The objective of our club is to study and train the original Capoeiragem Carioca - fighting 'capoeira' (also called 'utilitarian capoeira' by some) that flourished in the 1800-1920 in Rio de Janeiro.
Note that we don't practice 'Carioca' as some kind of addendum to the modern capoeira; instead, what we do is completely distinct and separate from modern capoeira, its own thing. We do not use modern capoeira as a base, neither in technical nor in tactical sense.
We don't practice Capoeiragem and Batuque as folclore; ie as historic, dead artform, interesting because people sometime in the past did it. While historically the Capoeiragem is interesting, we believe in doing it as a live thing.
The most important thing to be able to regard Batuque and Capoeiragem as they should be is to stop regarding them as a show (ie something to be seem) and start regarding them as wrestling (ie something that throws opponent to the ground).
Capoeiragem/Batuque are NOT shows for onlookers! They are wrestling styles; utilized either as a sport (with rules), or as a self-defence.
On Batuque/Pernada - explains the origin of Batuque, its relation to Capoeiragem and our practice of it
Baloes - the throws of Regional - article about throwing techniques created by Mestre Bimba for his Regional style
Batuque - and Shuai Jiao - what is the link between batuque and chinese wrestling?
On joint locks - a short treatize on using joint locks for self-defence
Regional = Baloes - a capricious note on the place of baloes in capoeira; with a happy ending
Atacx Gym Capoeira - a comment on a certain renegade capoeira school
Baloes in Capoeira Angola - a close look at the place of baloes in capoeira before Mestre Bimba
Vingativa: The full story - analysis of vingativa, and why it isn't used in RazorWire
Fake picture(s) - on the problem of anachronistic capoeiragem
Brooklyn rock, Frevo, Danmye - on dances and non-dances
Tiririca Paulista - a cousin of Batuque from Sao Paulo
Hold vs Locks - another article on my favourite subject, joint locks
Reaction time - how important is really raw reaction time in fighting?
Chinese writing - another heretical article about the training method of Chinese martial arts
Posture - on the crucial role of correct body mechanics in Capoeiragem
Prettifying capoeira- on M.Bimba and prettified capoeira
Jitte finally explained? - on the 2nd stupidest kata in the world
Kusanku ninja movement - decoding one of the more mysterious techniques of Kusanku kata
Kakushi zuki - analysing the 'hidden punch' of Wansu kata
Tacit assumptions in MS-1 tactical scheme - and how they relate to Capoeiragem; plus a theory of TIMS
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