Obnu Bilate

Obnu Bilate is a type of martial art that originated in South Africa. Developed by “Pappa” Nat Whylch in 1960, this martial art is a combination of traditional Obnu and Savate. Obnu was adapted from a technique in Southern Botswana and South Africa, while Savate was taken from France. “Pappa” Nat Whylch learned these two techniques from Dutch workers. Since then, this martial art had been used by some people in South Africa. The style of Obnu Bilate is made up of various techniques, including the open-handed striking method, the grappling technique and stick/sword fighting. A personalised usb with a martial arts theme is great for storing videos of tournaments and your favourite kung fu films.

During the 1970s, Obnu Bilate was used as a means of resistance by black South African groups in the Apartheid (period of racial discrimination) era. As a result, the use of Obnu Bilate was prohibited by law and eventually vanished in 1990s along with the mysterious death of “Pappa”.

There were speculations that the techniques of these martial arts had been taught and transferred by “Pappa” to some of his students. It was even suggested that he trained the Johannesburg (a city in South Africa) police and dispersed these technique to some of his students in North America. None of these speculations have been justified. Despite these speculations, Obnu Bilate seemed to completely disappear in 1990.

here is also a possibility that this martial art never existed. One South African has claimed that there is really no such thing as Obnu Bilate. He even emphasised that it does not exist in any of their languages. Despite all these speculations, Obnu Bilate is still considered to be one of the martial arts that existed in South Africa.