VC2 Top Contenders US | April 12, 2008 | Comment on this video (4)

West Africa's Traditional Fighters Grapple With Future

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In a Dakar schoolyard, they train nearly every day dreaming of riches in the fighting ring, but thinking also of an escape to Europe and a way to feel strong despite underdevelopment.
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    usnico reporting, voicing, final edit, Kari Barber camera, editing
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4 comments // West Africa's Traditional Fighters Grapple With Future // Video

  • samou
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      pressrecord  

    • good stuff! i was hoping to learn more about the discipline itself, like what it's traditionally called? how did it develop? what are the techniques/rules to the sport? i know it's grappling but are there multiple forms, etc?? i saw that his father was wearing a japanese "gi" with a belt. what was the connection?

    • 4 years ago
  • aschneider
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      aschneider  

    • What a cool story. I want to know more about life in West Africa. This is such a breath of fresh air from the mainstream media's take on a continent in crisis in need of saving.

    • 4 years ago
  • sarahbelle
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      sarahbelle  

    • Great work. This is an interesting aspect of the culture I didn't know about.

      I would like to invite you to tag this to our call for content with Silverdocs, all you have to do is tag it "current rocks silverdocs"

      Thanks for uploading!

    • 4 years ago
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