Bdaze Posted August 26, 2003 Share Posted August 26, 2003 Ive heard alot of diferant things about this art. most of which negative. "it's totally useless", "it's all fancy cartwheels and flips" but ive also heard some posotive arguments. for example, it was first created around the time slave traders where kidnapping people from Africa to make them slaves. it was developed as both a means of self defense and a sort of traditional dance. however, it was so effectivly used on the slave traders that they outlawed it and killed anyone seen practicing or teaching it. personalkly i think it is effective, becasue they teach alot more than just flips and kicks. plus, those things really make you strong. you have to be incredibley fast and cooridnated to pull off some of the moves they do. If in your journey you encounter God, God will be cut ~Hatori Hanso (sonny chiba) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G95champ Posted August 26, 2003 Share Posted August 26, 2003 Depends on you. (General George S. Patton Jr.) "It's the unconquerable soul of man, and not the nature of the weapon he uses, that ensures victory." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warp Spider Posted August 26, 2003 Share Posted August 26, 2003 Martial arts being highly effective versus slave traders armed to the teeth and operating in groups? Are you sure about that? Paladin - A holy beat down in the name of God! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Dragon Posted August 26, 2003 Share Posted August 26, 2003 I haven't been exposed to it nearly enough to form an informed opinion. The first and only time I've seen it was on the movie "Only the Strong", but you cant base an opinion off a movie. So recognize or be hospitalized Cuz literally on a scale from one to ten I'm 25. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungGrasshopper Posted August 26, 2003 Share Posted August 26, 2003 Capoeira emphasizes on momentum and swinging the leg to perform the kick, which is bad. It doesn't have that "snapping" impact that is required for the kick to be strong. Slave owners did not want their slaves practicing martial arts, incase they would rebel. So slaves had to disguise martial art into a sort of dance, which is why I think Capoeira misses many important aspects of fighting. Butt...that slave thing is just what I've heard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bdaze Posted August 26, 2003 Author Share Posted August 26, 2003 Martial arts being highly effective versus slave traders armed to the teeth and operating in groups? Are you sure about that? if you're asking if im sure it was effective against slave traders, then yes, im possotive. i did some research before i posted this just so i could have my facts straight. If in your journey you encounter God, God will be cut ~Hatori Hanso (sonny chiba) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drunken Monkey Posted August 26, 2003 Share Posted August 26, 2003 read some of the history capoeria as used by the gang members in brazil after the signing of the golden law was very effective. what you have to realise is that capoeira developes very strong, agile, fast and coordinated fighters. a lot of people see the game of capoeira and don't see the abilities of the people doing the moves. post count is directly related to how much free time you have, not how intelligent you are."When you have to kill a man it costs nothing to be polite." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bdaze Posted August 26, 2003 Author Share Posted August 26, 2003 thats exactly what im talking about From The Ground Up Another common misconception about the art is that all they do is kick. it's true they have a wide variety of kicks and leg strikes, but they have just as many punches, open hand strikes, locks, throws, pins and even head butts (infact the campoeira headbutt is famous for it's devistating effectiveness, which often results in a broken jaw for the recipient) If in your journey you encounter God, God will be cut ~Hatori Hanso (sonny chiba) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drunken Monkey Posted August 26, 2003 Share Posted August 26, 2003 and then then there's the obvious things you can see, how many wimpy capoeirista have you seen? i mean, have you ever seen one with an even slightly out of shape body? post count is directly related to how much free time you have, not how intelligent you are."When you have to kill a man it costs nothing to be polite." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sens55 Posted August 26, 2003 Share Posted August 26, 2003 They had an article in this month's Black Belt magazine on Capoeira. If all of the practicioners look like the girl in the article then you can sign me up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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