Capoeira Mythbusting - Page 3

**LeiWuLong** · 01-08-2008, 04:39 AM

In a nut shell,this art of fight dancing orginates and still contains strong african shamanistic and mysticism roots.

**47MartialMan** · 01-08-2008, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by LeiWuLong

In a nut shell,this art of fight dancing orginates and still contains strong african shamanistic and mysticism roots.

They have been smoking too many roots.....

**LeiWuLong** · 01-08-2008, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by 47MartialMan

They have been smoking too many roots.....

hahaha probably

**47MartialMan** · 01-08-2008, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by LeiWuLong

hahaha probably

Every practitioner of the art I've met, are black, smoke "roots", and also like Reggae.

However, I found many black people furious fighters and practitioners in Kung Fu, Boxing, and Karate

**LeiWuLong** · 01-08-2008, 09:02 PM

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Originally Posted by 47MartialMan

Every practitioner of the art I've met, are black, smoke "roots", and also like Reggae.

However, I found many black people furious fighters and practitioners in Kung Fu, Boxing, and Karate

i see thats not good for ones health.

**47MartialMan** · 01-08-2008, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by LeiWuLong

i see thats not good for ones health.

What? Reggae, Kung Fu, Boxing, and Karate?

**LeiWuLong** · 01-08-2008, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by 47MartialMan

What? Reggae, Kung Fu, Boxing, and Karate?

Heehee haha Smoking, but reggae too lol

**47MartialMan** · 01-08-2008, 09:42 PM

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Originally Posted by LeiWuLong

Heehee haha Smoking, but reggae too lol

Well, my statement wasnt to be racist. Were are trying to bust myths of the art. Hard to do with so many sterotyped facts.

**LeiWuLong** · 01-08-2008, 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by 47MartialMan

Well, my statement wasnt to be racist. Were are trying to bust myths of the art. Hard to do with so many sterotyped facts.

lol, i know im just playing

**47MartialMan** · 01-08-2008, 09:47 PM

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Originally Posted by LeiWuLong

lol, i know im just playing

I was making a generalized statement for any one who may have become offended...............

**BlackDragon** · 08-21-2008, 09:03 AM

[quote=N.B;62107]I've had some angola capoeiristas say similar things to me. I've always thought if capoeira was entirely African in origin, why didn't capoeria or anything similar spring up to all the countries Africans slaves were being exported to? Why is it synonymous with Brazil only?

Anyway, good to see another Capoeirista on the forums, welcome!/QUOTE]

Actually they're were...yes, in just about every country that slaves were imported to. Even here in the U.S. (52 blocks aka jailhouse rock. Also other less known styles like knocking and kicking. In several places in the Carribean [Cuba(mani), Hattie(pinge, Jamaica(Bangaran and also Machet’e) Trinadad(-Kalenda or Kalinda and also Trinidad Stick Fighting aka 'Bois' or 'Sticklick'), Martinique(Danmye aka ladja), etc...] As well as other places in South America other than Just Brazil. Like Broma, an Afro-Venezuelan martial art. Yet even in Brazil, you have more than just capoeira like -Batuque, in which the famous capoeira mestre Bimba's father is said to have been a champion of, and it is also said that Bimba took influeinces of this to put add to his regional style of capoeira. Also another Afro Brazilian art Bate Coxa. Though none has reached the popularity status that capoeira has reached today...some are still practiced. Many of them are no longer known today, but some are still practiced like Ladja, Kalenda,(I even here knocking and kicking is still practiced secretly in some places in the South???) more are just resurfacing like 52 blocks. Oh, but the ones named are only an inch of a fraction of a piece of the tip of the ice berg.

(oh, also let me add that some of this are very very similar to capoeira in various aspects. You can find videos of ladja on youtube (I forgot how to creat links. so just copy and past the links):
YouTube - Ag'ya Danmye Ladja Compilation

or: YouTube - DamyÃ© ladja martinique sport de combat et tambour

or: YouTube - ladja game at Saint-Marie

or: YouTube - Damye danmye ladja art martial Martinique combat fight sport

**BlackDragon** · 08-21-2008, 09:12 AM

This next link also has good info. It also speaks of many of the arts I listed above, as well as the beirmbow (main instrument of capoeira)...the bow like instruments similar to it in other slave cultures...not just in Brazil. Good reading... www.capoeira-infos.org

**Gambatte Karate** · 08-21-2008, 10:05 AM

I have watched a few different capoeria demonstrations and sparred against a few people who "claimed" to practice it. The "practitioners" couldn't fight to save their lives, and the demonstrations looked like dance to me. I could see little USEFULT technique in it, but....I don't practice it, and I have no desire to practice it. Could I do the moves? Not right now, but with a bit of practice and a little instruction, probably. Would I ever use it in a self defense situation? Probably not. Thats the main reason I've never taken it up. If I want to learn how to dance, I'll take a hip hop class somewhere. But, I've been accused of being a jerk too...