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Capoeira (Portuguese pronunciation: [kapuˈe(j)ɾɐ]) is an Afro-Brazilian martial art and game that includes elements of dance, acrobatics, music and spirituality. It is known for its acrobatic and complex maneuvers, often involving hands on the ground and inverted kicks.
Capoeira de Angola (Angolan capoeira) or simply angola is the traditional style of capoeira, the Afro-Brazilian martial art. A newer style, based on the reform of capoeira Angola, is called regional. However, the term capoeira Angola is somewhat ambiguous and can mean two things: traditional capoeira Angola prior to its codification in 20th ...
Due to repression, angola was forced to be passed down as secret knowledge. As the end of the 18th century, the Angolan fighting technique in Brazil started to be called capoeira, [41] named after the clearings in the forest where freed slaves resided and practice its skills. [42]
The history of capoeira explores the origins and development of capoeira, the Brazilian martial art, that combines elements of dance, acrobatics, and music. In the past many participants used the name angola or the term brincar de angola ("playing angola") for this art. [ 2 ]
Rabo de arraia or meia-lua de compasso (compass crescent) is a distinct technique found in the martial arts of engolo and capoeira, that combines an evasive maneuver with a reverse kick. It is considered one of the most powerful and efficient capoeira kicks and one of its most iconic movements along with the rasteira . [ 13 ]
Capoeira Angola. Fundação Cultural do Estado da Bahia. Capoeira, Nestor (2002). Capoeira: Roots of the Dance-Fight-Game. Blue Snake Books. ISBN 978-1-58394-637-4. Assunção, Matthias Röhrig (2002). Capoeira: The History of an Afro-Brazilian Martial Art. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-7146-8086-6. Capoeira, Nestor (2007). The Little Capoeira Book ...
Brazilian jiu-jitsu, a martial art, combat sport, and a self-defense system that focuses on grappling and especially ground fighting; Capoeira, an Angolan and Brazilian martial art that combines elements of dance, acrobatics and music; Vale tudo (English: anything goes) are full-contact unarmed combat events, with a limited number of rules ...
Chapa de costas (back plate) is a back push kick in capoeira, and one of the few principal capoeira's kicks. [1] It is also basic kick in African martial art engolo, the forerunner of capoeira. [2] Chapa de costas is typical kick of capoeira Angola. [3] This "malicious" kick is similar to chapa de frente, applied from the back to the opponent. [4]