NíGolo

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NíGolo is an older African martial art also known as the zebra dance ( dança das zebras ). The martial art is a ritual fight between the Bantu and Mucupis peoples. It influenced the Capoeira movement of the Africans who were enslaved and brought to Brazil.

The ritual stated that when a boy reached marriage age between 12 and 15 years of age, his father would select those men from the tribal community who owned the most (e.g., livestock or land). Against these men, the boy now had to prove his bravery and his ability to care for his future wife.

The fight went as follows: Two or more fighters attacked each other with their heads, hands and feet, whereby at least one foot or hand always had to touch the ground, so jumping was also excluded. The first to lay down or to give up the fight should bring shame on his tribe. The winner, however, received the bride as a reward.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ MatthiasRöhrig Assunção, Cinezio F. Pecanha cobra Mansa: 'Elo perdido. Seria o n'golo, jogo praticado em Angola, o ancestral da nossa capoeira? (Com M Cobra Mansa) . March 2008 ( academia.edu [accessed November 21, 2019]).
2. ^ Rucker, Walter C. Author: River Flows On Black Resistance, Culture, and Identity Formation in Early America . 2008, ISBN 978-0-8071-4887-7 .