CAPOEIRA THAT WORKS

  Blog 3: Smai Tawi to Njia Uhuru Kipura: The True Origins of the Triangle Pose Many know the Triangle Pose from modern Yoga, but few realize its deeper roots in the Smai Tawi practice of Alkebulan (miscalled Africa) . Predating Yoga by over 2,000 years, this exercise embodies spiritual alignment, physical discipline, and cosmic connection. In Njia Uhuru Kipura , this pose is reimagined as part of a holistic system that preserves and celebrates its origins while integrating its benefits into a modern martial arts framework. The Historical Foundations The Smai Tawi practice of ancient Kemet (Egypt) was a spiritual and physical discipline deeply intertwined with the principles of balance and harmony. The pose now misattributed to Yoga's Triangle Pose was part of a ritual connecting practitioners to the divine through posture, breath, and focus. Key elements include: Grounded Posture: Feet firmly rooted to the earth, symbolizing connection to ancestral strength. Geometric Precisio...

The new, relatively fad oriented, relatively uninformed MMA media sings the praises of movement training due largely to the phenom of Conor Mcgregor. The more informed MMA pundits sing the praises of the movements of T.J. Dillashaw, Cruz, Carlos Condit, and a few others. Due to the great benefits of the art of my family, NJIA UHURU [ "The Way of Freedom" ], I've known and practiced Weaponizing Human Movement for decades. What is Weaponizing Human Movement? Simply, we take every human movement we can, and use it for functional self defense; regardless of where and how I was introduced to it. So what if I see a movement from basketball, track and field, ballet, gymnastics, or some form of exercise. I take that movement and functionalize it for self defense. This is the process I innovated decades ago, and named Weaponizing Human Movement. I had to go and trademark this name and process under the Weaponizing Human Movement name, because too many people were biting  [ cop...