2024 Global Martial Arts Forum
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Ah Mundo Barquisimeto: A Provisional History of Garrote – part 1
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Between ubuntu and milonga: the Bantu legacy in Brazil
By Stefania Capone. The Ubuntu philosophy is seen as a model of ethical behaviour by…
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From the Ring to the Stage – A movie about Master Artur Emídio de Oliveira
By Roberto Pereira. In the early 1950s, the young Artur Emídio de Oliveira (1930 –…