Somalis taking up Taekwondo in Mogadishu
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Hawiye needs yoga and counselling , not karate .
Muji
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Somali women need to be taught defence more than anyone else in Somalia.
They are raped primarily by Somali men, be it relatives or Somali bandits. They also face threat from AMISOM soldiers and Al shabbab who kidnap them too.
No wonder Somalia is listed as the worst place to be a woman.
This shit cracked me up I can’t imagine Somalians doing yoga and meditation
Can you just imagine violent Abdis doing yoga
Somalis need their own martial art. We can't develop Sabaaxad into a geeljire Jujitsu?
James Dahl
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Somali probably did have martial arts in the pre-firearms era, probably focusing on the bow and spear but also unarmed combat.
European knights used to have their own form of martial arts though most of these have fallen out of practice, the only remaining fighting style from european martial arts is Boxing, which is derived from knight unarmed combat training, though in medieval Europe they were trained to box with gauntlets and a punch would kill the other guy.
Asian martial arts traditionally focused on weapons, only in modern times does it focus on unarmed combat and as a sport, not a way to kill somebody.
European knights focused on 4 weapons, the lance, the broadsword, the shield (also served as a weapon as well as protection) and fists. The lance was the most prized weapon and competitive lancing was Jousting. Broadsword combat competitions were the Melee competitions, where proficiency with sword and shield was tested. Boxing is the modern and only really surviving competition of a European knight's competence with their fists.
European armies mostly used halberds, pikes and other polearms backed up by longbows and crossbows, but knights considered these weapons to all be cowardly peasant weapons and preferred the more "noble" lance and sword.
European knights used to have their own form of martial arts though most of these have fallen out of practice, the only remaining fighting style from european martial arts is Boxing, which is derived from knight unarmed combat training, though in medieval Europe they were trained to box with gauntlets and a punch would kill the other guy.
Asian martial arts traditionally focused on weapons, only in modern times does it focus on unarmed combat and as a sport, not a way to kill somebody.
European knights focused on 4 weapons, the lance, the broadsword, the shield (also served as a weapon as well as protection) and fists. The lance was the most prized weapon and competitive lancing was Jousting. Broadsword combat competitions were the Melee competitions, where proficiency with sword and shield was tested. Boxing is the modern and only really surviving competition of a European knight's competence with their fists.
European armies mostly used halberds, pikes and other polearms backed up by longbows and crossbows, but knights considered these weapons to all be cowardly peasant weapons and preferred the more "noble" lance and sword.
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I mean we could revive back the Istunka and make it less lethal.
Teach me a bit more about Istunka, I came across it while looking deeper into the Ajuraan period but never saw it in detail.
I do know they switched from swords to wooden objects to make it less lethal though
King Khufu
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I'll say it like this, yes rapes happen but I tell you in Somalia nobody fucks with known rapists.
The outcasts and low-lives are looked down upon with great shame. Drug dealers and prostitutes although rather get passes mainly among the youth, still political strife and all sorts of fuckery happened that created a pathway to open calamities.
Learning martial arts won't help them that much a man will still be significantly stronger and martial arts only teach you to confront an opponent in ideal scenarios however anything is better than nothing
Hey brother , please do not insult us and then try to engage in banter at the same time .This shit cracked me up I can’t imagine Somalians doing yoga and meditation
Can you just imagine violent Abdis doing yoga
I know about the same but I did come across a post on Reddit by a Somali guy saying his relatives still practise it.
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