Here's one JP!

This guy pulls what we call Chauson, it's where you touch ground w/ off hand,
and take the head...Lovely fighter!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQg24WFaVtw


Dirk
"Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far"
Theodore Roosevelt Sept 3, 1901


















My first experience with capoeira was very much like you describe in
the beginning of
your post . It was verbatim as you describe, cross pollinated with evenings
spent on
the didgeradoos kinda shit .
I wont get into the details but I was forced into this by my employer at the
time. No
shit. But I absolutely refused to do it . Needless to say I did not work there
soon
after,

But I have since seen, on one of the MMA pay shows , I saw a caperia fighter
going at
in MMA fashion. And it was really dangerous stuff. The things that stood out to
me
were the unpredictability of the moves and a vicious axe type kick downwards on
to
the collar bone . There was no doubt in my mind that this guy could kick the
shit out
of just about anybody. To be honest I have not seen it since but It was very
very
different looking when in the ring and it was had a distinct capoera look to it
. This
more than likely came from the agility those guys focus on.
But it was so very cool to get a peek at it pared down to it's useful beginnings
and
thrown in a ring.
Maybe somebody knows this kids name???





























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