Capoeira Angola Street Defense pt. 2

[neterkeht1]

@ Ninja23000. Martial art should be useful and prcatical for the street. This clip is not what you commonly refer to as jogo de capoeira, or the game that is played in the circle. This clip simply takes common movements and weapons used in the game and applies them to a street situation, or fight. An elbow is an elbow & is a practical weapon for street defense no matter what style of martial art employs it.

[Ninja23000]

Capoeira is NOT self defence. It's an martial art yes, but it is NOT efficient on the street.

[Unjesue]

@Ninja23000 It's up to the practitioner not the style, and how they learn to apply moves in real situations. I myself have used Capoeira in a self-defense situation. The guy tried to rob me and I took him out with a ponteira to the stomach; followed by a Meia Lua solta (Rabo da arraia). He was on the floor asleep while I took the bus home.Besides...Martial arts is defined as the art of war.Martial arts and self-defense are one in the same. Respect to all and Axé to all Capoeiristas :)

[capoeinauta]

Mestre Boca do Rio falou: " Mandinga é tudo o que se fais e NAO DA PRA VER"

[potential22]

do you guys practice Silat??

[neterkeht1]

@potential22

Great question but no we do not nor have we ever trained silat. I was once in a seminar were silat was taught, but have no fromal training in that art. i do have a great deal of respect for silat, as good technique is good technique regardless of style.

[Pieroandres]

parabéns pelo material mostrado neste video. Penso que nao devemos criticar quando se mostra o lado da luta da Capoeira, nao podemos esqueçer que ela é uma luta, e muuuuuuiiito perigosa se o Capoeirista sabe como usá la, e neste video á mostra muito bem.

Parabens e muita força para todos os Capoeiristas do mundo

Piero

Chile

[orateurpneumatikos]

Nice video, wish I would have been able to come out there when I went to school at Central Missouri State Univ. now Univ. of Central Missouri

[BRP1968]

I like this vid and the first one because they help illustrate capoeira's inherent practicality. Too much is made of a lot of high kicking and flips by those who wish to paint it as just dancing. People said dissmissive things about karate and kung fu before they caught on via popular culture, particularly in favor of boxing. Many of these people are the same ones who dismiss anything that isn't embraced by UFC or PRIDE fighting organizations.

Anyway, much respect for these vids. Peace.

[Eshghe83AM]

Thanks very much for all your interesting postings! I am a fan of Capoeira for long time and was very happy to find sth of this fantastic spiritual martial art. It is just great! By watching it and listening to the rhythm you feel highly happiness and satisfaction from your deep inside! Thanks!!!!

[RocknRollOtaku]

I always prefred(if I spelled it right) the deceptive martial arts.

Appear weak when you are strong and appear strong when you are weak.

Sun Tzu

[neterkeht1]

We thank you all for your candor, and honest opinion. Every martial artist has their own expression, and flavor. This is what makes us artist as oppossed to facimilies. Sharing is healthy and good, even when it comes in the form of debate. Train hard, and live long, peace.

[worldworks]

So this is where the Capoeira concept comes from in some female Vale Tudo practitioner from Brazil I've talked to off and on.

She also used Capoeira's cartwheels and flips to escape chokeholds and headlocks

Thanks for posting.

[syxodude91]

btw you guys did a good job representing the angola in the bay.keep it up.

[syxodude91]

this is clearly Capoeira. anyone who says or think otherwise obviously doesnt understand the true soul and spirit of the art. you cant claim to fully understand it without the abillity to acknowledge every aspect.

[neterkeht1]

Are you claiming that Capoeira techniques used out side if the roda, are no longer capoeira techniques?!!? I have to now humbly question your knowledge of the art. Have you ever used a capoeira technique in a street fight? When you use a cabecada(headbutt) in a street fight, a capoeira technique, it dosent suddenly become Karate, or boxing! CAPOEIRA IS CAPOEIRA NO MATTER WHERE YOU APPLY IT. Do not discredit capoeira because you have not been taught how to defend your self with it, in the street

[neterkeht1]

We have only demonstarated how capoeira techniques can be used as self defense! we make no claims of inventing or creating a new art! To deny the origin of the techniques used in this video would be disrespect to the art and all of the mestres and students that train the art. In a street fight there is no roda, protocol or tradition. Do you mean if an attacker on the street throws a punch at you, and use and esquiva (duck), and counter with a chapa (back kick), these techniques are not capoeira?

[neterkeht1]

I am very pleased that capoeira has spread all over the world, and that the history of important pioneers has not been lost. I also appreciate your take. You are correct capoeira is much more than just fighting, however fighting is a part of the art. Are you saying capoeira is not a martial art ? Im afraid you are giving us too much credit we have not claimed to invent anything. The techniques you see in this clip have been around centuries before we were concieved.

[neterkeht1]

We show pezau (side kick), tasoura, and impe (elbow strike). These are common movements and weapons in capoeira. You also say " Idont claim to have a system", and I am just a capoeirista". If africans used this art to defend themselves against slave owners, militaries, and police, then ISNT CAPOEIRA A FIGHTING SYSTEM? Maybe you should spend more time looking into the history of the art that you claim.

[neterkeht1]

Thank you for your comment, although this is not a capoeira roda, I must disagree with your point "this is not capoeira". Capoeira has been here in the bay area in california since 1978, Brought here by Mestre Acordeon one of the most respected Metsres in the world. Mestre Baruti was one of the first students on the west coast. What were you doing in 1978?

Also the techniques in this clip are capoeira techniques.

[neterkeht1]

We welcome all comments and points of view. Even negative comments that are not supported by any inteligent insight or argument. Remeber these are only basic entry techniques using a few weapons common in the ADIGUN SIPHO SYSTEM OF CAPOEIRA ANGOLA. THESE TECHNIQUES ARE INTENDED FOR THE STREET, NO RODA, NO MUSIC, NO SINGING, NO CHAMDA. Playing the game of capoeira is good...BUT CAN YOU FIGHT? WE TRAIN, AND LIVE IN THE HOOD, OUR FIGHTING SYSTEM HAS BEEN TESTED AND PROVEN IN THE STREET, HAS YOURS?

[capoeiraqroLDM]

well, i´m more of a "tradicionalist" but i do find your applications interesting. Parabems