Armada

‘Armed’

Also known as Meia lua de costas, it is one of 4 fundamental spinning kicks (golpes) of Capoeira. There are multiple variation of this kick making it very versatile. It is a tricky kick to perform correctly due to loosing the vision of the other Capoeira player during its execution. Doing the kick recklesly can lead to susceptibility to a counter attack.

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