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Grima: the machete fencing of Puerto TejadaCEFR A1
19 Apr 2025
Adapted from Rowan Glass, Global Voices • CC BY 3.0
Photo by J̶o̶h̶n̶n̶y̶ Sántiz, Unsplash
Level A1 – BeginnerCEFR A1
2 min
74 words
- In Puerto Tejada people practice grima every day.
- Grima is an old machete fencing art.
- Masters teach the moves and the history.
- The art comes from African ancestors in Colombia.
- Players use a machete in one hand.
- They use a stick for defence in the other.
- The machete was also used in past fights.
- Grima links to food, music and medicine.
- Fewer young people learn grima now.
- Masters teach at the House of Cacao.
Difficult words
- machete — a large knife used for cutting plants
- fencing — a sport or art with sword moves
- master — an expert teacher of a skill or artMasters
- ancestor — family members who lived long beforeancestors
- defence — the action to stop danger or attack
- medicine — substances or practices to help people heal
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Discussion questions
- Would you like to learn grima?
- Have you learned an old art from your family?
