Capoiera is awesome
Capoiera is awesome
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- TheBlueOne0
well sikma, that's the legend/myth. And some will even say it's true. I kinda doubt it. Doesn't really make sense. You have to realize that the Brazilian authorities (18th thru early 20th century) didn't just crackdown on capoeira they cracked down on all expressions of african culture - so hiding the martial techniques in a dance wouldn't of worked because the dancing was equally prohibited. Also, slaves didn't have their wrists bound, they had their legs bound, so developing a kicking primary art in those circumstances is pretty untenable.
Capoeira survived the crackdown in Bahia primarily and Bahia is like the New Orleans of Brazil. Just as Jazz and african culture survived in Mew Orleans even in the confederacy, same with Bahia...
- this is my educated opinion. There are others and capoeira politics makes design politics look like kids play....TheBlueOne
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