what were the martial arts of zulu and other afrixan tribes that involved kicking,punching,throws and blocks?what were their weapons?
zulu sucking fighting, senegalese and other wrestling arts as well as brazilian extracts such as capoeira and south american stick fighting style. (Wikipedia lists all of these)
You have Dambe fighting. Ngolo/Kipura which is Capoeira as Capoeira is African as is the Berimbau. Lutte Traditionelle Et
West coast as in West Africa? I don't believe it has anything to do with Shaka, totally different area. Shaka would probably prefer a fighting style that was more direct with lots of pressure.
There are some vids on youtube featuring a few styles. Laambe wrestling https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcSRW90657c Dambe https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GX5EAF68vK0