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…
Mestre Pastinha: the written mischiefs of a capoeira-author
By Mauricio Acuña Mestre Pastinha: the written mischiefs of a capoeira-author uses excerpts from the chapter “Quando as letras fazem, mizerer: práticas de escrita na…
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…
Students of Mestre Roque
Students of Mestre Roque is the most recent documentary produced for CapoeiraHistory. By Matthias Röhrig Assunção. Mestre Roque was among the first Bahian capoeiras to…
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…
Brasiliana: Black Culture on Stage
Brasiliana: Black Culture on Stage (1949-73) By Juliana Pereira e Matthias Röhrig Assunção The Brazilian Folk Theatre (TFB) debuted in 1950 in Rio de Janeiro.…
Prestigious gifts in the slave trade
Prestigious gifts in the era of the trade in enslaved Africans By Ana Lucia Araujo. The exchange of gifts has been part of social protocol…
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…
Augustus Earle’s Negroes fighting, Brazils
Augustus Earle’s Negroes fighting, Brazils By Sarah Thomas. Excerpt adapted from chapter 6, from the book Witnessing Slavery: Art and Travel in the Age of…