Need somebody to help explain capoeira concepts to me?

Im making a video game and one of my boss characters are going to be a capoeira fighter. Now I am a martial artist but I have only studied Muay Thai , Eagle claw Kung Fu, and Jujitsu in depth. I have a very brief knowledge of capoeira but not enough to design a great capoeira fighter. Anyways Im looking for somebody who understands capoeira and its concepts pretty well to explain some of its beleifs and style to me. I personally have always wanted to learn some , because my style is all about rythem and playing games with my oponent and kinda light hearted like capoeira, but I wont leave my current school for it. Anyways any help is appriciated.

Need somebody to help explain capoeira concepts to me?
it isn't about looking cool. Capoeira is a martial art developed by people who fought for their freedom. It involves being sneaky and able to attack from a large variety of positions. My teacher can attack in ways that seem impossible and from even the most uncomfortable position. The moves aren't flashy, they hurt, even the most obscure attack from my teacher are lightning fast and hurt like hell.





The escaping slaves didn't have music to dance by when their freedom was on the line, and they were hunted by search parties, They did serious damage and the art did not degrade into a mere dance. We still hit each other in capoeira, although we try not to.





you can watch capoeira videos on you tube for ideas. Anything with sul de bahia or batuque is good. One that caught my attention was called capoeira prodigy. Also, pay EXTREME attention to ones that have a mestre in it. A mestre is a master of capoeira; their fights are amazing, even if they slow (may be in title). People still kick and get kicked in capoeira.





I hear good things about the capoeira fighter in Tekken 3
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Reply:It's basically dance fighting. That means the music is an important part of what you should have in the game. Although hands can be used to block and punch (think kick boxing with much more kick than boxing) it's more of the use of legs and head butting. Defense is rolling, ducking and side stepping rather than the standard arm blocks used in Asia. Baiting and fooling is also important. It's a art of style (cool moves and from trickery) over substance (damage).
Reply:I always thought Capoera was developed as a "hidden" fighting system developed by slaves who made it look like a dance form to mislead / disguise its true purpose from the land-owners/military/police. I could be wrong I suppose.
Reply:I have not studied the style myself but have several dvd's on the art. (my brother likes high, flashy, and street useless things). Anyway, from what I've read and heard about the art is that it is from the African slaves that were taken to Brazil. They were chained by the wrists, not the feet, do to the wet and soft ground. Seems to have allowed them an easier way of walking. From that they devloped the style from there art of fighting and dance. The dance was to hide that fact that they were training in a fighting style. Over time there owners only saw the dance and allowed them to keep it. As I understand that is the basic history of the style. I've seen it and personally find it's fighting ability to be in suspect. But it was passed off as dance for so long that maybe that is all that it became, after generations. I can see how a Capoeira pract. could "get lucky" with a high flashy, spinning kick and catch someone off guard, but for a real life down and dirty street fight I think it wouln't have the over all ability to be effective, past a "once in a life time, act of the almighty"