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9th May 2024, 01:38 AM
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I note certain sword style equal or similar to Takouba
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9th May 2024, 02:14 AM
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Tuareg;The Language.
Here I would emphasise the idiosyncracy of the Tuareg language system and thus I direct those interested to the website which quite neatly describes in so many words the dilema that the Tuareg language exists in. Please see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tifinagh
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9th May 2024, 02:23 AM
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The Camel Saddle; Tuareg.
It is said that the shape has some defensive reason... which I cannot quite see except it contains the Agadez cross form at the front. Did it offer some added protection in a sword fight whilst on the camel? Or was this tied in with superstition linked to the special cross. I have no idea...anyone??
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9th May 2024, 03:30 PM
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Just to drop in quickly, the takouba.org site is down purely because it ran on outdated software and migrating it was beginning to go beyond my technical skills. I have backups of the data however, just not the time to get it running again. Some of expressed interest in helping so it may come back to life one of these days...
My personal site is not going anywhere. On the book, there is a completed draft now, I'm happy to distribute it to those interested by email, again due to time constraints I have not seriously pursued publishing it. Quite happy to have someone else go down that route with it though! |
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10th May 2024, 02:03 PM
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Jim,
I sent Briggs to your Hotmail account. It was too large to post here. Best Ed |
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10th May 2024, 08:46 PM
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Tuareg Spears.
I thought this summed up this lethal weapon...
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10th May 2024, 08:53 PM
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Tuareg Shield details.
Made from Oryx hide the Tuareg Shield is massive. It may also be steeped in superstition and it goes back thousands of years in traditional history.. Please see https://web.prm.ox.ac.uk/weapons/ind...-15/index.html
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11th May 2024, 10:10 PM
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Just to add that the spear and or the shield can often be seen used in Takouba fighting drills and practice with the sword.. Peter Hudson
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