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Colombian Peasants

Peasants / Esgrimidores

Colombian rural workers and peasants who developed Machete Colombiano fencing.

Quick Facts

Date of Birth19. století
Era19th–20th century
Country of OriginColombia
Rank / TitleTraditional Machete Heritage
Active Years1800–present

Biography

Colombian rural peasants codified Esgrima de Machete y Bordón, blending Spanish fencing concepts with African and Indigenous blade tactics for agricultural machetes.

Associated Martial Arts

Machete Colombiano (Colombian Machete Fencing)Origin community

Traditional folk system of machete fencing from rural areas of Colombia.