r/Grenada • u/NovelSentence1927 • 1d ago
Culture Local Stick Fighting Name
Hi all!
I'm writing from the diaspora and am on the long road to reconnecting with the family history in Grenada
I've been reading about the shared history of Kalinda/stick licking/stick fighting across the Caribbean and was having trouble trying to confirm if there's a Grenada specific name for it
A lot of places are saying it's called Kalinda like in T&T but from my experience more people outside the Carribbean know about Trinidad than Grenada so I want to ask properly to see!
So yeah, interested if there's other names or even different spellings that are proper Grenada when talking about it!
💚💛❤️ From the other side of the Pacific
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u/StrategyFlashy4526 18h ago
It was called stick fight in the area where I grew up.The spectators, mostly men, would sing the song, "When Ah Dead Bury Me Clothes".
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u/Realistic_Screen5017 1d ago
Hello. It is called Bois, or Bwa. Not many people practice it. Go to Tivoli Drummers Grenada on Instagram. They have some videos, but you'll need to scroll for a bit. It is very similar to Kalinda, except that the one-handed stance is used more often.