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Svebor
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| Свебор | |
| "All types of Fighting" | |
| Also known as | Svibor |
| Origin | Serbia, ca. 12th-13th Century |
| Founded by | Various Knights and Priests |
| Primary focus | Acrobatics, Headbutts, Throwing, Striking, Weaponary |
| Classification | Hybrid |
| Influenced by | Pankration and some acrobatics form Asia. |
Svebor or Svibor is a martial art originating in Serbia. The word Svebor means "sve vrste borenja" which translate to "all types of fighting", respectively. In the dark ages, serbian knights used this martial art in combat and battlefields.
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[edit] Concept
Serbian knights meant to find a way to beat an opponent with or without weapons. The knights were rough and believed that they could invent a martial art, only intended on the battlefield and in real-life situations. They include free-climbing into their training and there is also a traditional discipline of swimming in a freezing-cold water on a particular holiday (Bogojavljenje) to bring a wooden cross from far side of the river in which Svebor trainees always participate. This is a way of staying in touch with ancient warrior tradition deeply rooted in Orthodox heritage.
[edit] Technique
Svebor is a highly adaptive form of hand-to-hand combat which also includes weapons such as knives and axes. It is best described as a "rough and ready, no-nonsense" martial art intended to be used on the battlefield, with none of the artificiality of many martial arts in which attacks and defences are so stylised as to be worthless in a real fight. The emphasis is on effectiveness, not on looking pretty. Its footwork includes leaps, falls, and rolls, and takes into account that real fighting can happen while the combatants may be running, possibly on an uneven surface. Svebor includes low kicks, punches, strikes, head-butts, throws, submission, weaponary, and even stone throwing.
Some basic strikes with Svebor:
- Danga - a direct strike forward with the palm
- Dandara - slap with fist
- Žandarska šljaga - a slap with thumb tip supported at the root of the pinky finger, executed with a thumb-knuckle, also called "Cop Slap"
- Čuburski udarac glavom - head-butt
- Dvoručni udarac - holding one hand in other and swinging from hip up and across the opponent (could be used to knock a horseman down)
[edit] History
Before the advent of firearms, soldiers in the Balkans used martial arts to assist them in fighting their enemies. Svebor is based on these martial arts used by Serbian knights in medieval times. The ancient battlefield techniques of Svebor were passed down from one generation to the next in Serbian village culture where it was irrevocably linked to the Serbian Orthodox religion and its monasteries. It’s believed that this art was developed from south Asia by Alexander The Great’s soldiers.
The leading authority on Svebor is Predrag 'Bata' Milošević, a professor from Belgrade University who has devoted most of his life to researching martial arts.
[edit] Genealogy
Svebor were mainly influenced by pankration, because the knights were traveling to neighborhood countrys, for example: Greece. They traveled to Greece to find out more about pankration, which was a popular sport and martial art. Many of them traveled to Asia to find out how to kick properly. They went to both India and China, there is a chance that they met Bodhidharma and then learned different martial arts from him. They also use some forms of acrobatics to get in shape and also for fighting purposes. Many of the knights found out about Yoga, which is a very effective way to stay in shape. The knights then put together these martial arts and a bit Serbian folk wresling, which also was very popular in Serbia and then created Svebor
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