The creators of break Dancing

i was watching TV one night when a show on some martial arts style was on. it is the style were slaves disguised the fighting into a dance. well they were talking and they took full credit on starting break dancing. i have seen a couple Bboy videos and i cant remember there fighting style ever coming up. drop some knowlege on the subject if ya know.

I believe you're talking about Capueta. A martial arts from Brazil. I remember about 5 years ago I was riding the bus in L.A. and I overheard some old-school cat that seemed well-informed and somewhat educated was talking about Hip Hop and its origins. He then began talking about breakdancing and how it came from Capueta, a dance-style martial arts. I haven't read much into it, but I have seen Capueta being done and it does look similar to breakdancing, so the connection isn't out of the question. I'm just glad you brought it up because the first and last time I heard this was on the bus 5 years ago.

Are you sure that the name was Capueta?

Originally posted by dkab@Dec 26 2004, 06:59 AM

Are you sure that the name was Capueta?

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capoeira

Capoeira never claimed to have invented breakdancing just a lot of similairites and shit is borrowed from capoeira.

they are both forms of dancing that include flips and ting.

brazilians are ghetto.

capoeira was a martial arts style devoloped to look like dancing, so that slave masters didn't know the slaves were practicing self defense

edit: typo

Indeed, I've heard about the similarities. Sonik has written about brazillian bboys who mix the 2 forms.

i remember this crew of dancers

i think they were called 'the power rangers'.

they would use capoeira in their battles.

it looks combative, and adds to the

competitive element of breakdancing.

i can't do that shit...i can do the curly shuffle though!

"...Yo that shit was started in his mommas kitchen..."

... eh fuck it.. not in the mood to explain what i know and then add in my theory as to the history

its a ;arge mixture but you can see "breaking" in its early stages around the 50-60s...eh i kinda wish i had payed more attention to my pops when he rambled on about his wild youth in gary indiana..

its a bit interesting ehrn you find out about the differnt styles of urban..dance and how they are changed over and over through the years..

and please people...if your see a fool crip walking and he/she isnt a crip....you have my permission to slap the fuck out of them

Originally posted by MOOGLE?@Dec 27 2004, 06:52 PM

and please people...if your see a fool crip walking and he/she isnt a crip....you have my permission to slap the fuck out of them

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You also have my encouragement :hatred:

" Breakin is a memory"

Originally posted by EarMuffs@Dec 27 2004, 09:00 AM

 

" Breakin is a memory"

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the muthafuckin daggers.

Capoeiristas did NOT invent breakdancing, nor did breaking directly evolve from it. End of story.

breakdancing was mainly started in the 60's and thruout by james brown. he used to go down on the floor when he was performing and dance on his hands and feet for a few seconds whenever the "break"down in song would appear. people copied and took it to a newer level.

its the fighting style of eddie in tekken tag and 1-3 and the black britney spears look alike in 4.

^^ man face.

THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ANYTHING BUT GUESS WHAT I JUST FOUND. A CONDOM THAT I USED LIKE THREE MONTHS AGO AND I PUT IN A LITTLE BOX. I JUST FOUND THE BOX IN MY DRAWER AND IM LIKE OOH WHATS IN HERE.. FUCKING STANK SOOOO BAD..

ALSO I THOUGHT THIS THREAD WAS ABOUT 'THE CREATORS OF DONKEY KONG' UNTIL I LOOKED A SECOND TIME. CAN SOMEONE MAKE A THREAD ABOUT DONKEY KONG?

Originally posted by EarMuffs@Dec 27 2004, 09:00 AM

 

" Breakin is a memory"

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The Flash is laggin.

The Egyptians started break dancing. If you couldnt help in pulling th 10 ton plus stone blocks to build the pyramids, you had to break dance to entertain the pharoh. Or die. End of story.

i bet you a whiteman did the first shoulder roll in the 50's

i was watching some old movie and nextthing you know, this honky start b-boying

Originally posted by villain+Dec 26 2004, 06:50 AM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (villain - Dec 26 2004, 06:50 AM)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteBegin-dkab@Dec 26 2004, 06:59 AM

Are you sure that the name was Capueta?

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capoeira

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yeah my bad i meant capoeira.

Originally posted by 1988@Dec 26 2004, 06:55 PM

"...Yo that shit was started in his mommas kitchen..."

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"Don't talk about my momma."

"Yo, show them the 'headache'."

well i brought the history of breakdancing up with my aunt..

she told me the style of floor moves to contemporary music goes back to the 20-30s with jazz dancers and swing dancers..and is somwhat related to tapdancing.. wich makes alot of sense to me from the footage i have seen..

that and she wouldnt wire me any money either..whys pops and his sister gotta be so stingy b?

moogs??//makin 40k a year but would still rather live at his mommas house....rockin the dsl in his 5 year old sisters name..

and what

Originally posted by MOOGLE?@Dec 30 2004, 09:42 AM

she told me the style of floor moves to contemporary music goes back to the 20-30s with jazz dancers and swing dancers..and is somwhat related to tapdancing.. wich makes alot of sense to me from the footage i have seen..

 

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If you want to see more footage of similarities in dancing and martial arts, check out the video Detours.

If you're really interested check out The Freshest Kids dvd. And Ken Swift had a web site some where talking about the beginning of breakdancing and hip hop and yadda yadda yadda. I still think that someone slipped and did a backspin or someshit. I also saw a few kung fu variation of moves that looked similar to breakdancing. And I don't think capoiera had anything to do with breakdancing (read this somewhere).

die hip hop, die!

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okay, so i didn't read the thread. so what?