Analysis of the image of the Loango barracks (ca. 1826)
An anonymous image of the region of the former kingdom of Loango, completed in 1826, shows Africans coming from the interior of the Congo, before…
Camafeu de Oxossi
Camafeu de Oxossi: A portrait of the famous berimbau player by Brazil’s Education TV. By Gabriel Schulz In November 1968, Queen Elizabeth II arrived in…
Capoeira in the Paraguayan War
The Military Use of Capoeira: Myths and Realities Regarding the Paraguayan War (1864–70). By Carlos Caso Bustillo This blog summarises an article by the author…
Xilam: Mexican Martial Art
Creating the DNA of a Mexican Martial Art:Ancestry, Ethnicity and Mexicanidad in Xilam. By George Jennings Overview Xilam (from Dzilam, literally, “to remove the skin”…
Capoeira in Jamaica
Capoeira in Jamaica: “Banana Way Style – a film about the circulation of culture”. By Roberto Pereira Capoeira for foreigners, my brother, is rubbish! Brazilian…
El Juego de Maní
El Juego de Maní: Preserving the Hidden Warrior Art of Afro-Cuban Resistance By Miguel Quijano El juego de maní is not a dance, though it moves…
Capoeira and its Contemporary Challenges
Capoeira and its Contemporary Challenges was a lecture given at the 1st Volta ao Mundo Bambas Científico seminar. By Master Luiz Renato Vieira. The 1st…
Martial Arts and Music
Martial arts and music. A comparison of muay thai, pencak silat, capoeira and taekkyeon. By Néstor Vega González. In this article we will compare four…
Towards a history of Kokobalé
History of kokobalé, the Afro-Puertorican martial art (part II) By Carlos “Xiorro” Padilla Caraballo After Abolition: Persecution and prohibition As we saw in our previous…
Kokobalé, the Afro-Puerto Rican Martial Art
A brief history of kokobalé and its connections to capoeira (part I) By Carlos “Xiorro” Padilla Caraballo Where there was slavery there was resistance, struggle…