Capoiera

[skydog]

I was watching this clip and it basically explained how the kick in capoeira is the most powerful, I never knew this, I thought it was just a fancy dancing art that wasnt effective..

 

 

So I started watching clips of it and realised it is actually a very spiritual practice..

 

Anyone know Carlos Castenada's Magical Passes- Well the movements in Capoeira seem to be very similar to the movements in the Magical Passes, I have done the passes many times and notice significant differences in my energy and stillness.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lauKs7tbtV8

 

It is also a form of spontaneous dance, whilst it is not as loose as shaking medicine, gibberish meditation or ecstatic dance..It is very similar..these are very spiritual practices.

 

 

Anyone experienced in Capoeira, interesting to hear your thoughts.

[doc benway]

I have no capoeira experience but I LOVE Brazilian music, capoeira rhythms are everywhere in the music.

I play around with the Berimbau too!

[thelerner]

I've seen a few capoiera demonstrations and work outs. Its a fantastic art, fun to practice and watch, but it has a high physical requirement. If Aikido is about being centered, then capoiera is about dynamic imbalance.

 

I may be generalizing but you have to be quite athletic, flexible, thin to master it. Think cart wheels and handstands.

 

In the 70's there was a Kung Fu episode where Caine faces a capoeira master. A great movie with it is 'The Mighty Quinn' starring Denzel Washington; top cop using capoeira. Another one 'Only The Strong' had lots of capo in it, kind of a Karate Kid w/ Capo.

[Seth Ananda]

One of the great things about it is that with Angola you can see 80+ year old people practicing it. They look so relaxed as they do slow cart wheel kicks...

No broken hips in that community...

 

Capoiera Angola is the traditional and slower, less acrobatic form and is a superb body maintenance system.

[Cheshire Cat]

The guy in the video is amazing... I think that if you are not a big deal, capoeira cannot make you a great fighter.

For this, you need muay thai

[Protector]

Capoeira fa jin

[Harmonious Emptiness]

I thought about taking capoiera just for exercise since it seemed like the people were there more to have fun than to fulfill their violent fantasies like so many places. I guess if you have lots of space it would be good especially for shorter people. But it seems risky to have so many tells before striking. Nonetheless, if someone really knows how to use it they just need to connect once with one of those kicks.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaufKJ8M8js&feature=related

 

 

Seems like the centrifical force is good on the ground too:

 

[rsalazar]

I've seen a few capoiera demonstrations and work outs. Its a fantastic art, fun to practice and watch, but it has a high physical requirement. If Aikido is about being centered, then capoiera is about dynamic imbalance.

 

I may be generalizing but you have to be quite athletic, flexible, thin to master it. Think cart wheels and handstands.

 

In the 70's there was a Kung Fu episode where Caine faces a capoeira master. A great movie with it is 'The Mighty Quinn' starring Denzel Washington; top cop using capoeira. Another one 'Only The Strong' had lots of capo in it, kind of a Karate Kid w/ Capo.

 

I like the description of dynamic imbalance, great way to put things

 

Here are two of my favorite capoeira videos:

A beautiful Angola game

 

Human helicopters in a Regional frenzy

 

I've been in the game for about 12 years now, haven't been training as much since moving to Texas, not much capoeira in my neck of the woods - it's been a great way to train agility and give your body a diet of movement variation - It can get as spiritual as you like or things can remain very physical - The art at its foundation is very connected to the Afro-Brazilian spiritual traditions such as candomble and santeria - my first mestre was an apprentice to a medium in Santos that channeled Dr. Fritz - once, he and another apprentice were chastized by the spirit for having relations with women without protection, they were given and warning about certain requirements that needed to be made to work with him, he said he couldn't keep any secrets from this particular spirit.

 

I would highly encourage you to seek out and visit schools - beware there are quite a few schools that are also quite violent, so take your time before deciding on one to attend.

Best,

R

[sifusufi]

I subscribed to this channel...

 

 

www.abeiramar.tv

My Portuguese is improving since I have been watching translations.

I believe Anderson Silva can attribute his timing par

excellence

to a Capoiera base.

http://

[sifusufi]

Great educational material, really gets into the energies

 

 

[mewtwo]

here is a good fight scene involving capoeira.

 

the trailer

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWz6ve9TpsQ dont know where this one if from but another good caoeira fight scene.

[DanC]

Capoiera is a good dance and way to keep fit but when it comes to real world self defense and martial arts its useless, if it was any use MMA fighters would utilize it..

[Harmonious Emptiness]

Capoiera is a good dance and way to keep fit but when it comes to real world self defense and martial arts its useless, if it was any use MMA fighters would utilize it..

 

Thats one way to start a conversation...

 

If someone practices it as much as MMA fighters, and their up against oppenents with range advantages and they need one strike to do it, for example against muskets and they need to be moving it starts to make more sense. A ring is relatively close range.

[sifusufi]

I subscribed to this channel...

 

 

www.abeiramar.tv

My Portuguese is improving since I have been watching translations.

I believe Anderson Silva can attribute his timing par

excellence

to a Capoiera base.

http://

 

 

 

 

Thanks to all who actually took the time to study on these videos, I hope they made your life richer.

 

And for those who didn't...

 

http://www.bloodyelb...ives-his-yellow

 

http://www.mixedmart...Beautiful-Game/

 

http://www.bjjheroes...hters/jose-aldo

 

Edited February 18, 2012 by sifusufi

[Sillum]

Capoiera is a beautiful martial art. It is very deceptive. It looks like a dance which makes it deceptive. Plus I can see there are no hand stikes or blocks. There are some very good ground techniques hidden within Capoiera. Awesome!