Capoeira

[eYoon]

Originally Posted by disgruntled

lol..... it is really crazy the stuff that they do. i wanted to get into that, but i think realistically it would be too hard on my hips

anyone here take it? is it hard on the hips?

lol u talk like an old woman

[disgruntled]

naw, i just have the body of one

[eYoon]

Originally Posted by disgruntled

naw, i just have the body of one

so ur telling me i got punched in the face by an old woman!? LOL

[Hatori]

Capoeira is brilliant fun but absolutely exhausting. I studied it in Cambridge but when I did it the emphasis was on learning everything so not only were we taught the movements and fighting aspects but we also learnt the instruments for the jogo such as bongos and the birambau. Totally facinating!

[disgruntled]

are the instruments purely for music or are they used as weapons too?

[Hatori]

Purely for the music. The music is important as it sets the pace for "the game" (the fight) plus it makes you feel like a complete part of the group

[tkd4life]

Yeah, all the songs are the tempo of the "game". It looks really cool. I tried learning it just for fun, just a few moves, but to me, unless you are an expert, won't work too well. However, Eddie on Tekken is amazing =P. Here is a video that I personally think is really awesome.

[disgruntled]

i don't necessarily agree that capoeira is a game...

[tkd4life]

Well, they call the fight, "the game" So that's why we call it that. In capoeira "fighting" you aren't really supposed to hurt the other guy

[disgruntled]

oh i did not know that.... i guess that makes sense given its history