- Stick-fighting,
stickfighting, or
stick fighting, is a
variety of
martial arts
which use
simple long, slender, blunt, hand-held,
generally wooden "sticks"...
- Arnis, also
known as kali or eskrima/escrima, is the
national martial art of the Philippines.
These three terms are, sometimes,
interchangeable in referring...
- A
shillelagh (/ʃɪˈleɪli, -lə/ shil-AY-lee, -lə; Irish: sail éille or
saill éalaigh [ˌsˠal̠ʲ ˈeːlʲə], "thonged willow") is a
wooden walking stick and club...
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There are many
distinct styles and
schools of
martial arts. Sometimes,
schools or
styles are
introduced by
individual teachers or masters, or as a brand...
- Suri is a
collective name for
three ethnic groups (Chai, Timaga, and Baale)
mainly living in Suri woreda, in
southwestern Ethiopia. They
share many similarities...
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others that are old and
experienced observing and
refereeing the fight.
Stickfighting started to
spread across the
region with each
culture having its own...
- "
Stickfighting Days" is the
second short story by
Olufemi Terry from
Sierra Leonean. It is the
winner of the 2010
Caine Prize for
African Writing. It...
-
Juego de maní ('game of peanut')
often simply called maní or mani,
sometimes referred to as
baile de maní ('dance of peanut') or bambosa, is a stick-fighting...
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wrestling practiced by the
Yoruba people of Nigeria),
Donga (a form of
stickfighting practiced by the Suri
people of Ethiopia),
Musangwe (a form of bare-knuckle...
- part in the celebrations.
Princes Town
still remains the
centre of
stickfighting,
which is part of the
Carnival celebrations.
Every year on
January 20...
