Angus Posted August 1, 2001 Share Posted August 1, 2001 What do people know about the Brazilian art Capoeira? I have a friend who's interested.. Angus Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortdog Posted August 1, 2001 Share Posted August 1, 2001 what do you wan to know about it? how it was invented? what kind of moves there are? where it is practiced? i know some stuff about it. and do alittle of it. SHORTDOG In the road of life there are many paths. If you don't know where you are going, any one will take you there.join me in my quest to aquire knowledge of all martial arts of the world athttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/worldofmartialartsor email Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angus Posted August 1, 2001 Author Share Posted August 1, 2001 What are the moves like? Are they street applicable? Angus Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamrushman Posted August 1, 2001 Share Posted August 1, 2001 i really enjoy the music they use and the moves are very quick and fluid. rushman (karate forums sensei)3rd dan wtf/kukkiwon"saying nothing...sometimes says the most"--e. dickerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortdog Posted August 2, 2001 Share Posted August 2, 2001 most of the moves are not useable in a street fight, but some are very useful. but lots of the basic moves are just like normal martial moves, the meia lua de frente is just a frontkick. but the chapa-de-costa is when you are on all fours and kick straight back. i like the meia lua de compaso. it is a very stroung spinning kick, you spin as fast as you can and put your hands on the ground to support yourself. it all depends on your fighting style if you like fance takedowns you might like the negative derrubando (negative means it is preformed from the ground) your opponent kicks and you drop down and hook his ankle with your foot, and yank it out from under him. i could go on for quite some time listing moves. some moves are verg practicle but also i doubt you would do a cartwheel in a street fight. but in brazil it was used as a self defence art. http://www.wu-wien.ac.at/usr/h96b/h9650297/capoeira.html SHORTDOG In the road of life there are many paths. If you don't know where you are going, any one will take you there.join me in my quest to aquire knowledge of all martial arts of the world athttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/worldofmartialartsor email Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamrushman Posted August 2, 2001 Share Posted August 2, 2001 their spinning back kicks are deadly and deceptive due to how the upper body goes down and the hands are on the ground. just how shortdog described. rushman (karate forums sensei)3rd dan wtf/kukkiwon"saying nothing...sometimes says the most"--e. dickerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warlock Posted August 12, 2001 Share Posted August 12, 2001 Hey Iamrushman, Is that the dance fighting style because Im really intrested in it but I don't know what its called. THANX. :wave: Michael Bullock1st DanKarate InternationalBlack Belt Schools (UK)(Modorator of Fitness & Health) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moobrack Posted August 12, 2001 Share Posted August 12, 2001 My friend at school does it and he is eally good at it! Dance Fighting SWEET Anthony Bullock1st Dan Black Belt - Shotokan Karate5th Kyu Yellow Belt - Aiki-Jutsuhttps://www.universaldojo.com Coming Soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaiboxerken Posted August 12, 2001 Share Posted August 12, 2001 Capoeria is.. FUN.. it is not as effective as other self-defense methods, but that is because it was incorporated into dance to diguise itself from the slavers. I personally think that it is outdated now and needs to be modernized, but sometimes tradition keeps it fun. To become higher ranked in Capoeria, one must learn to sing, dance and play the musical instruments. If you want to see some Capoeria in a movie, check out "Only the Strong" and "BloodSport 3". Just kick 'em, they'll understand.- Me Apprentice Instructor under Guro Inosanto in Jun Fan Gung Fu and Filipinno Martial arts.Certified Instructor of Frank Cucci's Linxx system of martial arts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cactus_Gazz Posted August 16, 2003 Share Posted August 16, 2003 is that the art that was made by brasilian slaves and disguised as a dance routine? Yellow Belt - GKR Karate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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