Pytanie: Can capoeira be used in a real fight?

( Wstecz )

Answer #1:

NO.
its a non contact form. it does not teach efficient moves and you dont learn how to take a punch. there are a lot of high kicks i think, that means its not very direct. most moves wouldnt work on the street. capoeira is by far one of baddest martial arts when it goes to real fight and self defense.

Answer #2:

Capoeira, like Tae Kwon Do, is a highly specific fighting methology and works for the conditions it was developed (wearing chains around your wrist and trying to escape from your master and slave catchers). Tae Kwon Do was developed for use on the muddy battlefield while toting a rifle and wearing a helmet, combat boots, and backpack.

Neither Capoeira nor Tae Kwon Do are complete systems of self-defense, they are highly specialized.

But both Capoeira and Tae Kwon Do are NOT street fighting styles like kung fu, aikido, Hakko Ryu Jiu jitsu, karate, and several of the mixed martial arts.

Answer #3:

I will probably get thumbs down for this but if anyone tells you that Capoeira
can be efficiently used to defend yourself in a fight is wrong.

It's great for increasing flexibility and movement.

Answer #4:

it can, you just need to know how to use it. it was created as a fighting system. I personally wouldn't use it in a fight, but it can be.

capoeira is great for strength training, flexibility, cardio, and timing. but I don't think i've seen them use any hands work aside from walking on their hands. the strikes can be effective, but if you walk on your hands you run the risk of hitting some broken glass, pebbles, ice, snow, or any other problem that you can land on.

yes it can be, but it shouldn't be.

Answer #5:

Yeah it can be used, it can also help...the other guy.

Answer #6:

Just yesterday I watched Mark Dacascos' movie titled 'Only The Strong' which emphasized the use of Capoeira. I almost fell asleep watching it, and cringe everytime they do the art. Kicking that way won't do you any good in the streets, only a beatdown. Capo is for dancing and performing on stage and rituals, not for fighting.

Answer #7:

Capoeira helped Brazilian Slaves fight Colonialism since the 1600's.

What do you think?

Edit:

Here is a video that shows an MMA fighter. I don't follow the spectacle of MMA to know who he is nor do I care, but watch him use what you all consider a "dance" -

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Watch the whole video. He says he only does Capoeira.

Answer #8:

Just like any style thats lasted a decent test of time, it works but the training methods by instructors nowdays may be off.
I'm sure at the very least there are parts of Capoeira that can be used, just because youtube shows it in bad light doesn't automatically mean its a bad style completely however alot of places offer it as a ''get fit'' programme in colleges more-so than self-defence based.

A self-defence instructor regardless of style can adress the various issues (timing distance aggression etc) that in itself is a plus in my book

Answer #9:

Yes.
Nowadays, it is mostly practiced like a folk art, but it was and still is a combat art. Some capoeira schools do practice sparring, and the saying that capoeira utilizes attacks and follow up attacks that are uncommon or from awkward angles to gain an advantage is true.

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While I can't really tell how realistic this is, it shows how some schools do train capoeira with a more martial approach.

Answer #10:

Simple answer is, YES, it can be used in a real fight.

Capoeira has been used, more or less, in some MMA cagefights with some success. Just type in "Capoeira and MMA" on youtube and you should see your proof. It also was developed at one time for real world fighting. So, those two facts alone say, yes, it can be used for real life fighting.

But, the more complex answer? Capoeira tends to be taught as a dance/art anymore. I'm not sure if you can find a school/teacher that can teach you to fight with it properly. I guess you can learn the movement of it and hope for the best in a real fight, but, that probably will end with beaten silly. It's like Tai Chi Chuan, which used to be a well-respected form of Chinese Kung Fu. But, if someone says they take it now, espeically in the western world, more often than not they can't fight with it. It is taught to much as an exercise only. All the extra additions that make it more useable for a real fight are taken out. So, I think Capoeira is basically like this too.

But, it all depends on the school/teacher. If you are in Brazil then your chances are better of a finding a school that teaches real world fighting. If you live in the US, then, most likely, you are learning just a cultural art or dance.

What is the difference between the cultural dance and Capoeira as a fighting art? I am not sure exactly. But, any art that has serious fighting skills attached to it does more than just dance around with no-contact. They usually have skills that require some contact, sparring, testing of skils, designed to specifically beat someone. The Capoeira I see is just more like a dance that doesn't emphasize it's movements to beating soemone.

Answer #11:

With the right mindset, attitude, and knowledge of the art, most methods out there can be used in a real fight.... Capoeira is no different.

Look.... Most of what you see in movies and TV on Capoeira is for demonstration purposes. So, the practitioners will go with the "flashy" acrobatic moves (that in a real fight would be impractical). But so does Aikido, Tae Kwon Do, Wushu, etc., etc when it comes to movies.

Ppl use "Only the Strong" w/ Mark Dacascos and one scene out of the movie "Never Back Down" as the end-all-be-all reference for Capoeira and its ineffectiveness in combat. What about Wesley Snipes in "Blade" movies? (Capoeira is one of the martial arts Snipes has studied, by the way.) What about Halle Berry in "Catwoman"? Both of these movies had a heavy emphasis of Capoeira in their fight scenes. But these are all movies with stories and fight choreography aimed at entertainment. Not true displays of the real expression of the art. Judging it's effectiveness by those is like me arguing that Capoeira is a very effective method just because, using the "Eddy Gordo" character in the Tekken video games, I could kick @$$ back in the day.

But that's just my opinion.... Be well.





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