CAPOEIRA THAT WORKS

  The sacred number of Ogun, the Yoruba god of war and iron, is seven, and this number holds a profound significance in the realm of African spirituality. One of the intriguing pataki, or myths, surrounding Ogun is that he imparts his martial wisdom to his warriors through a structured system that involves seven key components: attacks, defenses, feints, footwork patterns, level changes, targeting, and more. This numerical framework represents not only Ogun's martial prowess but also his connection to the mystical power of the number seven. Mwalimu Mtaalam Ras Fletcher, a modern-day practitioner of African martial traditions, has taken this sacred knowledge and applied it to the core of his martial art system, Njia Uhuru Kipura. Within this system, the influence of Ogun's teachings is graphed and merged with the principles of human performance sciences, creating a holistic approach to martial arts that goes beyond physical combat. In Njia Uhuru Kipura, the concept of seven is m...

  **Título: Dominando a Evasão e a Elusão: Mkuki, Ngumi Zinazotirririka, Parkour, Cinesiologia e os Guerreiros Astutos de Njia Uhuru Kipura** *Introdução:* Frequentemente lemos e ouvimos sobre a lendária evasividade e astúcia dos lendários capoeiristas do passado. Besouro, Manduca da Praia, Angela Endiabrada, Quobah o Asante, Ngola Aqualtane, Ngola Teresa de Benguela, Lampião, Bimba, Nasciemento Grande e milhares de guerreiros das maltas e quilombeiros eram a personificação da astúcia e sagacidade quase perfeitas, com técnicas precisas, rápidas e decisivas de ataque ou contra-ataque. Essas habilidades foram forjadas nas piores circunstâncias... guerras, caçando ou sendo caçados pelos predadores mais temíveis, lutadores pela liberdade negros bravamente e eventualmente lutando com sucesso contra colonizadores escravizadores não apenas no Brasil, mas em todas as Américas... e os guerreiros do Kipura que usavam essas habilidades possuíam uma habilidade considerada tão fora do normal qu...

  ¿Qué te enseñaría tu profesor de Capoeira o Kenpo que hacer si algo como esto te ocurriera? Probablemente algo como esto: O esto: Cuando debes aprender algo que comienza con esto: Título: Ngumi Zinazotirririka: Descubriendo las Antiguas Raíces del Kenpo con Mwalimu Mtaalam Ras Fletcher En el ámbito de las artes marciales, existe una línea de descendencia que trasciende fronteras, tejiendo una rica historia, tradición y evolución. Mwalimu Mtaalam Ras Fletcher, un 8vo dan en Kenpo, se ha embarcado en un viaje que no solo redefine la esencia de las artes marciales, sino que también desafía los mismos orígenes del Kenpo. Ngumi Zinazotirririka, su innovadora interpretación de la técnica de Kenpo anteriormente conocida como "Mazas Alternadas", es un testimonio de sus profundos conocimientos y compromiso inquebrantable con el arte. **La Revelación Histórica: Los Orígenes del Kenpo en Zhongguo** La perspectiva de Mwalimu Mtaalam Ras Fletcher sobre los orígenes del Kenpo es una reve...

 Title: The Synergy of Mkuki, Ngumi Zinazotirririka, Meridian Points, and Nadis: Empowering De-Escalation and Control in Njia Uhuru Kipura Introduction: Njia Uhuru Kipura, developed by Mwalimu Mtaalam Ras Fletcher, stands as a comprehensive system of self-defense and whole human development, seamlessly merging the ancient traditions of Mkuki (the Javelin/Spear Principle and Technique) and the modern art of Njia Uhuru Kipura...modernized self defense oriented version of Kipura of Kongo ( which over a thousand years later was miscalled "Capoeira " by Raphael Bluteau in the year 1712 )...and the technique called Ngumi Zinazotirririka ( Swahili term meaning "Flowing Fists" ). Because of the influence of Cardio Capoeira,  most people very wrongly believe that Kipura miscalled Capoeira has no blocking techniques, fist blows, animal style techniques or grappling... ...despite the fact that there are named fist techniques,  blocking techniques,  Animal Style tec...

  The Pembe [ Tusk Sword, inspired by elephant tusk ] and Ngombe Knife of Kongo's Kipura warriors today Title: The Rich Legacy of Kipura: Blades of Kongo and Knife Defense What happened to Capoeira? Where did its legendary warriors and especially their much feared [ even into the 1980's in Brazil ] skilled knife fighters go? Truth is, those skills never belonged to "Capoeira", a misnomer created in 1712 by Raphael Bluteau  [ a racist White Catholic priest who disliked both Alkebulans miscalled Africans and their nonCatholic faith ] as he accidentally mispronounced the true name of the art...Kipura...via his Portuguese accent. If you mispronounce Kipura using Portuguese pronounciation? You get a word sounding something like "Capoeira". That's what Raphael Bluteau did. So we have to go back to Kongo and its Kipura to find the source and the skills that these same warriors displayed in Brazil and all over the world. In the heart of Alkebulan, a land once er...

  **Tafsiri ya Kiswahili: Sanaa ya Mkuki: Ujuzi wa Zamani wa Alkebulan Wapatao na Ulinzi wa Kisasa wa Kujilinda** **Utangulizi:** Katikati ya mila ya kijeshi ya Alkebulan kuna ujuzi ambao umetoka nje ya wakati na nafasi - Mkuki, dhana iliyojikita kwa kina katika sanaa ya kujilinda. Ujuzi huu, uliofanywa kuwa bora miaka elfu kadhaa iliyopita na wawindaji na wapiganaji hodari, umetokana na Mzunguko wa Kuwa na Hofu wa Binadamu, ambao ni jibu la haraka zaidi kwa mashambulizi. Ukirithishwa kizazi hadi kizazi, Mkuki unapata nafasi yake katika Kipura na Njia Uhuru Kipura, ikiruhusu watetezi kureagiria haraka katika hali za mtego. Katika makala haya yenye maneno 1200, tutachunguza jinsi kila kiumbe - Geb, Agayu, na Oroina - wangefaidika na Mkuki na kuingia kwa urahisi katika mbinu ya Ngumi Zinazotirririka ndani ya mfumo wa kiwango cha mwanzo wa ulinzi wa kibinafsi na ukuaji wa binadamu wa Njia Uhuru Kipura. Maarifa haya ya zamani yanaendelea kuwa muhimu, kutoka kukabiliana na wanyama wakal...

  Kufunua Misingi ya Elemental ya Ngumi Ya Zinazotirririka: Safari ya Kisayansi** **Utangulizi:** Ngumi Ya Zinazotirririka, mbinu ya sanaa ya mapigano iliyojikita sana katika Njia Uhuru Kipura, inavuka mipaka ya mapigano ya kimwili na kuenea katika uwanja wa kiroho na hesabu. Ikitokana na nchi ya Alkebulan (Afrika), sanaa hii ya mapigano imejaa uhusiano wa kina na misingi ya Elemental ya Ardhi, Moto, na ulimwengu wa mistero wa hesabu. Katika makala hii ya maneno 1600, tutachunguza tafsiri ya Ngumi Ya Zinazotirririka kupitia kila moja ya misingi ya Elemental na kuchunguza umuhimu wa hesabu unaozunguka sanaa hii ya zamani. Tutakapopitia vipengele na nambari, tutapata uelewa wa kina wa mbinu, mikakati, na mbinu ndani ya Ngumi Ya Zinazotirririka. **Elemental ya Ardhi: Msingi wa Agayu (Nambari 9)** Agayu, roho ya moto, anapata msingi wake katika kipengele cha Ardhi, kilichosimbolishwa na nambari takatifu 9. Nambari hii inaashiria kuwepo kwa mifano mingi, kila moja ikiambatana na vipenge...

  **Kichwa: Ngoma ya Ufunguo wa Ngumi ya Zinazotirririka na Mazoezi ya Kiroho** Utangulizi: Katika uwanja wa sanaa za mapigano, Ngumi ya Zinazotirririka inasimama kama ushuhuda wa uwezo wa kimwili na kina cha kiroho. Mbinu hii, ambayo imejikita sana katika mafundisho ya sanaa za mapigano ya Njia Uhuru Kipura, inatoa fursa ya kipekee ya kuunganisha na nishati, nguvu, na maarifa yanayotuongoza katika njia zetu zilizochaguliwa. Katika makala hii, tutachunguza uhusiano wenye utata kati ya Ngumi ya Zinazotirririka na mazoezi mbalimbali ya kiroho kama vile Kemetic Yoga, Ngoma ya Kusifu Orisha, Vodun, Alkebulan na Ngoma ya Kusifu Diaspora ya Weusi, na mazoezi ya kutumia kati ya kiitikadi na umiliki wa kiroho ya pekee kwa Alkebulan na watu wake. Kwa kuelewa jinsi mazoezi haya yanavyolingana, tunaweza kuongeza utajiri zaidi kwenye maisha yetu na safari zetu za kiroho. **Ngumi ya Zinazotirririka na Kemetic Yoga: Umoja wa Amani** Kemetic Yoga, mara nyingine huitwa Smai Tawi, inapata asili yak...