CAPOEIRA THAT WORKS

  Claressa Shields vs. Danielle Perkins: A Battle of Undefeated Titans for All Four Women's Heavyweight Belts Claressa Shields, the self-proclaimed “G.W.O.A.T.” (Greatest Woman of All Time), is preparing to defend her undefeated record and solidify her legacy as one of boxing’s all-time greats. On February 2, at the Dort Financial Center in Flint, Michigan, Shields will face her toughest challenge yet: Danielle Perkins. The two undefeated champions will battle for all four women’s heavyweight boxing titles in a match airing live on DAZN. Shields, with a flawless record of 15-0, will step into the ring as the undisputed two-division champion. Perkins, standing at a towering 6’2”, comes with an unblemished 5-0 record, two consecutive knockouts, and an athletic pedigree as a former professional basketball player and Top 10 rebounder in college. The physical and mental battle between Shields’ technical mastery and Perkins’ natural size and strength is shaping up to be one for the histo...

  Boxing and Esquiva Lateral in Kipura: The Real "Capoeira" The art of boxing, celebrated for its precise movements and defensive techniques, shares an often-overlooked lineage with the ancient martial traditions of Alkebulan (miscalled Africa). Among these, Kipura—a dynamic martial art originating from the Kongo—has left a profound imprint on modern combat styles. This article explores the deep connections between Kipura, boxing, and the misunderstood "Esquiva Lateral," revealing its roots in the real art of Capoeira and its authentic applications. The Esquiva Lateral and Kipura: Misunderstood Origins In the realm of Capoeira, the "Esquiva Lateral" is often simplified into a low, evasive movement. However, as Mwalimu Mtaalam Ras Fletcher, creator of Njia Uhuru Kipura and head coach of The ATACX Gym, has revealed, this interpretation misses the depth of the stance known in Kipura as “Etele ya Ngomba” or "Mteremko Ya Mlima" in Swahili (translated ...

  ### Title: The Forgotten Art of Fist Fighting in Capoeira: A Historical Exploration **Word Count:** 600   **Reading Time:** 3-4 minutes --- The art of fist fighting, or **Lisana ya Maboko** in Lingala and **Ujuzi Mapigano wa Ngumi** or **Michezo wa Ngumi** in Swahili, was an integral part of the combat practices in Capoeira's early history. Raphael Bluteau, in 1712, misnamed this intricate and diverse martial art from Kongo as "Capoeira." Originally, Capoeira encompassed a wide range of fighting techniques, including open-hand strikes, headbutts, elbows, knees, sweeps, grappling, weapon use, and unique footwork, all of which were functional for combat. This comprehensive approach to combat was a hallmark of the Kipura techniques from Kongo. ### Historical Context and Migration Capoeira's roots can be traced back to the African continent, particularly Alkebulan and Kongo, where diverse martial arts were practiced. When enslaved Africans were forcibly brought to the N...

  **Title: Enhancing Fist Fighting Skills with Smai Tawi: Comprehensive Exercise Sequences** **Word Count: 739 | Estimated Reading Time: 6 Minutes** Smai Tawi, also known as Egyptian Yoga, is a discipline that combines physical postures, controlled breathing, and meditative techniques to promote physical, mental, and spiritual well-being. For practitioners interested in enhancing their fist-fighting skills, Smai Tawi offers sequences that integrate calisthenics, balance, stabilization, impact delivery, joint protection, and both isometric and dynamic tension exercises. These sequences are not only effective for strengthening and lengthening tendons but also for focusing the mind, accelerating recuperation from training, and utilizing visualization and autohypnotic protocols. This article explores three Smai Tawi sequences that can be linked together for optimal training benefits. ### Sequence 1: Ma’at Alignment Flow **Book:** "Smai Tawi: The Path of Balance" - **Author:** Dr....

  **Title: Challenging the Status Quo: Fist Fighting Skills in Cardio Capoeira (Word Count: 397 | Estimated Reading Time: 2-3 Minutes)** This blog post addresses a common type of fist fight that occurs at any time in multiple places worldwide within human civilization. Specifically, it questions the absence of fist fighting skills in Cardio Capoeira, leaving practitioners wholly vulnerable to the common two-fisted attack employed by aggressors ranging from the youngest of children to the most hardened of criminals. How would Cardio Capoeira practitioners deal with such real-world fist fights? This question forms the crux of our discussion. **The Legacy of Kipura** Throughout history, Kipura warriors have embodied the spirit of jagunjagun, skilled combatants revered for their prowess in warfare. The term "jagunço" in Brazilian Portuguese is believed to have originated from "jagunjagun," drawing parallels between the martial traditions of the Yoruba people and the leg...

  **Unlocking the Legacy: Exploring the Roots of African American Fighting Styles in Montu (Word Count: 1,866 | Estimated Reading Time: 9-10 Minutes)** In the expansive realm of martial arts, a vibrant tapestry of traditions intertwines with cultural heritage and historical significance. Among these, African American fighting styles stand as symbols of resilience, creativity, and adaptability. From 52 Blocks to Jailhouse Rock, these combat forms share a common lineage deeply rooted in the Montu tradition, the Kemetic god of war. At its core, Montu embodies a legacy of strength, ingenuity, and survival originating from the ancestral homelands of Africa. It encompasses a synthesis of combat techniques, spiritual wisdom, and cultural expression. For centuries, African warriors honed their skills in Montu, mastering hand-to-hand combat, grappling, and weapon proficiency. Montu, being devastatingly effective, served as the self-defense system of choice for warriors who fled enslavement ...

  Title: Bill "The Black Terror" Richmond: Pioneering Kipura in England's Sports Arena In the annals of sports history, there are few figures as remarkable and influential as Bill "The Black Terror" Richmond. Born in the heart of Kongo, Richmond made his way to England and introduced a revolutionary blend of defensive skills, footwork, head movement, and the elusive art of Kipura, particularly the subset known as KANDEKA. Through his journey, he became the first prominent sports star in England, leaving an indelible mark on the world of combat sports. Today, his legacy lives on through the dedicated efforts of Mwalimu Mtaalam Ras Fletcher and his groundbreaking NJIA UHURU KIPURA system. Kipura, meaning "Kipura's Way of Freedom," was a martial art steeped in the traditions of Kongo, known for its fluid movements, evasive techniques, and combat strategies. Bill Richmond's introduction of Kipura to England brought a unique and exhilarating dimensi...

This combination attack really works  Pra lutando ou defesa pessoal, esse combinacao e muito legal. #cqb #sweep #takedown #tackle #wrestling #closequarters #throw #atacxgym #atacxgymcapoeira #atacxgymnation #atacxgymstreetwarriorcapoeira #njiauhurkipura #kipura #smaitawi #capoeiraselfdefense #capoeiraselfdefenstechniques #capoeiraselfdefensethatworks #capoeira #wrestling #hiptoss #judo #footsweep #athletics #quick #bjj #brazilianjiujitsu #judo #realfighting #selfdefense WEBSITE/SITE: https://sites.google.com/view/atacxgymcapoeira/home INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/atacxgymcapoeira/ , TWITTER: https://twitter.com/atacxgym , BLOG: atacxgymcapoeira.blogspot.com :FACEBOOK GROUP PAGE: https://www.facebook.com/groups/capoeiraselfdefensethatworks/ FACEBOOK PERSONAL ATACX GYM PAGE: https://www.facebook.com/AtacxGymStreetWarriorCapoeira

Do you think you can pull this off in a fight or self defense situation? Vc sabe se pode fazer isso quando lutando nas ruas? #cqb #sweep #takedown #tackle #wrestling #closequarters #throw #atacxgym #atacxgymcapoeira #atacxgymnation #atacxgymstreetwarriorcapoeira #njiauhurkipura #kipura #smaitawi #capoeiraselfdefense #capoeiraselfdefenstechniques #capoeiraselfdefensethatworks #capoeira #wrestling #hiptoss #judo #footsweep #athletics #quick #bjj #brazilianjiujitsu #judo #realfighting #selfdefense WEBSITE/SITE: https://sites.google.com/view/atacxgymcapoeira/home INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/atacxgymcapoeira/ , TWITTER: https://twitter.com/atacxgym , BLOG: atacxgymcapoeira.blogspot.com :FACEBOOK GROUP PAGE: https://www.facebook.com/groups/capoeiraselfdefensethatworks/ FACEBOOK PERSONAL ATACX GYM PAGE: https://www.facebook.com/AtacxGymStreetWarriorCapoeira

Beautiful, dangerous, brilliant, passionate, dancing, loving, vengeful, nurturing, warrior Osun. One of the crucial embodiments of The Water Principle in the NJIA UHURU fighting art of my family, Osun has as many expressions as there are passions and possibilities for the rivers and lakes of Earth...and space. [ What space "rivers"? Have you heard of rivers of molecules moving, interacting, and dancing The Dance of Eternity with each other? This is how electrically "neutral" molecules...molecules without a positive or negative charge...become charged positively or negatively. It's also how they return to an electrically neutral state, via Valence Electron movements. This is merely part of The Dance of Eternity that Osun dances and teaches. ] Watch this video below. Be blown away. And realize how your Cardio Capoeira Mestre knows none of the things that he/she/they claim to know. And notice the date the suddenly got better...and compare that date wi...

And this is the video...ATACX GYM MKAO SIRI WAWINDAJI..."Posture of The Hidden Hunter"...popularly miscalled NEGATIVA for centuries. Because my family art of Njia Uhuru Kipura has returned the modernized,functionalized, original comprehensives skills of Kipura self defense APPLICATIONS...which has offended and inspired to more realistic, greater expressions of capoeira many capoeiristas around the world. What do you think of it? Leave comments below, like and share.

My "Negativa Applications" video has caused quite a stir amongst a number of Capoeiristas on Facebook, Google+ and in various online communities. I find myself heartened by the positive energy, piercing intelligence, perceptiveness and encouragement offered in these discussions by my growing list of supporters. I also find myself alternately amused by and smh@ some of the comments that my detractors make. Basically, my detractors think that Capoeira is a beautiful acrobatic calisthenics routine practiced to Capoeira music in a roda. Contact is very rare, functional training is essentially nonexistent. True sparring is forbidden. Candomble is nowhere to be found. What these detractors practice by and large is a Capoeira influenced musical fitness workout. While they are doing this Capoeira influenced workout, they sing songs about actual Capoeiristas who actually fight and who actually detailed their fighting and living experience with Capoeira. At the end of the tra...

This is a vicious and slick use of  the knee, head butt, and U-Punch. I catch people with it all the time. The followup ground kick is extremely violent and usually enough to KO even the biggest meanest BG who might mess with you. Like I said many times before: capoeira is a devastating fighting martial art. Let's never forge that and practice it accordingly, or we will LOSE our beloved capoeira as it becomes some shallow folk dance and then withers away into an obscure, tragic death.

This capoeira hockey punch self defense expression is deceptively violent and very effective, so [ as with all my techniques, especailly for newbies ] I strongly recommend that you make sure you wear protective gear. I hope you all enjoy the tech

If you fight with your capoeira, you will discover that there are maaaannny maaany magnificent options available to you that aren't as available or aren't available at all to other stylists. Capoeira is a FIGHTING art, and it's a travesty to not explore the mighty combat options available in its comprehensive arsenal of movement. Even if you don't train capoeira for its combat benefits? Like cardio kickboxing, you should know and practice the applications at least during shadowboxing and vs mitts, airshields, the heavy bag, etc. Your roda game will SKYROCKET as a result. If you don't? Your capoeira will never develope beyond a particular level; imagine a shadowboxer who doesn't know why or how he/she/they use their techniques; they don't know the purpose of each movement. Without context? One's skill is both underdeveloped and directionless; rudderless as a boat on stormy seas.

I really like this technique because alot of people have no idea whatsoever that Capoeira has vicious clinch techniques, despite the fact that African martial arts are known for skillful fast and powerful wrestlers and the clever and brutal use of the head butt. The clinch--standing or on the ground--is the best place to launch the head butt. The hand chops to the neck are absolutely vital, as the chops combined with the clinch cause your opponent's head to swing in a half circle which [ combined with the heavy hand snap down ] really magnifies the vicious brutality of the head butt. Notice how I fired the head butt at an angle, using the full power of my ginga, my whole body movement and the combination of my opponent being snapped forward and my head spearing from an unprotected angle. I'm deliberately targeting his temple, maximizing my likelihood of scoring a KO. You will most definitely stun your opponent at least briefly with this move. That's what makes the k...

This is a really excellent way to use capoeira in a real fight vs multiple opponents at once. It also shows the real world viability and utility of the floreios. Those fancy moves really serve a purpose combatively and are very very important to have and know. You'll succeed the great majority of the time because most of your opponents will be shocked and freeze a fraction of a second or more while you execute your combat floreios and you'll catch him more times than not if you set it up properly. Please comment my blogs, comment and like my videos and sub my Channel. This is how I know that you're out there and you're paying attention to my blogs. This is how I know I'm helping all of you out. Thank you! AXE CAPOEIRA!! With Malicia, Head Coach Ras of THE ATACX GYM CAPOEIRA LONG BEACH CA QUILOMBO

One of the slicker, meaner ways that I establish the sleeper hold on unsuspecting training partners. I prefer the entry I use when I use my left knee to knee hard my opponent's lead thigh, then place my left foot on or slightly outside of my partner's lead leg and flow without a break into the passagem and either sweep my opponent or lock a sleeper on to him. Either way? If you enter properly with the lead kick/knee to his lead thigh/knee, blast hard and fast with a Speed Trap and/or Power Trap [ singly or in combination ] the guy will be set up perfectly for your passagem de meia lua. You'll either sweep him or catch him in that RNC. Please comment my blogs and like, comment and sub my videos and Channels. We're new and we're renegades, so we need all the help that you are willing to offer. Thank you!

In this video I go at closer to street speeds, showing the fighting skill guile mobility versatility feints and devastating, unusual, creative combinations of capoeira. I also comment upon some of the finer points in this particular combination. I hope you enjoy! Please leave comments on my blogs and videos. AXE CAPOEIRA With Malicia, Head Coach Ras of the ATACX GYM CAPOEIRA, LONG BEACH CA QUILOMBO

This video is in response to frequent requests I've had regarding displaying the submission arsenal of capoeira and my frequent use of same in kickboxing, martial arts and capoeira gyms. Many capoeira instructors aren't aware that capoeira has a wicked array of submission locks throws, takedowns, etc. which derive from the African martial arts preceding disciplines like Laamb batuque and many other wrestling locking throwing striking weapon using African arts. Capoeira has heavily heavily impacted bjj, as the entirety of bjj's flowing movements come directly from capoeira...but bjj has also impacted capoeira. Capoeira--being the magical chameleon full of brilliance and malandragem that it is--has absorbed many bjj methods but in doing so has simply reemphasized many techniques which it already had. For instance, in the leg lock that I use in this video? The full expression of the technique requires me to flow up to my feet without stopping in a movement approaching esqu...