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Tekura Jegnas

San Diego-based Tekura Jegnas supports the preservation and continuation of African American martial arts traditions in Southern California.  Master artist Dennis Newsome started Tekura Jegnas in 1975, naming his organization in the Ethiopian Amharic language–tekura jegnas means “Black hero/warrior”–out of respect for his African teachers and in…
June 19, 2019
Organization
Dance, Folklife/Other, Martial Arts
Southern Border
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Dennis Newsome

Kalenda (African stick dance/fight ritual)
June 19, 2019
Artist
Martial Arts
Southern Border
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People’s CORE

Multicultural arts and culture
June 19, 2019
Organization
Martial Arts, Multi-genre
Greater Los Angeles
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ABADÁ-Capoeira San Francisco

Afro-Brazilian capoeira
June 19, 2019
Organization
Martial Arts, Music
Bay Area
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International Capoeira Angola Foundation-Oakland

Afro-Brazilian capoeira
June 19, 2019
Ensemble, Organization
Martial Arts, Music
Bay Area
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Capoeira Mandinga

Afro-Brazilian capoeira
June 19, 2019
Ensemble, Organization
Martial Arts, Music
Bay Area
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Hirokazu Kosaka

Japanese Kyudo
June 19, 2019
Artist
Folklife/Other, Martial Arts
Greater Los Angeles