A Great Question: The Difference between Jailhouse, Stato and 52

Comment by gab'bo
This is great im a filipino living in the philippines(of course) and i couldnt help but notice similarities between 52blocks and the filipino martial art of panuntukan. i hope i could see some friendly sparring between two arts but i suggest the old traditional style) and still i dnt know the difference between jail house rock and 52blocks and stato and comstock, can someone lease enlighten me thank you PEACE....>>>>
gab'bo

D.Marks Response
Peace Bro,
I think that it would be great to spar with Some filipino boxers, seeing that both styles uses slapping to prepare the blocks and counter. As for the difference in style, there really isn't any different just the names that each generation called the fight. However, there are some changes in focus due to environment Between Prison and the Streets. or in JH vs 52. Like the boxing in Prison faded out in the late 70's- so by the mid 80's fights were less common and shank attacks or edge attacks ruled the day in prison. at the same time the prison skills were gaining a new audience on the street. Thus 52 became the pretty boy style with L-Boogie , while a serious fights use the Bo-peep vision (tighter guard). the blend of both styles can be seen in the Butterfly movement that you guys call the bow-tie pattern. they are one in the same. which is why they look so much alike.
Other keys to remember is the Moors influence on Spain, and the connection of Spain to the Caribbean and America's where a lot of our arts live out side of Africa. Music and Culture are shared realities...
Last note on Boxing in the 1890's The US Navy settled in ports in the Philippines and Black Boxers Shared their knowledge of boxing, As Southern US Boxing has some influence from a stick fighting art called Kalinda that was in practice during the late 1800's from New Orleans.
peace

Daniel "mwalimu" Marks