Brad
11-09-2003, 10:50 AM
Found this over on e-budo and thought I'd bring it over here:
"I've been looking for a long time for evidence of side-thrust and roundhouse kick usage in Eastern martial arts prior to the mid 19th century. I now believe that these kicks were borrowed from savate and that the spinning kicks often associated with Eastern martial arts borrowed from the Angolan martial arts and that these two styles are indigenous to their respective homelands (France for Savate and Angola for Capoeira). I have seen no evidence that Capoeira or Savate came from the far East. This theory doesn't sit well with alot of Eastern martial artists (Westerners who study karate, kung fu etc.) Even some of the more respected writers cling to the Eastern origin dogma. If you have time I'd love to get your thoughts on the matter."
"I've been looking for a long time for evidence of side-thrust and roundhouse kick usage in Eastern martial arts prior to the mid 19th century. I now believe that these kicks were borrowed from savate and that the spinning kicks often associated with Eastern martial arts borrowed from the Angolan martial arts and that these two styles are indigenous to their respective homelands (France for Savate and Angola for Capoeira). I have seen no evidence that Capoeira or Savate came from the far East. This theory doesn't sit well with alot of Eastern martial artists (Westerners who study karate, kung fu etc.) Even some of the more respected writers cling to the Eastern origin dogma. If you have time I'd love to get your thoughts on the matter."