A Machete Martial Arts Master Shares His Secrets | Short Film Showcase
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- In Haiti, the machete is both a weapon and a farmer’s key to survival. This dichotomy is especially true for Alfred Avril, a master machete fencer and subsistence farmer. The traditional art of machete fencing can be traced back to the Haitian Revolution. With fewer guns than the soldiers they were battling, many slaves fought with the machetes they had used to toil the sugarcane fields. In this short film from Third Horizon, Avril shares his mysterious craft as well as the practical and spiritual value of the machete throughout Haitian history.
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A Machete Martial Arts Master Shares His Secrets | Short Film Showcase
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This martial art must survive. Things like this shouldn’t go extinct.
I have a machete. I now have new respect for it. I always knew the Haitian ppl were resilient but seeing how the traditions continue makes me respect them even more than I already did. This is a piece of living history.
Fencing while holding a bottle of liquor and wearing timbs lol, that's gangsta af
He has a beautiful family. I hope he's getting paid well to instruct especially the foreign students.
You can tell he has so much control in a fight, the people he practices with move erratically, but his motions are always smooth and graceful
The alcohol is symbolic and ritualistic. It's clearly ceremonial when he drinks before teaching. If you notice, after he defeats the foreign student he takes a sip and hands him the bottle. The foreigner pours out a splash and then also takes a sip. Ceremonial. That's is old African spiritual practices right there. the drinking and pouring of libation is very linked to cultural and spiritual practices.
Long live HAITI 🇭🇹 love from JAMAICA 🇯🇲❤️
He's a magician
They should try adding 1000 degrees to their machetes
Drunk machete master
This was so beautifully done. I’m so grateful that this was captured before he passed 🙏🏾 🇭🇹
This is Something we as kids our tought in Mexico, by our fathers. In el Rancho. I really enjoyed the video.Thank you, for sharing with us; the public.
So the town drunk decided he knew how to sword fight, and nobody called him on it.
What sorcery did he use to light that candle at
When you begin a video by describing a machete as "a gift", then you know he has learned an art form.
I’ve got some mad respect for Hatians.
Reading through the comments, I see a lot of references toward being a town drunk with a machete. In most cultures, consuming alcohol before, during, and after a battle was/is common practice. Unlike the western civilization who sees alcohol as a party starter, other civilizations use alcohol as a helping spirit.
A beautiful piece/tribute to Professor Alfred Avril, "I love it!" He was a master of machete and principles of manhood. May the Haitian ancestors who triumphed over Napoleon's army welcome you dear brother in the after life.
The machete is a great tool from spain. Very versatile and devastating. I own my dad's machete from when he was in Vietnam. It's one of my favorite outdoor tools along side the hatchet.
This video was very interesting I never knew about this martial art that destroyed nepoleons army. Big respect coming from Trinidad 🇹🇹