Juego del Palo
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Juego del Palo translated as "stick play" is wepon based martial art practiced as a folk art, sport and self-defense system in the Canary Islands. It features a wide variety of Estilos (styles), which are usually named after the families which have preserved and perpetuated specific teaching systems, and also many distinct juegos (games) featuring different rules, strategies and techniques.
Juego del Palo may be described as a form of stick fencing between two players called jugadores. Juego del Palo is characterized by the spontaneous interplay of attacking techniques (ataques) and defense techniques known as atajan. No protective equipment is worn in traditional Juego del Palo, safety being maintained through the skilled control of attacks, which are indicated (marcan) rather than being made with full force upon the opponent's body.
The various combat games and self defense methods that can be subsumed under the title Palo Canario (Canarian Stick) are traditionally attributed to having originated in the martial arts of the Guanches (aboriginal Canarians).
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