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A lot of people don't know but Capoeira also has headbutts, knee strikes and even throws, the bjj "baiana" was taken from Capoeira. It also has some weapons, the most popular being the "navalha".
But to be fair the weapons the throws,the punches and other types of stuff like that are not done very often and are not taught very often which is sort of a shame.
In other capoeira styles/systems they have the black ropes and red corded ropes as the highest ranks as similar to bjj. Maestro Amen Santo comes from a capoeira corda rope ranking system that has its own originality which is varied and slightly different. Btw great interview on “Only the Strong” a movie classic that revealed to the public the skill-fullness, power dynamics, and beauty of this fascinating Afro-Brazilian martial art. It one of the first capoeira films that succeed in doing so.
It's funny I was actually thinking about asking you if you could contact Mestre Amen Santo and see how he's doing. Thanks so much for getting him as a guest 😁
This is awesome! I’m so glad that David is checking and interviewing traditional practitioners, ask them about their skills and how their skills can be applied and the history of their styles. It’s so cool to see this respect, just like Ilan from Inside Fighting and Dan from Art of One Dojo. Hope to see a video of Bajiquan and I can suggest my teacher, Vincent Mei, to interview and discuss this Chinese style
Good interview with Mestre Amen Santo. I remember seeing him on a television show back in 1991. It's great to get his information and history of Capoeira. Thank you Viking Samurai for another good interview with a martial arts legend.
Great interview with Mestre Amen Santo👏 Excellent job, Viking Samurai 🤺💪 His knowledge and experience in Capoeira is fascinating and he's in real great shape. He's a living example of a healthy way of life and benefits from martial arts 🥋💪👍👍✌️
Hello, Viking Samurai. When i was a kid, i found out about Capoeira. It's such a fascinating Martial Art, because it's the opposite of what i learned, in TaeKwondo and Jeet Kune Do. Love this interview, because i didn't know anything about this man, aside from him being in that awesome film - Only the Strong. TERRANCE OUT
5:44 I taught myself JKD, peekaboo boxing and I think I understand Muhammad Ali style of fighting I think; Ali said it best when he said he sticks and moves, sidesteps, all the while slipping punches and pulling his head back. I’ve also try to incorporate Capoeira into my JKD. And what I love about Capoeira is that it is not a stationary stance. The stance is called a jinga a combination of a side step and backward lunge continuously while blocking your face with your forearms, and I personally know that I would Jinga in an MMA fight instead of having a stationary JKD , boxing stance, or karate or Muaythai stance because I know I want to be a moving target because it is harder to hit. Jkd uses epee or fencing footwork movement with Muhammad Ali’s boxing footwork and so if I’m not doing the jinga I would be side stepping or circling my opponent sticking and moving probably using my sidekick
You are the best David. 👍. I love Capoeira and the Sheldon Lettich's movie " Only the Strong ". Very kind of you. Nice interview. My wish is watch Only the Strong 2 with Mark Dacascos and Lateef Crowder directed by Sheldon Lettich again. As a 🇵🇹 fan, thanks so much. I belive 🇧🇷 People would like and appreciate this one. 👌
Viking samurai, man first Sheldon, then Estaban, then Mark, then Paco and now Santos, keep up the good work boss. I'm diffanaly sending this video to my buddies, we are all big Only The Strong fans. Hell yeah! 👍
I loved how music and dance were brought into the discussion. My roots are martial arts but I also play rock guitar and breakdance. It's beautiful how the arts blend into each other.
The history behind the origins of the art has my curious to do hw on it and see if there's anything I can take and make my own ⚔ Great interview Viking 👊👊👊👊👊🤟🤙😁
Parabéns 🎂 mestre Amen Santo, pelo seu mais recente aniversário de 58 anos! É bom ver você se mantendo forte, em forma e saudável, através de seus anos contínuos de treinamento árduo, bem como ensinando a Capoeira. Espero sinceramente que, se houver uma possível sequência, para o filme Only The Strong, você repita seu papel, como o mestre de Mark Dacascos no filme para seu personagem. Que Deus Todo Poderoso abençoe você e sua família 👪 sempre ✝️🕊📿🙏🕯🤲 Amém! Obrigado Viking Samurai por suas entrevistas contínuas e incríveis, como esta, Osu🥋🇲🇽🇦🇺!
My mother always tell me that age is not written on your forehead. Age is just a number. It's how you take care of your body which is important for a healthy long life and longevity in practice martial arts.
@Viking Samurai, Awesome interview with Mestre Amen Santos, U keep giving Us Viking Samurai Fans the Best of the Best in all ur Interviews, I'm Lovin it, thanks! God bless you, ur Family & Viking Samurai Channel. Will be waiting for part 2 of this Interview 🙏👍
Great interview. Cant wait for the next part(s)! I think its fascinating how he spoke about Ali and dancing. Movement is so important because it helps set up rhythm. We all know JCVDs history with balet, but also Jason Scott Lee was chosen to play Bruce Lee in Dragon because of his dancing background. They felt his mobility was best suit for jeet kune do. Another fighter right now that has a background in balet is Vasily Lomachenko. His fluidity is a beauty to watch.
Loved this interview! I noticed that you used the word capoeira from my kids book that I myself and my students were featured in years ago 😅😂 love your channel 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Great interview, thanks Viking and thanks Mestre , my only contribution is that we need to remember that capoeira like any other martial art have his interpretations\styles, with "regional" and "Angola" being the two great styles that diverge in philosophy and technic
took me years but i learned how to combine boxing with capoeira then i combined muay thai with it... its taken me about 10 years to combine but now i am very fluent with it .. its a passion that becomes unstoppable
@ Viking Samurai, David, I don't know if you would or wouldn't be interested. But if you'd ever revisit Capoeira again, I have a friend, Mestre Sucuri, here with me in Tokyo who is a Mestre (master). As a foreigner who has made Japan his home, his school (Capoeira Zoador) has been operating for 24 years here. I also know another Capoeirista, Benjamin Moriniere, who owns a dojo (Moriniere Martial Arts Academy) in Okinawa and teaches MMA, Kickboxing, and Brazilian Jiu-jitsu in addition to Capoeira. Your interview with Mestre Amen Santo was excellent, and he already seems to have covered or given an excellent overview of Capoeira. You may not need to interview my guys. My guys are obviously not movie stars, either. But if you want to get back to roots and interview some martial artists, I'm recommending my guys because it is a big thing to operate a dojo as a business in a foreign land that's not your own. I think they would make for good interviews. Please feel free to reach out if you are ever interested. -Marc
Capoeira is beautiful. He looks great 👍 a Healthy lifestyle goes a long way. I'm one of the only women I know that didn't freak our turning 30 and 40. When we're happy, healthy, at peace, and have achieved greatness, life is good. I have been using collagen forever. Mine tastes like crap. I'll check that out.
It's a high energy art and style so I can see it keeping you in shape, I first saw ot in the ole TV series Kung Fu with Favid Carridine and it was a Black actor who know that art and he was a fighter that impressed the Caine character in that episode. Je was a master in tje episode and that was in the mid 70's It was one of the best episodes of Kung Fu , I have the 1st 2nd & 3rd season all in a dvd set.
Man, I will not be surprised if your next guest will be Arnold Schwarzenegger. I mean, through the time, you get all of them on your channel, so I think that it is not a problem for you to get anyone, if you really wanted to. Anyway, as always, cool video. Keep them coming!
Tony Ferguson has probably use capoeira in a fight 😎 hes the only one Haha but the way they do that hook kick but lowering down to touch the ground as they turn can be very effective
Great interview. But I really want to know, is the a reason why you don’t say the “ra” at the end of capoeira? It just sounds like you’re saying “capo’ei”. Always wanted to ask. Thought it was the best time to bring it up. Might just be the way you speak. Like “Choreography”. “Co-ography”… just like Phat Samurai. As you can tell, been watching your videos since the jump. Love the channel. Keep it up!!!
You should get Pat Johnson from Enter The Dragon and The Karate Kid Quadrilogy on your Show and do some interviews on Bruce Lee and The Karate Kid, along with the Unofficial Karate Kid/Bloodsport Crossover and his thoughts on Cobra Kai
The order of colors when it comes to ranking actually depends on the school. I've seen Mestres with a Red Cord. I've also seen Black. I'm only a White cord, lol
i connect this style more with breakdancing. both were ways of dancing and fighting. And i cant help it and ive said it before,but this always reminds me of an episode of Bobs Burgers lol.. Thanks for the video David.
I've done 20 years or so's worth of Capoeira, but really cut back this last year. I really honestly hope that there is some capoeira like Mestre Amen talks about but to me.... well I'll leave it there I shouldn't be airing my linen online. Suffice to say I've washed my hands of grading systems and barely bother with larger courses these days.
Sendo 🇵🇹 queria pedir desculpa ao povo 🇧🇷 pelos erros e crueldade cometidos pelo meu povo à partir do século XV. Nunca deviamos ter começado o trafico de escravos. Muitas desculpa sinto muito. Gostaria de pedir ao Mestre Amen Santo de voltar à participar em outro filme sobre Capoeira com outro incrivél mestre César Carneiro e com o Capoeirista Lateef Crowder dos Santos. E porque não um Only the Strong 2 de novo com Mark Dacascos e Sheldon Lettich ?
7:00 If I remember my history lessons on the African slave trade, it seems to me that it is normal for a Capoeirista to use kicks very often because his hands were tied by chains, preventing punches .
No, hands were not usually chained because people were working in the fields, or engaged in crafts, or working or doing deliveries in an urban setting. I believe people were mostly shackled by the neck when they were tied up.
If only people knew who the BANTU/Habiru slaves are... those same people taken as slaves all around the world. A very unique people who's history ahs been documented by many, but attributed to various other people.
@@Greatsport99 To be honest with you well you are wright about cardio, balance and coordination but Capoeira it's a Brazilian Martial Art and Dance. It was created by African slaves, sold and brought by slave ships to Brazil, to defend themselves against their "owners" and their henchmen. Capoeira is a form of fighting using la Jinga, acrobatics, wheels, somersaults, to defend oneself. it's quite handy for street fighting.
You need to do more research if you think Capoeira isn't effective in real life. The fact that it was developed by slaves to fight their capturers should be enough, but I assume because you don't see it used in a controlled environment like a MMA match you think it doesn't have any real world applications.
@@Greatsport99There are many instances of Capoeira techniques being successfully used in combat sports. Either you're looking in the wrong places or you've seen it and didn't realize it.
In conclusion, i have love for capoeira. The culture, songs, instruments, acrobatics, fellowship, & positive energy. Im not trying to sheit on Capoeira. It has many benefits. But my issue with Capoeira, is it may mislead people into thinking they can protect themselves irl with it. Thats why i have an issue.
It depends on who you are regardless of the martial art. If one is a deluded fool who’s not trained properly long enough and has ideas of grandeur is clearly gonna have his ass kicked. Why good discipleship in every discipline is crucial and not just training techniques. I’ve personally learnt that Capoeira isn’t even about the movements. The best Capoeiristas never rely on their brawn.
In Capoeira they roll on the ground and do a move called " role". Its a way to move on the ground, it looks like an around the world in break dancing footwork. As u roll, u reach a v legged push up position where u can do a back kick at the opponent or a mea lua using that tiny bit if momentum from the role. From role u can do a roundhouse from the floor. I think fight science measured lateef crowders role to roundhouse power. Amazing how even in modern day martial artists dont want to admit their style is inaffective. Anyways its the role to different strikes that gives people false confidence that this style wirks irl based on a couple kicks that work ina slow paced non contact friendly cooperative game of capoeira.
To answer ur question. its a game, when someone throws a spinning heel kick, you get closer, before it hits u in the face, cuz u moved closer, u duck, it goes over ur head, u go with it, & fire a spinning heel kick in the same direction. So a beautiful COOPERATIVE flow of spinning heel kicks between 2 opponents barely missing each other. If i throw armada, u throw one in the same direction, if i throw mea lua, etc, etc. It is disguised as a dance that pretends to be a style that works irl. it only works in the circle cuz everyone plays by the same rules, everyone does the genga, everyone wants to play a beautiful cooperative game " jogo" so its a delusional safe place or circle if they think it works irl. Really disappointed how hw danced around ur question about its real life effectiveness.
I saw the the way he danced around ur question about does it work in real life. I am leaving multiple comments to amswer ur question as an insider myself of capoeira of 10 years. His analogy of muhamid ali were false logic. Ali was affective, cuz boxing is an art that actually works irl, so he can dance around. Bruce lee could dance around, cuz he was deadly as a martial artist as a person. But Capoeira diesnt work irl, so dancing around is a false analogy.
Capoeira doesnt work in a real mma fight against trained fighters. The jenga doesnt work & handicaps u in real combat it doesnt fool anyone. This is cringe. I met dacascos & been to Mestre Amens roda at Capoeira Batuque im culver city. An agressive striking jogo "game" of capoeira is just fromt kicks " bencao's" and cheap low roundhouse sweeps for every predictable touch down spinning heel kick " mea lua". It gets really sloppy much like wing chun in real combat. I mastered capoeira for 10 years/ could do mariposa, armada dupla, folha secca, etc. I was high level & did Angola " slow & more combat focused " & regional capoeira. It's great history, culture, music, community, family feel , acrobatics, dance, songs, instruments, and lifestyle. But fighting irl is not one of them. Low level mma fighters may get tagged by 4 mea luas but it wont work in the upper levels. Anderson silva got beat cuz some dood did a flying tesoura to knee bar submission. But that tesoura was a party trick & doesnt mean capoeira works cuz 1 person beat anderson silva with a capoeira move to bjj knee bar. If Capoeira were so great u would see people in ufc doing the ginga, au, & role to mea lua . Irl, a mma fighter against high level mma doing the genga would get packed out doing that triangle pattern. Most capoeiraists do the genga to an armada & pause for 1 second, and freeze like a martial arts pose, but its really cuz capoeira armada is a dance, u need 1 second to conpose yourself, regain balance & back to the ginga. But most people on social media use that 1 second to look exotic, nit realizing thats why it doesnt work. The ginga fools no one & handicaps urself cuz u get stuck in ur own pattern. armada takes too long to recover from, de frente is a joke, multiple rapid fire mea luas against an opponent in the corner may work if the opponent sucks but will gas out the capoeirist . Also the ginga wastes energy in the cage. Its not a liw energy slow angola game, its the cage so ur ginga & movements must be high alert. Its like u hear someone is a capieira master in mma, then u watch their mma fight & see very little capoeira if any. If Anderson silva dies little wing chun traps for 5 seconds against the fence all the wing chun guys go wild as if thats his primary fighting technique. I hope one day capoeira, wing chun, pa kua, hsing i, guys admit their style doent work in the cage. This will get people hurt. Imagine a skinny tai chi guy 5"9 160 pounds thinking he cam beat a 6"2 230 pound buff prison gangster in a street fight using tai chi, wing chun, or capoeira. 🤦🏻
There not practicing anything. Everything he practiced he applied in the movie scene in only the strong, da fuk🤣 that wasnt real life, lol. Everything amen is talking about combat is based around fighting a non martial artist 100 years ago, but in 2023 it is a parody to say it works against modern day mma fighters ir effective irl combat.
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As a lifetime bboy and adaptive martial artist I can confirm dancers make the best fighters. Capoeira is incredible when applied properly
A lot of people don't know but Capoeira also has headbutts, knee strikes and even throws, the bjj "baiana" was taken from Capoeira. It also has some weapons, the most popular being the "navalha".
Headbutt that grampa Valdemar used to break Kimura ribs during their legendary fight
It's often overlooked with alot of people assuming it's just a kicking style.
But to be fair the weapons the throws,the punches and other types of stuff like that are not done very often and are not taught very often which is sort of a shame.
It's good to know that Brazil has its strength in martial arts.
Of course...... not just BJJ........ Capoeira is a great way to refine your kicks and balance........
In other capoeira styles/systems they have the black ropes and red corded ropes as the highest ranks as similar to bjj. Maestro Amen Santo comes from a capoeira corda rope ranking system that has its own originality which is varied and slightly different. Btw great interview on “Only the Strong” a movie classic that revealed to the public the skill-fullness, power dynamics, and beauty of this fascinating Afro-Brazilian martial art. It one of the first capoeira films that succeed in doing so.
Honestly mate these days I turn up in jeans. I've washed my hands of the grading system.
I trained with Mestre Amin in 2003 in Santa Monica!!! He's the best
Come back bro!!!
@@nasrversatilismail1885 I need to man. I miss Capoeira!!!
It's funny I was actually thinking about asking you if you could contact Mestre Amen Santo and see how he's doing. Thanks so much for getting him as a guest 😁
For all fans of Capoeira. Please you must watch :
Only the Strong
The Quest
L'honneur du Dragon
Tekken
Kickboxer 3
Undisputed 3
Falcon Rising
Besouro
Viking always delivers the best interviews and brings the best guests on.😃
this is one of the most visually pleasing fighting styles i've ever seen
Great movie, Santo was amazing. Lateef Crowder is another that's incredible. 🔥 interview
Happy birthday, Mestre Amen!
This is awesome! I’m so glad that David is checking and interviewing traditional practitioners, ask them about their skills and how their skills can be applied and the history of their styles. It’s so cool to see this respect, just like Ilan from Inside Fighting and Dan from Art of One Dojo.
Hope to see a video of Bajiquan and I can suggest my teacher, Vincent Mei, to interview and discuss this Chinese style
Good interview with Mestre Amen Santo. I remember seeing him on a television show back in 1991. It's great to get his information and history of Capoeira. Thank you Viking Samurai for another good interview with a martial arts legend.
Seeing him brings back lots of memories! So good to see him in good health and thriving! 🇺🇸🚁🙌🏻
Great interview with Mestre Amen Santo👏 Excellent job, Viking Samurai 🤺💪 His knowledge and experience in Capoeira is fascinating and he's in real great shape. He's a living example of a healthy way of life and benefits from martial arts 🥋💪👍👍✌️
Happy Birthday Mestre Amen Santo! 🎉🎉🎉😎✌️
Hello, Viking Samurai. When i was a kid, i found out about Capoeira. It's such a fascinating Martial Art, because it's the opposite of what i learned, in TaeKwondo and Jeet Kune Do. Love this interview, because i didn't know anything about this man, aside from him being in that awesome film - Only the Strong.
TERRANCE OUT
Happy birthday mestre Amen
5:44 I taught myself JKD, peekaboo boxing and I think I understand Muhammad Ali style of fighting I think; Ali said it best when he said he sticks and moves, sidesteps, all the while slipping punches and pulling his head back. I’ve also try to incorporate Capoeira into my JKD. And what I love about Capoeira is that it is not a stationary stance. The stance is called a jinga a combination of a side step and backward lunge continuously while blocking your face with your forearms, and I personally know that I would Jinga in an MMA fight instead of having a stationary JKD , boxing stance, or karate or Muaythai stance because I know I want to be a moving target because it is harder to hit.
Jkd uses epee or fencing footwork movement with Muhammad Ali’s boxing footwork and so if I’m not doing the jinga I would be side stepping or circling my opponent sticking and moving probably using my sidekick
Another great interview!
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VIKING YOU'RE A MASTER AT INTERVIEWS.
FELIZ ANIVERSARIO MAESTRE 🎉 🙇🏾♂️
Good work on keeping ur channel going
You are the best David. 👍. I love Capoeira and the Sheldon Lettich's movie " Only the Strong ". Very kind of you. Nice interview. My wish is watch Only the Strong 2 with Mark Dacascos and Lateef Crowder directed by Sheldon Lettich again. As a 🇵🇹 fan, thanks so much. I belive 🇧🇷 People would like and appreciate this one. 👌
OMG Only the Strong 2 starring Marc again and featuring Lateef Crowder???!!! THAT WOULD BE MOST EPIC!!! I’m wetting in my pants!!!! 🤣🤣🤣
Viking samurai, man first Sheldon, then Estaban, then Mark, then Paco and now Santos, keep up the good work boss. I'm diffanaly sending this video to my buddies, we are all big Only The Strong fans. Hell yeah! 👍
I loved how music and dance were brought into the discussion. My roots are martial arts but I also play rock guitar and breakdance. It's beautiful how the arts blend into each other.
Before, I never considered capotera as a martial art until I saw the Quest movie. Great interview 👍
It’s so cool I got to learn more about capoeira. It’s even more amazing it’s from Mestre Amen Santo! Such a cool interview Viking!
The history behind the origins of the art has my curious to do hw on it and see if there's anything I can take and make my own ⚔ Great interview Viking 👊👊👊👊👊🤟🤙😁
Parabéns 🎂 mestre Amen Santo, pelo seu mais recente aniversário de 58 anos! É bom ver você se mantendo forte, em forma e saudável, através de seus anos contínuos de treinamento árduo, bem como ensinando a Capoeira. Espero sinceramente que, se houver uma possível sequência, para o filme Only The Strong, você repita seu papel, como o mestre de Mark Dacascos no filme para seu personagem. Que Deus Todo Poderoso abençoe você e sua família 👪 sempre ✝️🕊📿🙏🕯🤲 Amém! Obrigado Viking Samurai por suas entrevistas contínuas e incríveis, como esta, Osu🥋🇲🇽🇦🇺!
My mother always tell me that age is not written on your forehead. Age is just a number. It's how you take care of your body which is important for a healthy long life and longevity in practice martial arts.
@Viking Samurai, Awesome interview with Mestre Amen Santos, U keep giving Us Viking Samurai Fans the Best of the Best in all ur Interviews, I'm Lovin it, thanks! God bless you, ur Family & Viking Samurai Channel. Will be waiting for part 2 of this Interview 🙏👍
Part 2 here th-cam.com/video/eRXYXSd3bZo/w-d-xo.html
Great interview. Cant wait for the next part(s)!
I think its fascinating how he spoke about Ali and dancing. Movement is so important because it helps set up rhythm.
We all know JCVDs history with balet, but also Jason Scott Lee was chosen to play Bruce Lee in Dragon because of his dancing background. They felt his mobility was best suit for jeet kune do.
Another fighter right now that has a background in balet is Vasily Lomachenko. His fluidity is a beauty to watch.
Great interview
Loved this interview! I noticed that you used the word capoeira from my kids book that I myself and my students were featured in years ago 😅😂 love your channel 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Salve Mestre Amen!
Viking you the official flame keeper 🤲🔥🤲
Thank you for this interview!! Capoeira is an effective martial art and its great to have mestres drop knowledge about this art.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Happy Birthday Mestre Amen Santo 🎂🥳🎈
Great interview, thanks Viking and thanks Mestre , my only contribution is that we need to remember that capoeira like any other martial art have his interpretations\styles, with "regional" and "Angola" being the two great styles that diverge in philosophy and technic
took me years but i learned how to combine boxing with capoeira then i combined muay thai with it... its taken me about 10 years to combine but now i am very fluent with it .. its a passion that becomes unstoppable
@ Viking Samurai, David, I don't know if you would or wouldn't be interested. But if you'd ever revisit Capoeira again, I have a friend, Mestre Sucuri, here with me in Tokyo who is a Mestre (master). As a foreigner who has made Japan his home, his school (Capoeira Zoador) has been operating for 24 years here.
I also know another Capoeirista, Benjamin Moriniere, who owns a dojo (Moriniere Martial Arts Academy) in Okinawa and teaches MMA, Kickboxing, and Brazilian Jiu-jitsu in addition to Capoeira.
Your interview with Mestre Amen Santo was excellent, and he already seems to have covered or given an excellent overview of Capoeira. You may not need to interview my guys. My guys are obviously not movie stars, either. But if you want to get back to roots and interview some martial artists, I'm recommending my guys because it is a big thing to operate a dojo as a business in a foreign land that's not your own. I think they would make for good interviews. Please feel free to reach out if you are ever interested. -Marc
Come to our Batizado! Mestre Amen is here in Tokyo, teaching workshops!!!
Keep em coming!
I first started learning from his vhs videos then I trained in San Jose. Badass dude
Amazing!
Thanks!
This was fire!!!
Capoeira is beautiful. He looks great 👍 a Healthy lifestyle goes a long way. I'm one of the only women I know that didn't freak our turning 30 and 40. When we're happy, healthy, at peace, and have achieved greatness, life is good. I have been using collagen forever. Mine tastes like crap. I'll check that out.
It's a high energy art and style so I can see it keeping you in shape, I first saw ot in the ole TV series Kung Fu with Favid Carridine and it was a Black actor who know that art and he was a fighter that impressed the Caine character in that episode. Je was a master in tje episode and that was in the mid 70's
It was one of the best episodes of Kung Fu , I have the 1st 2nd & 3rd season all in a dvd set.
Jim Kelly used some Kicks from that art in Black Belt Jones 🥋
If we are here… Kickboxer 3 as well… :))
Very insightful Great interview
Man, I will not be surprised if your next guest will be Arnold Schwarzenegger. I mean, through the time, you get all of them on your channel, so I think that it is not a problem for you to get anyone, if you really wanted to. Anyway, as always, cool video. Keep them coming!
I think Bloodsport featured a challenger that fought using Copoeira.
Only.the strong 🔥 🔥
Loved it! 😍😍Would love it even more if it had (Brazilian) Portuguese subtitles hehe
looks like this man has not aged at all since the early 90's..
Tony Ferguson has probably use capoeira in a fight 😎 hes the only one Haha but the way they do that hook kick but lowering down to touch the ground as they turn can be very effective
Great interview. But I really want to know, is the a reason why you don’t say the “ra” at the end of capoeira? It just sounds like you’re saying “capo’ei”. Always wanted to ask. Thought it was the best time to bring it up.
Might just be the way you speak. Like “Choreography”. “Co-ography”… just like Phat Samurai.
As you can tell, been watching your videos since the jump. Love the channel. Keep it up!!!
I've always liked this interview and the one with mark dacascos
You should get Pat Johnson from Enter The Dragon and The Karate Kid Quadrilogy on your Show and do some interviews on Bruce Lee and The Karate Kid, along with the Unofficial Karate Kid/Bloodsport Crossover and his thoughts on Cobra Kai
This would be good
Brazilian grand master!!!
I like that guy he seems very wise and skilled good aura 😊
The order of colors when it comes to ranking actually depends on the school. I've seen Mestres with a Red Cord. I've also seen Black. I'm only a White cord, lol
i connect this style more with breakdancing. both were ways of dancing and fighting. And i cant help it and ive said it before,but this always reminds me of an episode of Bobs Burgers lol.. Thanks for the video David.
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Working on it!
@@VikingSamurai lol 😂
I've done 20 years or so's worth of Capoeira, but really cut back this last year. I really honestly hope that there is some capoeira like Mestre Amen talks about but to me.... well I'll leave it there I shouldn't be airing my linen online. Suffice to say I've washed my hands of grading systems and barely bother with larger courses these days.
Amen, not Oman, bro! great stuff
That music is also a distraction. Kickboxer prove it
Sendo 🇵🇹 queria pedir desculpa ao povo 🇧🇷 pelos erros e crueldade cometidos pelo meu povo à partir do século XV. Nunca deviamos ter começado o trafico de escravos. Muitas desculpa sinto muito. Gostaria de pedir ao Mestre Amen Santo de voltar à participar em outro filme sobre Capoeira com outro incrivél mestre César Carneiro e com o Capoeirista Lateef Crowder dos Santos.
E porque não um Only the Strong 2 de novo com Mark Dacascos e Sheldon Lettich ?
13:00 frequencies and vibrations.
7:00 If I remember my history lessons on the African slave trade, it seems to me that it is normal for a Capoeirista to use kicks very often because his hands were tied by chains, preventing punches .
No, hands were not usually chained because people were working in the fields, or engaged in crafts, or working or doing deliveries in an urban setting. I believe people were mostly shackled by the neck when they were tied up.
If only people knew who the BANTU/Habiru slaves are... those same people taken as slaves all around the world. A very unique people who's history ahs been documented by many, but attributed to various other people.
In real life, this type of martial arts never made it to real life fighting, but it is incredible exercise for your cardio, balance and coordination.
I don't agree with you
@@pereirahelder2855 I never saw yet, but when I see it in a real fight organizations, my opinion will change for sure.
@@Greatsport99 To be honest with you well you are wright about cardio, balance and coordination but Capoeira it's a Brazilian Martial Art and Dance. It was created by African slaves, sold and brought by slave ships to Brazil, to defend themselves against their "owners" and their henchmen. Capoeira is a form of fighting using la Jinga, acrobatics, wheels, somersaults, to defend oneself. it's quite handy for street fighting.
You need to do more research if you think Capoeira isn't effective in real life. The fact that it was developed by slaves to fight their capturers should be enough, but I assume because you don't see it used in a controlled environment like a MMA match you think it doesn't have any real world applications.
@@Greatsport99There are many instances of Capoeira techniques being successfully used in combat sports. Either you're looking in the wrong places or you've seen it and didn't realize it.
That guy do not look like him self what did hellywood do to him? He seen change.
In conclusion, i have love for capoeira. The culture, songs, instruments, acrobatics, fellowship, & positive energy. Im not trying to sheit on Capoeira. It has many benefits. But my issue with Capoeira, is it may mislead people into thinking they can protect themselves irl with it. Thats why i have an issue.
It depends on who you are regardless of the martial art. If one is a deluded fool who’s not trained properly long enough and has ideas of grandeur is clearly gonna have his ass kicked.
Why good discipleship in every discipline is crucial and not just training techniques.
I’ve personally learnt that Capoeira isn’t even about the movements.
The best Capoeiristas never rely on their brawn.
In Capoeira they roll on the ground and do a move called " role". Its a way to move on the ground, it looks like an around the world in break dancing footwork. As u roll, u reach a v legged push up position where u can do a back kick at the opponent or a mea lua using that tiny bit if momentum from the role. From role u can do a roundhouse from the floor. I think fight science measured lateef crowders role to roundhouse power. Amazing how even in modern day martial artists dont want to admit their style is inaffective. Anyways its the role to different strikes that gives people false confidence that this style wirks irl based on a couple kicks that work ina slow paced non contact friendly cooperative game of capoeira.
Capoeira in a street fight = dead dancer. Please be realistic here. Ever see it used effectively in MMA?
To answer ur question. its a game, when someone throws a spinning heel kick, you get closer, before it hits u in the face, cuz u moved closer, u duck, it goes over ur head, u go with it, & fire a spinning heel kick in the same direction. So a beautiful COOPERATIVE flow of spinning heel kicks between 2 opponents barely missing each other. If i throw armada, u throw one in the same direction, if i throw mea lua, etc, etc. It is disguised as a dance that pretends to be a style that works irl. it only works in the circle cuz everyone plays by the same rules, everyone does the genga, everyone wants to play a beautiful cooperative game " jogo" so its a delusional safe place or circle if they think it works irl. Really disappointed how hw danced around ur question about its real life effectiveness.
I saw the the way he danced around ur question about does it work in real life. I am leaving multiple comments to amswer ur question as an insider myself of capoeira of 10 years. His analogy of muhamid ali were false logic. Ali was affective, cuz boxing is an art that actually works irl, so he can dance around. Bruce lee could dance around, cuz he was deadly as a martial artist as a person. But Capoeira diesnt work irl, so dancing around is a false analogy.
Capoeira doesnt work in a real mma fight against trained fighters. The jenga doesnt work & handicaps u in real combat it doesnt fool anyone. This is cringe. I met dacascos & been to Mestre Amens roda at Capoeira Batuque im culver city. An agressive striking jogo "game" of capoeira is just fromt kicks " bencao's" and cheap low roundhouse sweeps for every predictable touch down spinning heel kick " mea lua". It gets really sloppy much like wing chun in real combat. I mastered capoeira for 10 years/ could do mariposa, armada dupla, folha secca, etc. I was high level & did Angola " slow & more combat focused " & regional capoeira. It's great history, culture, music, community, family feel , acrobatics, dance, songs, instruments, and lifestyle. But fighting irl is not one of them. Low level mma fighters may get tagged by 4 mea luas but it wont work in the upper levels. Anderson silva got beat cuz some dood did a flying tesoura to knee bar submission. But that tesoura was a party trick & doesnt mean capoeira works cuz 1 person beat anderson silva with a capoeira move to bjj knee bar. If Capoeira were so great u would see people in ufc doing the ginga, au, & role to mea lua . Irl, a mma fighter against high level mma doing the genga would get packed out doing that triangle pattern. Most capoeiraists do the genga to an armada & pause for 1 second, and freeze like a martial arts pose, but its really cuz capoeira armada is a dance, u need 1 second to conpose yourself, regain balance & back to the ginga. But most people on social media use that 1 second to look exotic, nit realizing thats why it doesnt work. The ginga fools no one & handicaps urself cuz u get stuck in ur own pattern. armada takes too long to recover from, de frente is a joke, multiple rapid fire mea luas against an opponent in the corner may work if the opponent sucks but will gas out the capoeirist . Also the ginga wastes energy in the cage. Its not a liw energy slow angola game, its the cage so ur ginga & movements must be high alert. Its like u hear someone is a capieira master in mma, then u watch their mma fight & see very little capoeira if any. If Anderson silva dies little wing chun traps for 5 seconds against the fence all the wing chun guys go wild as if thats his primary fighting technique. I hope one day capoeira, wing chun, pa kua, hsing i, guys admit their style doent work in the cage. This will get people hurt. Imagine a skinny tai chi guy 5"9 160 pounds thinking he cam beat a 6"2 230 pound buff prison gangster in a street fight using tai chi, wing chun, or capoeira. 🤦🏻
There not practicing anything. Everything he practiced he applied in the movie scene in only the strong, da fuk🤣 that wasnt real life, lol. Everything amen is talking about combat is based around fighting a non martial artist 100 years ago, but in 2023 it is a parody to say it works against modern day mma fighters ir effective irl combat.