Capoeira Brasil San Diego in the Press
Is It Dance? Martial Arts? Or Acrobatics?
Is It Dance? Martial Arts? Or Acrobatics?. Capoeira -- the traditional art form in Brazil combines martial arts, dance, acrobatics and music. On NBC 7/39 News In the Morning, dancers show off moves most of us could never dream doing.
Brazilian Martial Art Catches On in San Diego
Tom Fudge: Martial arts have been part of show business, especially the movie industry, for quite a while. Remember Bruce Lee? Today, a different traditional martial art is getting some attention. It's called capoeira. And if you watch it, it may occur to you wonder whether it's really a martial art or whether it's dance. The practitioners do it to music. And while contestants do square off, they typically don't make contact with their punches and kicks.