Ugh. If I were to answer the times I've been asked that question in whatever way he made me ...
- Really kicks are thrown to?
- But ... is a dance what not?
- What shocks are not prohibited in hand?
- What is not choreographed?
- Do you use keys?
And more so if the experience they have with this complex form of artistic expression (note that I avoid pigeonholing as martial art) is only the exhibits that are made to disseminate public .
Most people I know practicing martial arts (traditional or mixed) automatically disqualify capoeira as useful in a real fight on the basis of its own experience provides. They feel awkward and ridiculous to see someone do stunts or leave the head near the ground, or wobble in a seemingly constant and predictable movement ...
Y ea! Here is perhaps where my voice and opinions have greater validity, since I have the luck to be formally trained previously under other combat disciplines.
More Beyond judge the book by its cover and think that the ginga is impractical to think we do much of what we know and define as essential to other martial arts can be used in a real fight. Would it start a Goju-ryu karate of a fight with good breathing and slow movements of Sanchin kata ? Would a second dan in Tae Kwon Do be welcomed with respect and wear a mask and an apron to launch Olympic regulatory kicks? Or a practitioner of Wing Chun Wushu sequenced movements of Chi Sau (sticky hands exercise) or form of the mook jong (wooden dummy) to defend itself when an attacker leads him to the ground?
All these disciplines I mention solidly emphasize rituals and formalities that are reserved for the class and combat training, but not practical in a fight. And if we are demanding you'll notice that none of the above we are prepared exclusively for street fighting - to prepare us for tournaments, competitions and exhibitions.
consider a good point in favor of practical utility when it was not so easy to procure a firearm, Capoeira was outlawed in Brazil. It was used by gangs and criminals to kill.
Remember, martial arts, even in the heaviest there is always a safe environment. That's why he trains mostly for duels (ie, fighting without disadvantage, with no surprises or armed attackers) in a padded floor or ground level at least, that is why guards are used, which are separated students by categories of weight, age and sex. But most of all we will feel the security in the fact that peers and students will stop long before causing serious injury, permanent damage or death. On the street rarely the case.
And this is where we make a brief digression to talk about a cultural difference but not apparent in the martial arts. There martial arts its distinctive element is the artistic - that is, is rated highly regarded aesthetics and art. Here is where we see complex circular movements, amazing stunts, and guards with fixed positions unusual balance (eg Shaolin Wushu.)
disciplines are also of personal defense or combat practical (for example, the Krav Maga and KFM) that focus on training the martial, dismissing the aesthetic and artistic side as practical. Instead of large movements is an emphasis on pain tolerance or disarm opponents, finishing the physical conflict in the most rapid, effective and safe (with the least damage / fatigue) can to confront the next crisis or escape.
Capoeira clearly has applications and aspects of martial arts. Depending on the style you train or the group to which you belong will stick the most combative, or you can opt for the playful and fun. Regardless of which style is predominant, any complete and formal capoeira contains a good balance between them, and clearly there are techniques and movements that give us an advantage in a street fight.
Because there are certain laws that govern what can be taught in martial arts classes, and they change according to country or region, in most groups Regional Capoeira Mestres some good modern omitted or discouraged to teach street fighting aspects of training, although can also be reserved for selected students in advanced stages of training.
Although many capoeirstas not train to fight (and engage in training for health and entertainment) I can assure you that if they were pressured have a good arsenal to defend itself. I refer to the basic direct kick and knees ( Bencao, Martel, veneer, joel ) and punches and elbow ( soco, runaway, Cotovelo ) ... also a variety of keys and circular kick, although it is misleading and is easy to combine easily telegraphy. Unless they case of an advanced practitioner or someone particularly fast and accurate selection would be absurd to think meia luas or peccary in a street fight. Much less floreios (acrobatic embellishments) aus and roles (carriage return, moving with one leg extended on the ground respectively.)
For So that if ever - this time focusing on me - I had to use in a fight Capoeira adapt the position and movements of martial arts self defense situation, and the result does not seem likely Capoeira, or least not as we see in the roda stereotypical. Oddly the first thing people would be expected to scrap the mobile phase of constant and repetitive ginga, preferring more like a guard of boxing. However, the disposal would not be good at all, but try substituting elements. For example, a basic truck we move laterally and forward - leading us to a better angle to flank and attack no problems connecting.
Consider further that the direct kick and holds must always be surprising, and before that attack is prudent to measure the speed or strength of our opponents, hoping to make mistakes and commit your weight ... ginga untrained hardly good positions we needed to use the element of surprise or transitions of an elusive and a kick return. But in my opinion the best weapon that capoeira is the ability to dodge and move in an atypical way. Part of the strengths is that one develops (significantly more than in other systems) a specialization in movement and not to block escape. What does not reach you to play, you will not be damaged.
Ultimately I think you can see that despite not you're the best and most violent effective fighter in the world, received Capoeira Conditioning (hence, any serious martial art) gives us a package of benefits that can be used in a fight. These include increased speed, strength and endurance of the body, accuracy and scope of blows and kicks and a bunch of techniques to select more comprehensive than the average person.
We approach then solve the initial question ... but it needs to analyze other important angle out the obvious: the conceptual area, the stem, the main part of all training where this activity takes place and where it is carried out mock dance that disguises a battle - and where the capoeirista get first hand experience.
The core of the mental state of capoeira in a roda is the willingness to take risks. Taking risks is the privilege of a free spirit, and celebrate freedom is one of the main points of the philosophy of capoeira.
Much is to develop scenarios and arrive at a risk / reward by the very spirit responsible for every player - it's nest if it is more important to connect an attack (which in several martial arts would be interpreted as the target, or worse, "the prize") and sequenced to freely accept all the consequences of the results, no Whether you are positive or negative ... or slow down and demonstrate technical superiority to where it needs without having to knock out the opponent. However, this varies from one individual to another, and some people will applaud more malice than a gentlemanly code of conduct and civil.
is why it is intended that the game is NOT therefore a measure of value or aggression as well as intellect, requiring the ability to assess a situation from all angles, to calculate different results based on an interpretation and independent evaluation of past experience, current situation and reasonable expectations of future results - and put them both in a perspective that is immediately relevant in the present. That requires not only good muscle memory and immediate responsiveness of reflexes, but also imagination and ability to improvise. These capabilities and skills are developed gradually and constantly under intensive training and repetition, as difficult as it sounds absurd to imagine for someone who is well-tuned and calibrated in a natural way despite having ease and strength.
In conclusion, can you use capoeira in a real fight? After the explanations I give my answer is a resounding affirmation , but under certain conditions obvious (among them: Use common sense: Discard acrobatics, both by air and floor and elaborate stunts. Never underestimate the opponent. No complicated techniques achieve a basic artistic topple or blow), and of course I'm basing this answer on my experiences. The question is valid, but perhaps poorly made ... not believe it should be Is it possible to use martial arts in a real fight?
(Which is in no way a disrespect to other martial arts!)
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