What is Capoeira?
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Afro-brazilian martial art of unclear origin. Many believe that it was an adapted fighting style, hidden behind the guise of dance to fool captors due to the learning of self defense amongst slaves was forbidden (since they did not want the slaves to present a threat to them, or to injure themselves and thus become uneconomical); or merely the adaption of the 'Lions Dance' - a ritual performed in certain parts of africa during the rite of ascention when a boy became a man (to atract females through prowess and physical ability) and still others believe other things. There is numerous evidence for and against each theory presented. What we do however know is that Capoeira is a graceful art, half fighting and half dancing, closely linked to the learning and performance of not only the lethal attacks, the mind-defying 'style moves' and the playing of instruments: such as the berimbau (long, wooden, single-stringed instrument with a gourd near the bottom played by striking the string).
We're holding a Capoeira demonstration at the beach this Sunday. Bring a friend.
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A Brazilian marial art that was invented by slaves which was made to look like dance. It is recognized as both a style of dance and fighting.
Eddie Gordo from tekken 3 fought using capoeira
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A Brazilian Martial Art created by African slaves in Brazil to fight for freedom so that they could be released from the Puertoguese slave traders, which they created a self-defense fighting system to defend themselves against.
"Brazilian Martial Art that kicks ass"!
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a Brazilian martial art
"I know Capoeira"
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A Brazilian form of dance "fighting." This is offten thought of as a Brazilian martial art, but that is wrong. Capoeira was created by the Brazilian slaves who were trying to escape being whipped. It was not at all intended to bring harm to anyone, and that is why in capoeira matches the 2 (or 1) people dont even touch eachother; they dodge.
I do capoeira all the time with my friends on the beach.
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