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“By the 1970s, there was a growing interest in authentic arts that could be traced back to Africa. Dennis Newsome, one of the first Americans to become a teacher of capoeira and the man who would go on to study other African-influenced martial arts like kalenda stick fighting, said he’s always preferred to concentrate on these arts because of…
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Dua la kuku halimshiki mwewe.
“The prayer of the chicken does not seize the hawk.”
-Swahili proverb
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Akokɔ sa kyerɛ akorɔma a, ɛnyɛ no fɛ.
When the chicken dances for the hawk, it’s not beautiful to him.
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Ajá ilé ò mọdẹẹ́ ṣe.
“A domesticated dog does not know how to hunt.”
-Yorùbá proverb
Explanation: Pampering kills initiative.
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Baá pála boorí saalɛ garɛ ɛ.
“One doesn’t paddle a boat on one side.”
-BogoN proverb
Explanation: One doesn’t listen to only one side of a story.
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Niitu ba lakkle.
“To play with fire until the house burns down.”
-Wolof proverb
Explanation: To court disaster endlessly is folly.
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