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Zipota is a Basque martial art similar to the French fighting style savate which also survives and includes some stick-fencing. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Languages Basque - few monoglots Spanish - 1,525,000 monoglots French - 150,000 monoglots Basque-Spanish - 600,000 speakers Basque-French - 76,000 speakers [4] other native languages Religions Traditionally Roman Catholic The Basques (Basque: ) are an indigenous people[5] who inhabit parts of northeastern Spain and southwestern France. ... Hawaiian State Grappling Championships. ... Savate (pronounced ), also known as boxe française, French boxing, French Kickboxing or French Footfighting, is a French martial art which uses both the hands and feet as weapons and combines elements of western boxing with graceful kicking techniques. ...

Zipota (which means shoe) is a very rough sport, involving a lot of leaping kicks and throws even in competition. The use of the Basque walking stick, a light five foot shepherd's staff, is taught in an aligned discipline called Makila. Several practitioners have competed very successfully in Savate-Boxe Francaise and la canne de combat. For other uses of the word staff, see staff. ... The makila (sometimes spelled makhila) is a traditional Basque walking stick, and is notable as both a practical tool and a cultural symbol of authority and strength. ...

Controversy

Zipota does not mean shoe in Euskara, the correct word is zapata. The only school of zipota is located in Texas, beeing this sport completely unknown in the Basque country. Basque is the language spoken by the Basque people, who live in northern Spain and the adjoining area of southwestern France. ... The Basque Country may refer to one of three areas inhabited by Basque people: The Basque Country (ethnic territory) (Euskal Herria), the overall area inhabited by Basques, which Basque nationalists seek independence for. ...

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