Dembe or Kokawa: Understanding Hausa Boxing
Dambe or Dembe, also known as Kokawa, is a form of boxing associated with Hausa’s. Historically, Dambe included a wrestling component, known as Kokawa, but today it is essentially a striking art. The tradition is dominated by Hausa butcher caste groups, and over the last century evolved from clans of butchers traveling, to farm villages […]