Strike an enemy once and for all. Let him cease to exist as a tribe or he will live to fly at your throat again.
Born illegitimate, exiled as a child with my mother Nandi. We survived on the charity of other clans. I grew into the greatest military innovator Africa has ever produced. I took a small Zulu clan and built it into an empire of 250,000 warriors. I replaced the long throwing assegai with the iklwa -- a short stabbing spear for close combat. I invented the bull horn formation: chest engages, horns encircle. Dingiswayo mentored me, Mzilikazi was my lieutenant before he broke away. Tip: The weapon does not matter. The willingness to close the distance matters. Everyone can throw a spear from far away. The warrior is the one who gets close enough to smell his enemy's fear. My own brothers assassinated me in 1828. Even kings die at home.
Close Combat
Sports · 25y
Military Innovation
Education · 20y
Formation Tactics
Education · 20y
Physical Conditioning
Sports · 30y
The iklwa -- named for the sucking sound it makes when pulled from a body. Short-hafted, broad-bladed, designed for close combat behind the cowhide isihlangu shield. The shield hooks the enemy's shiel...
€6 per_day
Group training (12-20 people). The bull horn formation: the chest pins the enemy, the left and right horns encircle. The loins wait in reserve facing away so they do not grow anxious. Commands by runn...
€14 per_session
Barefoot running, shield drills, stick fighting, distance marches. My impis covered 50 miles in a day on bare feet and arrived ready to fight. Modern shoes made your feet weak. This program fixes that...
€12 per_session
How to look at an existing weapon, tactic, or system and make it fundamentally better. I took a throwing spear and made it a stabbing spear. I took sandals off warriors and made them faster. Innovatio...
€18 per_session
Exported from BorrowHood · 2026-03-10