Starchaser107
09-22-2003, 02:12 AM
I've asked this before but... here goes anyway
This is the story that I was told. African slaves that were brought to brazil carried with them thier ancient customs and traditions. Such as the "Zebra Dance " which might have been the ancestral form of the Jenga. Slaves developed fighting techniques that took into consideration the shankles on thier feet. They kept from off the ground so as not to soil thier clothing to arouse suspicion from the slave masters. And capoeira was used to revolt.
some slaves ran away and formed camps in distant territories such as parana I believe.
Anyhow , what I want to know is more of a technical question:
"Is the Art of Capoiera Afro-Brazilian, because of it's ancestry and origin?" or "Is it African, because thats where the creators originated from", is it possible that everything in capoiera originated in africa , I've heard this as well. Or finally "Is Capoeira Brazilian , because thats where it became what it is?"
Some things to ponder...
A child is the nationality of it's mother...
There are many ecclectic martial arts styles that have been developed in foreign countries such as north america , and europe.So why are these ecclectic styles still considered Chinese?
Why does Jeet Kune Do fall under Chinese martial arts and bruce lee invented it in america? it also uses western concepts so the essence is not chinese in totality
why is it considered chinese?
A child is also the nationality of whatever country they are born in....
This is the story that I was told. African slaves that were brought to brazil carried with them thier ancient customs and traditions. Such as the "Zebra Dance " which might have been the ancestral form of the Jenga. Slaves developed fighting techniques that took into consideration the shankles on thier feet. They kept from off the ground so as not to soil thier clothing to arouse suspicion from the slave masters. And capoeira was used to revolt.
some slaves ran away and formed camps in distant territories such as parana I believe.
Anyhow , what I want to know is more of a technical question:
"Is the Art of Capoiera Afro-Brazilian, because of it's ancestry and origin?" or "Is it African, because thats where the creators originated from", is it possible that everything in capoiera originated in africa , I've heard this as well. Or finally "Is Capoeira Brazilian , because thats where it became what it is?"
Some things to ponder...
A child is the nationality of it's mother...
There are many ecclectic martial arts styles that have been developed in foreign countries such as north america , and europe.So why are these ecclectic styles still considered Chinese?
Why does Jeet Kune Do fall under Chinese martial arts and bruce lee invented it in america? it also uses western concepts so the essence is not chinese in totality
why is it considered chinese?
A child is also the nationality of whatever country they are born in....