Somali Martial Arts (?)

[balanbalis]

I've seen Somalis being depicted as a 'warrior race', we have plenty of native weapons, and we have been in wars galore.

But did we have any specific fighting styles or diciplines or anything along these lines?

 

[wonyluvr]

Itsunka is the only martial art most of us on here at least know of

 

[_Yusuf_]

I've seen Somalis being depicted as a 'warrior race', we have plenty of native weapons, and we have been in wars galore.

But did we have any specific fighting styles or diciplines or anything along these lines?

They would use short spears and hide bucklers.

 

[NidarNidar]

Itsunka is the only martial art most of us on here at least know of

It's similar to tahtib from AE.

 

[Riftvalley]

Lagdin (wrestling) and Sabaaxad (take down move during wrestling). I am not sure if this is codified or just recreational, probably the latter. When you have a land full of animals and other tribe fighting with poisoned spears, maybe they was not much of a need for hand to hand combat.