As beautiful and sleek as it is deadly, 52 Blocks merits special conservation efforts as the United States' only existing native martial culture, as it is indeed, the jazz of the martial arts world. Across the African diaspora, there are manifestations of African-derived warrior-dances, capoeira in brazil, mani in Cuba, ladja in Martinique, pinge in Haiti- yet the US offshoot has remained esoteric, because it was suppressed throughout slavery, Reconstruction and Jim Crow and then obscured in the criminal justice system. The history, interviews and training of the martial arts style that created Breakdance and boxing greats like Mike Tyson.
Genre: Documentary, History
Stars: Kareem Ellington, Daniel Marks, Devine Knowledge, Reno Morales, King Saladin, Hassan "Giant" Yasin
Crew: Kamau Hunter (Director), Daniel Marks (Writer)
Country: United States of America
Language: English
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Runtime: 45 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Jan 01, 2007
IMDb: 10
