The “unconquered” Betsileo people of this present-day country’s Central Highlands wrestle zebu bulls during savika rodeos. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this country whose AREMA government banned kung fu in 1984. Moraingy bare-knuckle boxing was practiced by Menabe royals near the Tsingy karst of this country’s western coast.
ANSWER: Madagascar [or Repoblikan’i Madagasikara; or République de Madagascar; accept Democratic Republic of Madagascar or Repoblika Demokratika Malagasy or République démocratique de Madagascar] (AREMA was the Malagasy Revolutionary Party.)
[10e] Moraingy bouts adopted these strikes after Imerina conquered coastal Madagascar. The zebra inspired Angola’s engolo suite of this general kind of blow, which influenced capoeira’s (“kah-poo-AY-ruh’s”) flashy armadas, martelos (“mar-TAY-loos”), and sweeps.
ANSWER: kicks [or kicking; accept kickboxing; accept use of legs, feet, the foot, heels, shins, or knees; accept roundhouse kicks; accept hook kicks or sweep kicks or ganchos]
[10h] In the years after the kung fu ban, many Malagasy people learned this French kickboxing sport from a federation that also governs canne de combat. MMA’s oblique kicks originated in this foot-based martial art.
ANSWER: savate [accept chausson; accept jeu marseillais; accept Fédération Internationale de Savate; prompt on French footfighting]
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