ysc87 Posted April 9, 2005 Posted April 9, 2005 let's just say it's much harder than beating a master of pilates.
Maddwraph Posted April 9, 2005 Posted April 9, 2005 thing is, the stretches adn training in capoiera also prepares the capoieristas to have a lot of energy and be in very good shape. its nothing like muay thai as far as i know, that stuff is insane, but it can be a really tiring class. i wouldnt fight my teacher. not only is he extremely fast, but also very strong. Im brasilian, but live in the united states. Really enjoying martial arts.
Rank7 Posted April 10, 2005 Posted April 10, 2005 i wouldnt fight my teacher. not only is he extremely fast, but also very strong i am going to be stereotypical on this by agreeing how fast a capoeria practitioner can be . i have seen some popular local breakdancers perform what would to me look like something capoeria might implement . and those guys are insanely fast at pulling off the stunts they do. i have yet to see a capoeria expert but i wouldnt mock the art Displays a small graphic image below your details in posts. Only one image can be displayed at a time, its width can be no greater than 80 pixels, the height no greater than 80 pixels, and the file size no more than 8 KB.
cross Posted April 10, 2005 Posted April 10, 2005 One of the main problems with fighting a capoiera master would be(this may have been mentioned already) there "awkward" style. I imagine it would be extremely difficult to predict their movements and actually hit them considering they have their body going all over the place.
Ben Martin Posted April 10, 2005 Posted April 10, 2005 could someone upload a video clip of to capoiera fighters going at it because the only stuff i have ever seen is the staged stuff where they kep missing each other. Strive to Become The Type Of Person That Others Do Not Normally Encounter In This WorldI would love it if everyone i spoke to or met throughout my life would benefit from being with or speaking to me. - Life goalI See The Sunshine But Their's A Storm Holding Me Back.
JusticeZero Posted April 10, 2005 Posted April 10, 2005 That's not quite "staged". They train with target choice from the waist up plus sweeps, and esquiva evades that. Plus, the goal isn't so much to hit as it is to trap and outmaneuver, so techniques are chosen for the ability to force movement. So what you're seeing isn't choreographed, it's the result of rule differences and request to not break their training partner.Unless they're throwing kicks from out of range. But that's not staged, that just sucks. "Anything worth doing is worth doing badly." - Baleia
username9 Posted April 11, 2005 Author Posted April 11, 2005 Thanks to those guys who have given a serious answer.Granted the question was slightly vague but it was meant to be - I was just looking for opinions and experiences from people who have actually trained with Capoiera fighters.Shorinryu Sensei - thanks for the useless answer! (I'd just wait for him to finish and smack him) - Dead clever that!
Chaz Posted April 11, 2005 Posted April 11, 2005 What makes him special? Wouldn't it be extremely difficult to beat a master in any art? I'm sure it would be hard, but that goes for all people that are dedicated enough to earn the title of master... "One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and always a clever thing to say." - Will Durant
cross Posted April 11, 2005 Posted April 11, 2005 What makes him special? Wouldn't it be extremely difficult to beat a master in any art? I'm sure it would be hard, but that goes for all people that are dedicated enough to earn the title of master...This is very true, but the question was specifically about capoiera. Some of the things that make a capoiera fighter hard to beat are almost unique to their style of fighting so the answers were just more specific for this scenario.
Maddwraph Posted April 11, 2005 Posted April 11, 2005 im not really sure how to upload a video to this Ben Martin, and i have more videos of stunts and the roda, but there is one video that was staged but the fighting they did seemed a lot like they would do in a real fight. how would i upload a video onto this?oh, and i have a question for JusticeZero. Do you only do Capoiera Angola? or do you also do San Bento Grande and other ones? Im brasilian, but live in the united states. Really enjoying martial arts.
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