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There is nothing more difficult to plan, more doubtful of success, nor more dangerous to manage than the creation of a new system. For the initiator has the enmity of all who would profit by the preservation of the old system and merely lukewarm defenders in those who would gain by the new one. – Machiavelli – 1513 |
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TAINO COMBAT SKILLS THE AFRICAN INFLUENCE
JIBARO MACHETE FIGHTERS GUAZABARA FAQ'S
"A tree without it's roots cannot survive. May our ancestors find us worthy."
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It should be noted that much of the Guazabara information contained in this website is oral history; and, as such, the history of Guazabara and other Native American fighting styles from the Caribbean, The America's (North & South) and Mexico are still clouded in mystery. This is written only to give the reader some basic understanding of Guazabara. For simplicity we have only discussed on this web-site the pre-Spanish Taino Macana and the Jibaro Machete.
World Guazabara Federation is the governing body of Guazabara, a fighting art and path with its roots deeply imbedded in Taino Warrior traditions.
World Guazabara Federation should not be confused with a Taino Tribe and Federation members are not tribal members unless they have been formally accepted or adopted into one of our tribes. Taino heritage is governed by blood, not man's law.
Guazabara Sparring. "You Can't Swim without Getting in the Water".
Ooops! Efrain Loses his knife
