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Capoeira
Tom Mandingueiro Polonsky (YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgi5Kd-HkMINzFWfphx_KIg
Polish capoeira mestre — one of the leading European capoeira practitioners and teachers, known for both technical depth and cultural understanding of the art. Capoeira is an Afro-Brazilian martial art developed by enslaved Africans in Brazil, combining fighting, acrobatics, music, and dance in a dynamic call-and-response format called the jogo (game). [→ martial-arts; capoeira]
USDC by Rokas Leo (YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCazByhbmztoIg6ZKeI25PGw
Lithuanian BJJ and capoeira practitioner Rokas Leo — known for cross-training capoeira with grappling arts and producing honest, self-testing “can it work?” content. A useful perspective on how capoeira techniques translate (or don’t) into competitive contexts. [→ martial-arts; capoeira; bjj]
What Is The HARDEST Capoeira Acrobatic Move? (YouTube, Watch History) Repeatedly watched video exploring the most technically demanding acrobatics in capoeira’s movement vocabulary — covering macaco, au batido, parafuso, and similar moves that form the peak of capoeira’s acrobatic spectrum. The difficulty isn’t purely athletic; capoeira acrobatics must be integrated into the flowing jogo game, not performed as isolated tricks. [→ martial-arts; capoeira]
How to Corta Capim (YouTube, Watch History) Tutorial on the corta capim (grass cutter) — a low spinning capoeira movement executed close to the ground, used both as a low-line attack and as a transitional movement. One of the fundamental base-level capoeira techniques that connects standing game to ground game. [→ martial-arts; capoeira]
Top 10 Vingativa Takedowns in Capoeira (YouTube, Watch History) The vingativa is one of capoeira’s signature leg reaping/sweeping takedowns — executed from a crouched position to take the opponent’s base. This compilation shows the technique in various contexts, demonstrating how capoeira’s deceptive low-game integrates with its striking attacks. [→ martial-arts; capoeira]
Can Capoeira Work? / Can I Make Capoeira Work? (YouTube, Watch History) A genre of video exploring whether capoeira’s techniques are effective in real fighting contexts — testing the art against other martial artists and in competitive settings. The honest answer is: the movement vocabulary is exceptional, the rhythm-based attack/defense system is sophisticated, but translating it requires significant additional pressure-testing. [→ martial-arts; capoeira; martial-arts-analysis]
Your NEW Way of CAPOEIRA TRAINING — Follow Along (YouTube, Watch History) Conditioning and movement sequence for capoeira practice — covering ginga (base movement), kicks, dodges, and transitions in a structured follow-along format. Watched twice, suggesting this is an active training reference. [→ martial-arts; capoeira]
6 Forgotten Capoeira Kicks (YouTube, Watch History) Survey of lesser-practiced capoeira kicks that have fallen out of common use — representing the fuller, more combat-oriented movement vocabulary of older capoeira styles before sport standardization. [→ martial-arts; capoeira]
Ido Portal — Movement Culture (YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPCiBMarvDiTx-lknzt934g
Israeli movement practitioner Ido Portal synthesized capoeira, gymnastics, dance, and martial arts into a philosophy of “movement culture” that significantly influenced modern functional fitness. His work brought capoeira’s jogo de baixo (low game) and ginga footwork to a global strength-and-conditioning audience. He coached Conor McGregor for his early UFC career. [→ martial-arts; capoeira; movement]