Yet More Martial Arts Type Stuff
Mar. 11th, 2008 10:24 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ellyssianLess on the martial arts side, this time, really.
Capoeira has so much more going on than "just" a fighting art. This example is from a film, or *is* a film, more accurately.
I first came across this art through, of all things, a video game. My first impression was it was made up for the purposes of the game - it wasn't until earlier tonight when I stumbled across a book from a martial arts store that I realized it was real, and there's a lot more to it than fighting.
A lot of the commentary on various videos goes to great length to say why capoeira isn't as good as this or as deadly as that, and they miss the point. The videos - even one titled 'capoeira fight' - are not depicting a sparring match. If you look at some of the comments from those in the know - or look up additional info on the art - you might catch the word "play" used - it's compared to chess, looking for an opening and taking it; it's not about beating the stuffing out of someone.
Anywho, I'm probably not the best one to comment on it as I just discovered it does exist an hour or so ago... enjoy a bit of Afro-Brazilian culture... =)
Capoeira has so much more going on than "just" a fighting art. This example is from a film, or *is* a film, more accurately.
I first came across this art through, of all things, a video game. My first impression was it was made up for the purposes of the game - it wasn't until earlier tonight when I stumbled across a book from a martial arts store that I realized it was real, and there's a lot more to it than fighting.
A lot of the commentary on various videos goes to great length to say why capoeira isn't as good as this or as deadly as that, and they miss the point. The videos - even one titled 'capoeira fight' - are not depicting a sparring match. If you look at some of the comments from those in the know - or look up additional info on the art - you might catch the word "play" used - it's compared to chess, looking for an opening and taking it; it's not about beating the stuffing out of someone.
Anywho, I'm probably not the best one to comment on it as I just discovered it does exist an hour or so ago... enjoy a bit of Afro-Brazilian culture... =)
