Capoeira fighter does a cool jig-in-the-ring, gets knocked out cold


Wikipedia:

The derivation of the word “capoeira” is under dispute, as there are several possibilities:

  • The Portuguese word “capoeira” is derived from the word capão, which translates to capon, a castrated rooster. The sport’s name may originate from this word since its moves resemble those of a rooster in a fight. Others believe that this fighting style was meant to mimic that of two zebras kick-fighting.

A capoeira “fight” is one that implies that the purpose is a pretend cockfight, whereby men participate to show off their skills rather than fighting to actually kill or harm an opponent. Though this gymnastic, almost dance-like, display can appear to be a fight, participants are expected to restrain themselves from inflicting grievous harm upon one another. Hence, all participants are reminded by the word capoeira, that the intent of the “fight” should remain one with the restraint of the show-off, yet castrated, rooster called capão. These showy cock-like fights are mock fights of skill between performing capão in the mock cockfight pen known as the capoceira. Capoeira is an extreme display of a cockfight-like competition of one-upmanship between show-off cocky “roosters”, absent of deadly intent.

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