Buza (Russian: Буза) is a traditional hand-to-hand Russian folkloric fight.[1][2][3][4][5] It is expressed as a men's dance battle, combining movements similar to the Tropak and Hopak traditional dances with spinning kicks and sweep kicks, some techniques similar to the Brazilian capoeira. The practice includes the use of traditional Russian costumes, traditional musical accompaniment (optional) and sometimes the use of traditional Russian medieval weapons (such as sticks and knives).[2]
| Also known as | Буза Русская |
|---|---|
| Hardness | semi-contact, light-contact |
| Country of origin | Russia |
| Olympic sport | no |
Apparently, there are regular full contact competitions between school fighters from different regions.[2]
History
editBuza is a traditional Russian mixed martial art and self-defence system. Its roots lies in the indigenous people of Northwest Russia.[6] Buza is native to the region where the tribes of the Novgorod Slavs, also called Slovens or Illmen Slavs, settled.[7] The ancient martial art developed over centuries in a region where in early 2nd millennium the Novgorodian Rus' was formed. Buza was recreated in the 1990s by Grigorii N. Bazlov from Tver, based on the styles when Buza experienced a renaissance and became very popular in the second half of the 20th century in Tver, Novgorod, Vologda and Pskov Oblasts villages, where the fighters were separated into clans.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Русский рукопашный бой - БУЗА". www.buza.ru (in Russian).
- ^ a b c d "세계무술연맹". womau.org. Archived from the original on 2019-02-14. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
- ^ ""Отава Ё" спела русские частушки под драку". Новости шоу бизнеса и музыки NEWSmuz.com (in Russian). 2015-01-22.
- ^ "Русская буза | Шекснинская газета "Звезда"". zwezda.net (in Russian).
- ^ "Журнал для спецназа "Братишка" — Буза - русский рукопашный бой". www.bratishka.ru. Archived from the original on 2019-02-14. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
- ^ Chris., Crudelli (2008). The way of the warrior : martial arts and fighting styles from around the world (1st American ed.). New York: DK Pub. p. 278. ISBN 9780756639754. OCLC 225873952.
- ^ Waldman, Carl; Mason, Catherine (2006). Encyclopedia of European Peoples. Infobase Publishing. ISBN 9781438129181.