Is capoeira an effective fighting style?
It is a martial art. It is not as effective as others. It is a dance-style of art. Here is some information on an article I wrote on Capoeira: Brazilians call Capoeira a game. Capoeira is “played”, not fought. Capoeira consists of a stylized dance that is practiced in a circle called the “roda”. Background sound is provided by percussion instruments, like the “agogo”, and the “atabaqui”. It incorporates “maculele”, done with blades, and “maracatu”, done with sticks. Highly acrobatic, energetic and difficult to master. The roda is a circle of “players” dance fighting to music played by the participants in the surrounding circle. Two “players” are brought to the middle and engage in a style of dance-like-fighting that includes, feints, flips, sweeps, head butts, kicks and other strikes. However, the goal is not to beat your oppenent physically and win the fight. The purpose is to find power and energy within yourself and flow with the music being played. However, Capoeira is still consid
