And 'martial art of Brazil. Scope by African slaves and developed by their descendants, his practice was harshly repressed for decades. In the thirties capoeira was declared the national sport of Brazil, after a great performance of Manuel Dos Reis Machado, mestre "Bimba" (1901-1974), before the govenatore of Bahia. Today capoeira is presented as a "game". The all movements associates with music produced by percussion instruments (berimbau, atabaque, pandeiro, go-go, etc.), and singing traditional songs, with a swing of African dances, acrobats and circus movements marked martial arts, and so on. The roda celebrates the meeting of capoeristi They form a circle, singing, playing music and, in the middle of the "roda", "play" in pairs. It 's dance of the "roda" that manifests the knowledge of students and the greatest expression of this art. A ritual magic. In capoeira are used essentially the attacks legs; there is a multitude, and some resemble those of taekwondo or kung fu. The hands, however, besides being used to attack techniques, serve primarily as a fulcrum to the ground and to keep a watch mobile girga call, which is the basis of capoeira. For all these components, the art in question has to be fluid, as shown characteristic strokes of lateral foot, suited to respond to opposing evasive or to dub the attacks, strokes and balayage, with the opposite leg. In the "roda" then the attacks, and schivate evasion proceed in a continuous basis by the two opponents. The capoeira has no immediate objective martial; rejoice is the purpose of jogo (game), and thereafter, the technique becomes half to dominate the game, in a manner such that you hesitate to think of leaving for guidarare ' emotion from music. Without forgetting that the Brazilian masters of the past more or less remote were great fighters from the road.

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