É tombo moleque é tombo
é tombo para derrubar
Tiririca faca de ponta
Capoeira vou te pegar
Nhazinha do tabuleiro
quem derrubou meu companheiro
Abre a roda minha gente
Que o batuque é diferente
Abre a roda minha gente
Que o batuque é diferente
It’s a fall, kid, it’s a fall
It’s a fall to knock down
Tiririca, sharp knife
Capoeira, I’m going to get you
Little miss from the board
Who knocked down my friend
Open the roda, my people
Because the rhythm is different
Open the roda, my people
Because the rhythm is different
Did you know?
Batuque
- Batuque was a formidable, highly competitive Afro-Brazilian martial art centered around balance and leg sweeps that originated in Salvador, Bahia, during the 19th century.
- The main objective of the combat was to unbalance opponents and forcefully throw them to the ground using only kicks, trips, and sweeps.
- The combat was driven by the booming rhythms of hand drums and traditional percussion instruments, which set the intense physical energy and pace for the fighters.
- Mestre Bimba was a master of this style, learning the art directly from his father, who was an absolute champion of the discipline.
- He heavily integrated the techniques and devastating leg sweeps of this combat art into the creation of Capoeira Regional.
- While the independent martial practice eventually became extinct by the mid-20th century, its combative spirit and lethal mechanics live on through capoeira.