This section provides details about martial arts styles from Africa. It covers African martial arts such as Dambe, Zulu Stick Fighting and many more. If you think a style should be added to this page, please contact us. However, we will only accept martial arts styles that have many schools (10+) & an active style association/federation and/or a detailed Wikipedia page. For the styles of other countries (i.e. Japan, China, Korea and Brazil), please visit Black Belt Wiki’s main Martial Arts Styles section.
Martial Arts from Africa – Click on each style for more information
- Dambe – Dambe is an African martial arts focused primarily on boxing but it also uses kicking techniques.
- Laamb – A Senegalese wrestling style that allows punches.
- Lutte Traditionnelle – West African wrestling.
- NGolo
- Nguni Stick Fighting
- Nuba Fighting
- Tahtib – Tahtib is an Egyptian martial arts focused on stick fighting. Students generally train with a 4 foot wooden stick.
- Zulu Stick Fighting – Zulu stick fighting is a South African weapons-based martial arts.
Related Martial Arts
- Capoeira – Capoeira is a very fluid and acrobatic martial arts style from Brazil. However, this martial arts originated from African slaves.
Demonstration of a Dambe Sparring Match