In case you ever wondered if capoeira is a real martial art, here is a funny anecdote from this weekend: I was out for a late-night snack with some friends in the East Village. While walking down Ave A, I felt myself blindsided and body-checked by someone walking the opposite direction, knocking me a bit off my balance. Instinctively, my foot instinctively just happened place itself just behind my assailants achilles tendon. Rasteira. I look up and make eye-contact with my would-be assailant. It turns out to be a young woman more on the silly side of sloppy. Her eyes say, not a threat, no disrespect. The placed (but not pulled) rasteira says, appropriately non-violent defense to perceived hostility. Or in other words, Ive got options if there were actually belligerent intent. Disengage rasteira. All of this happened in a matter of seconds. Situation diffused, we go our separate ways. Of course, if I had really been paying attention, I wouldnt have been blindsided in the first place...
Posted on: Tue, 01 Jul 2014 02:43:39 +0000
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