Kaju_influenced Posted April 14, 2003 Posted April 14, 2003 Im curious does anyone think that capoeira is a good combative style?Why? "Sweat more in the dojo,bleed less in the street"Kajukenbo fighters axiom.
Sepultura Posted April 14, 2003 Posted April 14, 2003 Many people see it as a martial art -- others as a dance, and there those who believe that it is their religion and cultural identity. The description of Capoeira varies according to people's personalities. It is a native Brazilian Indian word given to a small partridge whose male is very jealous and engages in fierce fights with its rivals. Capoeira blends elements of dance, music, rituals, acrobatics, and fighting. Anyone can find some form of identity in Capoeira. Let's take for instance somebody who lives in a big city like New York. He will probably see Capoeira as a martial art or as a form of self-defense. Because of the intensity of the city, and the challenges that he faces everyday, it makes him a natural "warrior" and he brings this instinct in to Capoeira's circle. Brazilians call Capoeira a game. Capoeira is "played", not fought.As for ur question, capoeira can be used as a combative style but has its weaknesses like all arts. Hope that helped.
TJS Posted April 14, 2003 Posted April 14, 2003 Capoeira is a great way to have fun, stay in shape and meet friends.
SevenStar Posted April 15, 2003 Posted April 15, 2003 capoeira can be brutal. If you watch closely, you can see it. those kicks usually lead to some type of takedown, and there is a lot of infighting - mainly elbows. I've got a vid of a capoeira takedown of my PC somewhere. Like anything else, how you train it makes all the difference.
TJS Posted April 15, 2003 Posted April 15, 2003 here is a video of a capoera fighter named mestre Hulk...he got DQ because he was trying to get out of the ring to avoid more punishment by "The smashing Machine" Mark Kerr http://216.40.244.4/misc/wvc3/wvc3_kerr_vs_hulk.zip
SevenStar Posted April 15, 2003 Posted April 15, 2003 lol. was he training regional or angloa? I'll put that vid up tonight, if I remember.
Kaju_influenced Posted April 15, 2003 Author Posted April 15, 2003 Hey thnx for the vid but im still skeptical about it? And seven i like ur explanation on the topic very insightfull, very true capoeira is played not fought "Sweat more in the dojo,bleed less in the street"Kajukenbo fighters axiom.
TJS Posted April 15, 2003 Posted April 15, 2003 Hey thnx for the vid but im still skeptical about it? And seven i like ur explanation on the topic very insightfull, very true capoeira is played not fought It was a international Vale Tudo fight in Brazil..what are you skeptical about?
SevenStar Posted April 15, 2003 Posted April 15, 2003 wish I had some of the infighting clips. This is a takedown a guy used after having a roundhouse kick caught. The timing of the takedown is great. http://www.memphisclubscene.com/Takedown.mpeg
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