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Capoeira vs. MMA

Does the highly acrobatic, grandfather of break dancing have a place in modern MMA? Watch and find out. Skip a few minutes ahead to see the actual fight. Other videos are shorter but doesn't have replay.

  • pyranos
  • posted by pyranos
  • Date 4/9/2009 2:23:00 PM
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leth : LVL 39: VP 4.7: said:

leth

0 votes NegativePositive

227 days 10 hours ago...

Was this NAC that just happened on saturday april 4th?

ghettogrumpi : LVL 3: VP 1.2: said:

ghettogrumpi

0 votes NegativePositive

227 days 9 hours ago...

I THINK SO .. YES ...

bboy_play911 : LVL 39: VP 4.7: said:

bboy_play911

11 votes NegativePositive

227 days 6 hours ago...

WOW, only thing I was able to say after seeing that. His foot was moving at Mach 2!!!!

Uzo : LVL 40: VP 4.8: said:

Uzo

-6 votes NegativePositive

227 days 5 hours ago...

Awesome. But that`s the horror of fighting someone who uses capoeira - you never know where the next hit is coming from.

You can see the other fighter drops his guard after the first kick, thinking he has a chance to counter-attack before his opponent regains his balance, and then pow. Lights out.

Edit: Just thought of something.
It would be interesting to see this against a regular boxer. Most Pride/K-1 matches I see with a boxer involve him forfeiting because his legs can`t take the punishment. But boxers lives revolve around having their brains routinely mashed - would such a strike be enough to take down a boxer, I wonder? And an agressive boxer who closes quickly wouldn`t give the capoeira guy the room to move they need to strike.

Sir spanks-a-lot : LVL 40: VP 4.8: said:

Sir spanks-a-lot

43 votes NegativePositive

227 days 4 hours ago...

that boxer had the reflexes of a 4 year old.
a quick duck and a kick to the bum would`ve sent him sprawling.
when he fights the real fighters, we`ll see...

pyranos : LVL 40: VP 4.8: said:

pyranos

3 votes NegativePositive

227 days 4 hours ago...

Just noticed the embedded video spoils the ending. Oh well I guess.

RustyBullet : LVL 40: VP 4.8: said:

RustyBullet

5 votes NegativePositive

227 days 3 hours ago...

meh.. that kick wont work against an experienced fighter... theres a reason why capoera is an art martial art.. heh...

leth : LVL 39: VP 4.7: said:

leth

0 votes NegativePositive

227 days 3 hours ago...

This fight card was put on by Mike Hammoud in North Vancouver, British Columbia

There are a bunch of other ones out there with wicked knockouts

Neferati : LVL 41: VP 4.9: said:

Neferati

5 votes NegativePositive

227 days 3 hours ago...

^^Agreed, this would not work against an experienced opponent. The problem with Capoeira is that it requires alot of free space to move around, the MMA guy should`ve went in for the take down. What I do like about Capoeira is how unpredictable it is, and how easy it is to switch to different strikes. One another note I would love to see a Capoeira master go against someone of Brock Lesnar size or Fedor.

tokentiki : LVL 47: VP 5: said:

tokentiki

3 votes NegativePositive

226 days 13 hours ago...

Has this one guy never been in a fight? The chances of him hitting that kick are practically zero unless your standing perfectly still with your guard down...something people shouldn`t be doing in a fight.

Onisama : LVL 35: VP 4.3: said:

Onisama

14 votes NegativePositive

226 days 2 hours ago...

^even then, like Neferati said the best counter against Capoeira is a quick takedown. An experienced fighter would`ve studied the opponents fighting style before the match. This one didn`t do his homework and paid for it.

oor_wullie101 : LVL 13: VP 2.2: said:

oor_wullie101

4 votes NegativePositive

225 days 20 hours ago...

Capoeira was created by slaves in Brazil, they wanted to be ready to fight their oppressors at any time so they invented a fighting style that could be practised in the open but would be viewed as a dance. Drunken style kung fu is based on the same deception, look drunk and get your opponents guard down. The people above me are right in saying that it wouldn`t work in an MMA situation (well at least against someone decent) however I would venture to say that it`s probably one of the best martial arts to use for self defence because your opponent will be unaware. This video is a perfect demonstration.

edit: jhvh1134 is on the same track as me, just a more experienced and well spoked track ;)

Presto : LVL 40: VP 4.8: said:

Presto

2 votes NegativePositive

225 days 8 hours ago...

Capoeira is useless in real fights. While your trying to spin around and jump they are just going to take you down and beat your ass.

Joner : LVL 41: VP 4.9: said:

Joner

14 votes NegativePositive

225 days 8 hours ago...

After watching this on you tube I had to study up. My conclusion was that you can`t(or shouldn`t) soley rely on Capoeira, or any single fighting style to win a fight. You need to be able to adapt the best counters/techniques from all martial arts to be well versed and able to handle your shit in any situation.

racingroo : LVL 12: VP 2.1: said:

racingroo

3 votes NegativePositive

225 days 6 hours ago...

I`d like to see this shit being tried on GSP..

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