quick thing abouts Capoeira
Hey guys
I don't know who wrote it, but someone really stressed the MARTIAL part of "martial arts" Well, this is a way to express the ART part of "martial arts"
Also, if this is so combat ineffective, does this mean it's an "illegitimate MA?" That it's immoral to perform martial art cuz it looks cool? What is Wushu then? Tai Chi competition?
Nobody (at least anymore) rips on Billy Banks for Tae Bo! So what about this? It has some martial value as well! But think of the origins of the art too, it's SUPPOSED to be just as much dance as martial art!
So anywho... IMO it's perfectly fine to learn an MA for the "butterfly kicks--(especially if it gets your wife in the sack! LMAO!)" but as long as you know what you're getting into and why... it's totally cool!
That being said, there's a few books I saw at Barnes and Noble, and please review Only the Strong, and The Tekken games for more Capoeira exposure, as this is the only exposure I have had!
love and unity
matt
Capoeira (I think) used in tournament fighting (vid)
I heard this was Capoeira, but it looks similiar to a bunch of TKD kicking. There are some good head kick knockouts in there, tho.
And WTF at the guy doing the splits on the wall at 1:07.
edit - And notice how it's always the guy without the headgear who's getting kicked in the head?
totally changed my view of capoeira
Since wookie deleted his capoeira thread...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hd1fg...elated&search=
you can see where several sweeps would be here, but the blatantly obvious takedown is at :38.
This is the miami branch of the same group that's in my city - nacao.