gmads wrote: ↑Wed Oct 05, 2022 11:55 pm
I have always wondered about its practicality... it may have worked back then, but imagine being in a subway, a crowded street or a in confined space
Marcus Aurelio (a MMA fighter, not the Roman emperor) uses capoeira techniques with considerable success. You can check out a few videos of him on YouTube. However, I'm not sure if it's indeed the most effective fighting style. All those jumps, flips, and tricks can be quite a tiring thing. They may also be intimidating for the opponent though.
gmads wrote: ↑Wed Oct 05, 2022 11:55 pm
Another thing that comes into mind has to do with how is it practiced in real life... I mean, how do students actually practice it, do they hit and kick each other during class or it is practiced much as a Karate Kata: just doing and repeating the moves?
There are escolas de capoeira everywhere, but the best capoeristas I've ever seen learned how to dance on the streets (na rua). It looks like they are fighting but it's just an improvised performance. They almost never hit each other.
gmads wrote: ↑Wed Oct 05, 2022 11:55 pm
Five seconds... feet start moving...
If you are going to dance capoeira, be sure you have enough space to do it. You don't want to break lamps and vases all over the house, do you?