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by S Buckilo on January 4th, 2004

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Is Capoeira an effective street self-defense method?

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  • by MP1116 on January 4th, 2004

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    No...Capoeira is heavily dance oriented...while an opponent may be confused by the erratic movements and constant dancing of someone who uses copoeira, it is easy to counter. If you were going to get into a fight on the street, chances are you'd end up resorting to common street fighting tactics. You don't normally see people who get into fights break out into fancy martial arts styles, especially capoeira. Not in real life, anyway...you see it in the movies all the time. The bottomline is Capoeira is far too complicated and showy to be a reliable self-defense method. IF you were to enter a martial arts tournament, then it would be an impressive display, but when it comes to a common day street defense method, Capoeira is just too showy, flashy and unreliable. You need time to coordinate your attack, and if someone comes barreling down on you, raining punches at you, then you won't have much time to coordinate your moves, particularly since Capoeira focuses on the lower body for attacking. If you were looking for a martial art to defend yourself, Judo, Tae Kwan Do or Karate are the best and most easily learned and executed techniques for self-defense.

    Response to LJLowry: This question asks if Capoeira is a reliable street defense method. Having witnessed Capoeira first-hand in MANY martial arts tournaments, I am only offering my opinion. Since you seem to be an expert on the subject, care to enlighten us with your own answer?

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      katscratcedme

      by katscratcedme on January 11th, 2005

    • Of course it's effective.

      mungobaby

      by mungobaby on January 17th, 2005

    • Sounds like someone who has never actually used Capoeira or defended against it. Seems pretty hypothetical.

      LJLowry

      by LJLowry on June 16th, 2005

    • I am sorry to have to do this, but, this answer is wrong. It is clear this person has little or no Martial Art experience!

      Master Instructor

      by Master Instructor on June 16th, 2005

    • I'll agree that MP1116 shows no martial arts experience with this answer. Tae kwon do, judo and karate? Are you serious?

      Dedao Capoeira-seed

      by Dedao Capoeira-seed on July 16th, 2007

    • capoeira é uma arte marcial bem eficaz!! capoeira não é só danza ... capoeira é musica, danza, luta, arte marcial, cultura ... tem muita tradição ... é se você não sabe o que é capoeira, se você nunca practico, então como todo respeito, melhor não diga nada ... eu respeito todas as diferentes artes marcial e lutas, mas eu como capoeirista (e sendo mulher) posso dizer que capoeira foi muuuui util em minha vida ... não só como arte marcial e uma forma de defensa pessoal, tambem pra melhorar minha saude, agiliza a mente e o corpo ... e não é nada dificil a comparação de o que você ta dizendo ... cualquer pessoa pode praticar ... já for homem, mulher, menina, rapaz, ate um velho ... mestre bimba (o creador da capoeira regional) pratico capoeira ate os 78 anos de edade ... porfavor, eu recomendo pra você, estude um pouco mas sob nessa arte =) primeiro aprenda que é capoeira, e depois diga-nos o que você ta pensando dela =) beijão pra todos vocês e muito axeeee y valeuuuu !!! =D que tenhan um booom dia cheio de saude =)

      lua_nago

      by lua_nago on February 8th, 2011

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