okay but how does the ginga translate to actual fighting? is this sport-specific or does it carry?
I beat my capoeira teacher in the ginga twice (and I'm only an amateur with 14 days of practice)...
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I defeated my capoeira teacher in the ginga (and I'm just an amateur with 14 days).
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okay but how does the ginga translate to actual fighting? is this sport-specific or does it carry?
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I defeated my capoeira teacher in the ginga (and I'm just an amateur with 14 days).
Only 14 days of capoeira and I've already developed my best moves: cartwheel without hands, cartwheel with hands, pirouette, swallow dive, defense, sweep, and kick combinations. He asked for a rematch, and was defeated again.
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if your teacher's asking for rematches at 14 days, either you're learning from video or he wasn't testing you hard.
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you've got the cartwheel-kicks, the swallow dive footwork, that's a whole weapon set in two weeks 🔥
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okay but how does the ginga translate to actual fighting? is this sport-specific or does it carry?
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can you take him down yet or is the ginga purely standing? asking for reasons.
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that's a nice achievement. also, patience teaches more than speed. just something to sit with.
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fourteen days and instructor-level already? were you training multiple hours daily or just naturally wired different?
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what specifically won those matches for you though? the footwork, catching him on a combination, or...?
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hold on, you asked your teacher for a rematch or he asked you? because if he asked twice i've got questions 🤔