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The list of capoeira techniques includes kicks, headbutts, evasions, acrobatics and more. In capoeira, the main emphasis is normally placed on the interaction between kicks and evasions. Due to historical reasons, different capoeira groups use different names for the same techniques, or the same name for different techniques.
Techniques may fall into different types, such as: kick, escape, move, fall, takedown, acrobatics... parent_style: The capoeira style from which this technique originates, usually one of the following: Angola, Carioca, Regional, Contemporary, or Mixed. parent_technique: If this technique is a variation or has derived from another technique
Samba de roda usually starts after the capoeira rodas have finished. [16] Banguela de Regional - This is a beat created by Mestre Bimba to mimic the "Capoeira Angola" style. These types of performances are over much slower and low beats and also used to calm the players' nerves when combat gets tough. [17]
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Capoeira de Angola (Angolan capoeira) is the traditional style of capoeira. However, it can refer to two things: the popular Bahian capoeira prior to codification in 20th century; the contemporary style of capoeira codified by Mestre Pastinha, based on an older one; The ideal of capoeira Angola is to maintain capoeira as close to its roots as ...
stingray's tail) is a parent technique in capoeira for inverted kicks over the head, resembling the stingray's strike. This parent term includes following major techniques: Meia lua de compasso with its variations, the traditional rabo-de-arraia in capoeira Angola. [1] Scorpion kick with its variations, the traditional rabo-de-arraia in ...
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]
Rabo de arraia is very old capoeira technique, which was very popular in capoeira carioca [3] and capoeira Angola. [4] The same technique is found in African martial art engolo, the ancestral art of capoeira. The position is similar to the scorpion pose in yoga, but in capoeira it primarily serves as a kick.