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…
The origins of savate, chausson and French boxing (1798-1842)
Savate, “chausson”, sailors and the sea in the development of French boxing, 1798-1875 By Jean-François Loudcher Savate, as a duel of kicks and punches, originated…
2024 Global Martial Arts Forum
2024 Global Martial Arts Forum (Chungju, South Korea, 10/7-9/24) Wrap up in the Closing Ceremony by Minyeong Kim Ladies and gentlemen, esteemed colleagues, and martial…
Garrote in Barquisimeto, Venezuela – part 2
By Michael J. Ryan. In this series on Venezuelan Garrote, Part One provided a brief overview of the multiple ways traditional stick, machete, and knife…
Ah Mundo Barquisimeto: A Provisional History of Garrote – part 1
Ah Mundo Barquisimeto: A Provisional History of Garrote – part 1 By Michael J. Ryan What is Garrote? Swinging a hardwood stick at somebody was…
The jackknife game
By Roberto Pereira. Little is known about the use of the jackknife in capoeira of former times. Some scholars attribute its origin to a Portuguese…
The moring between disappearance and reinvention
By Loran Hoarau and Emmanuel Souffrin. Combat dance, traditional boxing, ancestral game, combat sport, traditional popular game, product of Malagasy civilisation, living heritage, combat art,…
Capoeira: The “national art” of São Paulo’s ring
By Filipe Amado. Beginning in 1920, there was a significant change in the way capoeira was referred to in the São Paulo newspapers. Following a…
Thoughts on Capoeira in Present Time
By Luiz Renato Vieira. Class at the Capoeira project, University of Brasilia (UnB) Since the beginning of the 20th century, historians have discussed whether the…