As a real capoeirista, I have to reply to this. Weapons are a part of capoeira. Not sticks, he is confusing capoeira with maculel, but knifes and straight edge razors are the weapons used traditionally in capoeira. Sometimes the razor is held between the toes. There are some pictures of how the razor is used in Nestor Capoeira's second book "Galo já cantou" which is not out in English yet however. The idea that capoeira was practised to music has a way of disguising as a dance I find very hard to believe. I can't imagine that anyone could fooled for a minute, ; it is very clear to anyone that capoeira is about fighting,and african dance was also outlawed. The current idea is that the music was added to add to pleasure of the game, and while I know that this is true, I also think that the music adds to capoeira's effectiveness as a martial art. Capoeira is not unique as martial art practiced to music.
