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is a strike delivered with both feet to the chest or stomach. To execute a kick, the capoeirista, starting from a position facing the opponent, turns their body while supporting their hands on the ground, facing away from the opponent. Suddenly, by bending and lifting the legs, they launch both feet
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is a "treacherous strike when used against someone unfamiliar with capoeira", as the opponent is violently struck when they believe the attacker is withdrawing. So
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Mule kick is a direct kick delivered to the back, while looking through the arms to the opponent. This kick starts with a bent knee and then thrusts directly towards the target. The sole of the foot is the striking surface.
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martial art considered the ancestor of capoeira. Engolo players often do a rotation with a back push kick, with or without jumping. Another variation is a hooking kick executed from behind, resembling the capoeira kick
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has the unique aspect of having a foundation of three limbs on the ground instead of one, which creates an exceptionally stable base for kicking.
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fighting. A defining feature of engolo is the "zebra kick", back kick executed with the palms touching the ground.
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Ngolo mimics the animal behavior, and the base techniques of engolo seems to be derived from the specific way of
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Capoeira. From Ethnic to Diasporic Combat Games in the Southern Atlantic
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The double mule kick is a dangerous attack movement that can be used when escaping under
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277:To gain momentum, the mule kick may arise from
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363:Da Costa, Lamartine Pereira (1961).
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247:with hands on ground, aka mule kick
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133:, and one of the few principal
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141:, the forerunner of capoeira.
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331:Defense against the standing
251:There is a low variation of
125:(back plate) is a back push
351:List of capoeira techniques
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295:As the name suggests,
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1114:Capoeira techniques
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147:is typical kick of
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287:Double mule kick (
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815:Canjiquinha
591:Taylor 2012
297:coice duplo
289:coice duplo
232:Mule kick (
223:aggressor.
104:resistençia
1108:Categories
969:Groups and
878:Techniques
868:Amen Santo
823:Leopoldina
819:Gato Preto
775:Sinhozinho
483:References
357:Literature
227:Variations
55:back plate
901:AĂș batido
204:Technique
153:malicious
94:mule kick
86:back kick
1092:Category
1065:MaculelĂȘ
1049:Batizado
1022:See also
1008:Candeias
960:Headbutt
955:Rasteira
945:Queixada
928:Scorpion
891:Negativa
838:Acordeon
833:Suassuna
805:Waldemar
765:Pastinha
735:Berimbau
730:Atabaque
700:Regional
669:Capoeira
345:See also
338:rasteira
327:Defenses
311:queixada
280:negativa
151:. This "
135:capoeira
131:capoeira
113:rasteira
109:Counters
1055:Batuque
978:Senzala
950:Martelo
790:Noronha
770:Besouro
757:Mestres
724:Bateria
695:Carioca
677:History
263:kick.
186:Angolan
101:Escapes
52:Meaning
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858:BarrĂŁo
843:Moraes
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685:Engolo
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182:engolo
165:Origin
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1119:Kicks
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1060:Samba
998:AbadĂĄ
886:Ginga
785:Bimba
747:Songs
715:Music
313:, or
198:zebra
184:, an
175:ngolo
1035:Roda
993:GCAP
988:FICA
780:Zuma
469:ISBN
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321:rolĂȘ
270:Low
261:mule
127:kick
64:kick
60:Type
42:Name
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