Awesome Brazilian Martial Arts Video

HONkUS · Post by **HONkUS** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 9:38 am

its called Capoeira. Anyone whose played Tekken 3 will recognize it as Eddy Gordo's fighting style. They actually mocapped a Capoeira master for the game.

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

Post by **Apoptosis** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 10:18 am

damn that is sick... I'm lucky if my vertical is 2 inches.

Post by **dicecca112** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 10:24 am

well mine was 6-8inches (I'm only 5'4" and I play basketball) before I dislocated my ankle.

Razorbacx · Post by **Razorbacx** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 10:56 am

My body aches just watching it! All of a sudden I feel really old and decrepit...

Xanlamin · Post by **Xanlamin** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 12:39 pm

Razorbacx wrote:My body aches just watching it! All of a sudden I feel really old and decrepit...

I feel that way every morning just getting out of bed....

Your prolly alot younger than me...so go easy on the age thing...LOL

Post by **Digital Puppy** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 3:48 pm

Man, I can only dream of doing all of that...making me tired just looking at those guys. My current style of fighting looks more like this:

http://www.devilducky.com/media/51745/

bigblockmatt · Post by **bigblockmatt** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 3:59 pm

got to watch the movie "only the strong." I love that movie. kinda old, semi cheesy. good fighting though.

Topher · Post by **Topher** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 5:14 pm

Great link! A lot of break dancers are using those moves in their routines these days.

Xanlamin · Post by **Xanlamin** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 5:29 pm

Thats how Capoeira got started, Martial Arts was forbiddin in the country for a long time to keep the rebels at bay, so they turned it into a dance so they could still practice it. When used for fighting by someone who is trained it is one of the deadliest Martial Arts to this day.

I have never studied it, but I got a friend who is fluent in it, I myself have studied Tae Kwon Do (1st degree black belt), Karate (1st degree black belt), Kempo(1st degree black belt), Shotokan (Hard Style) (2st degree black belt), and ShanjankinRo (Samari Sword Fighting).

Baddad53 · Post by **Baddad53** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 5:59 pm

The translation for "CAPOEIRA SUL DA BAHIA" in english is -

"full contact break dancing"