Held the same weekend as The Heritage Cup in Guam last weeekend-- Here is A quick video of the 7th International Slinging Competition in Mallorca 2020. The videos and photos used here have been collected together from a variety of sources...
Early-day Spanish explorers have at several times documented stone slinging competitions built within village gatherings in Guam. Since 2017, local stone slingers gathered throughout the island have brought it back. For this first segment of our 3 event series-- From February 29th til March 2nd, ACHO Marianas in conjunction with the Guam History & Chamorro Heritage Day Festival will be hosting slingers from the CNMI for...
Stone slinging is an indigenous martial art with the ancestors of the Mariana Islands. Long suffocated with the Spanish colonization almost 500 years ago--Sling-stone artifacts are still found or "received". Buried in the ground, underwater, or sonetimes even in plain sight above surface--Sling-stone gifts have been digested as a calling for stone slinging to once again protect and defend our people. ...
Shortly after a performance at the Tir de Fona Internacionale, members of Acho Marianas Guam engage in The University of Guam's HITA TALKS with Carlos Madrid of the Micronesian Area Reseach Center for a conversation through the past, present, and future of Guam Slinging and its role int he 500 year anniversary and commemoration of Guams first Encounter with European explorers in 1521. ...
Houses of the Ancients Latte structures are stone archaeological remains unique to the Mariana Islands. A stone pillar supports a hemispherical capstone to form a latte. The ancient CHamorus generally arranged latte in two parallel rows of four or more pairs to support their important rectangular, steep pitched roof, pole and thatch buildings. Communities in coastal areas, river valleys, and a few upland areas, seem to have...
Not many people know this, but most of Fokai;s Bali made products are handcrafted. Very slight occasional size differences are only as inevitable as human error. Heres a quickview of a piece of the process before the final touches ...
News 10 schools compete in sling event Tuesday, April 30th 2019, 1:58 PM ChST By Dave Delgado Image 10 schools were represented at the first of many sling competitions to hopefully be part of GDOE and their Chamorro activities. The slinging went down at the Tiyan Softball Field with targets set up at different distances for elementary, middle and high school participants. Tony Diaz, the Event Organizer, said, "They're here because...
What is a sling? The sling was likely mankind's first, true projectile weapon. It generally consists of two cords and a pouch. These cords are held in one hand and a projectile is placed in the pouch. The length of the sling provides greater mechanical advantage than one's arms. Projectiles can be slung over 1500 feet (450m) at speeds exceeding 250 miles per hour (400 kph)....
Japanese legend Norifumi Yamamoto, the one-time pound-for-pound king, passed away this week from cancer. The bafflingly named Hero’s was launched in 2005 as an offshoot of the great kickboxing promotion, K-1. An ultra successful crossover event with PRIDE FC in 2002 had left the K-1 big wigs thinking that they had better start working their way into this mixed martial arts malarkey and so Hero’s became...
Home-made sling Home-made sling A sling is a projectile weapon typically used to throw a blunt projectile such as a stone, clay, or lead "sling-bullet". It is also known as the shepherd's sling. Someone who specialises in using slings is called a slinger. A sling has a small cradle or pouch in the middle of two lengths of cord. The sling stone is placed in the pouch. The middle finger or thumb is placed through a loop on the end...