.



Regards



Khamesse



Mukhanda International





































































































































African martial arts website launch and online magazine reply if interested...








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FROM: RICK KHAMESSE
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Dear Sir,






































































































































































































































































































































We apologise for the long lapse in replying, and keeping those who originally enquired about the Dambe video slightly out of the loop, since as researchers and practitioners of authentic African martial arts our work is 100% field based; travelling to the most remote areas in Africa to learn real African combat systems from the masters, areas with no electricity, running water or cell phone coverage. We're humble in saying we have sat and are still learning from these African masters.





We are simply students learning from these African masters, and everything we do is dictated by what they allow us to do and not to do, hence the delay in the release of the Dambe videos, since the elders want to make sure we're dedicated in preserving these systems for future generations, instead of exploiting them for quick gains, which is what some researchers have tried to do. Hence after long discussions with the elders they have advised and allowed us to do the following in terms of bringing this knowledge on authentic African martial culture to the world, before they allow us to do a detailed documentary on Dambe boxing:





1) A website will be launched by end of September 2012 on authentic African martial systems that will be regularly updated, with our contact detailes also a forum where members of the public can come and ask questions about any aspect of African warrior culture.





2) An online magazine with detailed info on African martial systems will be available to purchase via the website, containing detailes directly from the masters themselves, information not currently in publication anywhere in the world.





3) With interest from the website, number of visitors, forum discussions, and the sale of the online magazine we can then present these findings to the elders and finally get them to agree, and give a green light to the long overdue project on a documentary on Dambe boxing and martial culture in Hausa land, with techniques breakdown, interview with masters, and analysis of other arts similar to Dambe in west Africa; as opposed to just showing two Dambe fighters wildly hitting each other, which sadly is what happened when we introduced some foreign T.V stations to the elders to film Dambe for promotion purposes, and since Dambe was not shown as the elders would have liked, this then delayed our documentary as the elders assumed we would do the same thing. But we have



convinced them otherwise, hence this e-mail to all of you who showed interest online before to visit our website when complete in September 2012, take part in discussions and if interested purchase our online magazine.





If interested in being notified of the website launch this september please reply to this e-mail. We humbly appreciate the interest people have shown in what we do.



Regards



Khamesse



Mukhanda International



























































































































African martial arts website launch and online magazine reply if interested...








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FROM: RICK KHAMESSE
TO: cubano@centrum.cz

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Dear Sir,






































































































































































































































































































































We apologise for the long lapse in replying, and keeping those who originally enquired about the Dambe video slightly out of the loop, since as researchers and practitioners of authentic African martial arts our work is 100% field based; travelling to the most remote areas in Africa to learn real African combat systems from the masters, areas with no electricity, running water or cell phone coverage. We're humble in saying we have sat and are still learning from these African masters.





We are simply students learning from these African masters, and everything we do is dictated by what they allow us to do and not to do, hence the delay in the release of the Dambe videos, since the elders want to make sure we're dedicated in preserving these systems for future generations, instead of exploiting them for quick gains, which is what some researchers have tried to do. Hence after long discussions with the elders they have advised and allowed us to do the following in terms of bringing this knowledge on authentic African martial culture to the world, before they allow us to do a detailed documentary on Dambe boxing:





1) A website will be launched by end of September 2012 on authentic African martial systems that will be regularly updated, with our contact detailes also a forum where members of the public can come and ask questions about any aspect of African warrior culture.





2) An online magazine with detailed info on African martial systems will be available to purchase via the website, containing detailes directly from the masters themselves, information not currently in publication anywhere in the world.





3) With interest from the website, number of visitors, forum discussions, and the sale of the online magazine we can then present these findings to the elders and finally get them to agree, and give a green light to the long overdue project on a documentary on Dambe boxing and martial culture in Hausa land, with techniques breakdown, interview with masters, and analysis of other arts similar to Dambe in west Africa; as opposed to just showing two Dambe fighters wildly hitting each other, which sadly is what happened when we introduced some foreign T.V stations to the elders to film Dambe for promotion purposes, and since Dambe was not shown as the elders would have liked, this then delayed our documentary as the elders assumed we would do the same thing. But we have



convinced them otherwise, hence this e-mail to all of you who showed interest online before to visit our website when complete in September 2012, take part in discussions and if interested purchase our online magazine.





If interested in being notified of the website launch this september please reply to this e-mail. We humbly appreciate the interest people have shown in what we do.



Regards



Khamesse



Mukhanda International




























































































































Greetings,

We are a group called Mukhanda International we research and practice traditional African martial arts. We rae currently working on a website on African
martial arts which will be done by end of September 2012, on Dambe Hausa boxing, and also Yoruba martial systems like Ijakadi in addition to Igbo Mgba and
other African martial arts. If any one is interested in being notified when the website is finished please send e-mail to (mashera76@yahoo.com.

Khamesse
Mukhanda International

^^^^^^good job!

CAPOEIRA:

It is a combined movement of struggle and dance originating in Bahia (Brazil), and performed by African slaves. Expresses the liberation of the black slaves of the Portuguese colonies. Some consider that more than a dance, it was a way to stay trained and ready to face the slavers.
The origin may be of Angola, a courtship dance or a religious dance of Africa. But others say that this dance was a fight training to fight against the Portuguese and freedom from this bondage.
Learning this knowledge passed from one to another through practice but the guards prevented any work other than errands. So much so that it was banned.
The use of music in this ritual is essential, either to set the pace of the movements or their way of ritual dance. Usually accompanied by tambourines, drums, percussion instruments ie.


Some dances like samba and Maculelê deal with this art.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6H0D8VaIli0

Ptolomeus: CAPOEIRA:

It is a combined movement of struggle and dance originating in Bahia (Brazil), and performed by African slaves. Expresses the liberation of the black slaves of the Portuguese colonies. Some consider that more than a dance, it was a way to stay trained and ready to face the slavers.
The origin may be of Angola, a courtship dance or a religious dance of Africa. But others say that this dance was a fight training to fight against the Portuguese and freedom from this bondage.
Learning this knowledge passed from one to another through practice but the guards prevented any work other than errands. So much so that it was banned.
The use of music in this ritual is essential, either to set the pace of the movements or their way of ritual dance. Usually accompanied by tambourines, drums, percussion instruments ie.


Some dances like samba and Maculelê deal with this art.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6H0D8VaIli0

wow i like this! isthat you in the video, Ptolemus