How Do You Quebrada In Brazilian Capoeira Martial Arts?
“GRADUADO ADVOGADO: You’re kind of perpendicular to the person that you’re playing in the roda. And depending on what kick you’re going to kick back or what movements you’re going to do, this could be to your advantage to stay sideways to that person and far away from them. So you’d use quebrada in those situations kind of depending on what you’re trying to set up to attack back with. Okay? So you’re doing the ginga. We’ll start with the ginga. You’re moving in the ginga. The person throws the kick. Now in capoeira, what you usually want to do is you want to make sure that your face is going away from the kick. In this situation, your face is away from the kick and your butt is pointed towards the kick. A lot of times when you’re starting training, it’s hard to dodge the correct direction. But if you see the kick coming towards your face that means you dodge the wrong way. You want to try to dodge the other side. Okay? So what you want to do is you’re in the ginga. The person throws th
