Muay Thai Vs.Capoeira

He was the lead actor...

To be precise Tony jaa is an expert in muay thai however his fighting style is not pure muay thai believe it or not his fighting style also includes several other martial art styles this includes tae kwon do, judo, aikido and even a fighting style which involves weapons like sticks and machetes read his full biography and it will say clearly, also being a tae kwon do person myself i reconise those spinning fly kicks

it's from TOM YUM GOONG.

his style is not thai he made a lot of unnecesary movements to reach his opponet in thai you fight for pride not to show off

Ronaldinho is also good at capoeira and acting in movies. hmm

These guys go at it to the fullest, NON STOP Action and especially to the CAPOEIRA fighter,His moves are very powerful effective and he's kinda funny too acting like a monkey but its all to distract his oppoent.Plus the Muay tai fight makes an awesome combat. A clip every one's gotta check out!!

PEEKAPOW!!

noob, you think only taekwondo has spinning flying kicks? F**k

this is NOT from Ong-Bak

but this movie is the protector...its still cool though

I practice capoeira.
Wen we fight we dont use half of that moviments.
Karate has kata´s, and we call this "Floreio". We only use it on exibitions NEVER on fight. But for the movie, floreio is much more beautiful of course...

Most of you dont know what capoeira is cause you only see it on exibitions. Usualy the real fight only happens on private "rodas".

Wich martial art is better. It depends on the fighter physical condition and knowlege.

TOM YUM GOONG! The film is NOT called The Protecter, The Thai Warrior, Revenge of the Thai Warrior or anything else! It is called TOM YUM GOONG!!!!!!!!!!

Tony Jaa or real name Panom Yeerum does not do tae kwon do or other martial arts even do he did learn several of them in university. He uses Muay Boran, the original Muay Thai, which was used to beat the Burmese in their attempts to take over Siam. Muay Boran is the hand to hand form of Krabi Krabong, the Thai weapons system. Without a doubt, Muay Boran is the most lethal and brutal fighting technique that the human mind has ever conceived. The clinching, elbows and knees and banned from all international martial art competitions, yet, Muay Thai always wins. Later on in the film, Tony Jaa uses Muay Kotchasan, the Thai counterpart of Jui- Jitsu. When Tony Jaa is stabbed, he simply defeats all his opponents with throwing and breaking techniques.

As a fact that i have witnessed, Never tell a Capoerista that a Thai Boxer is better. As proven, My Capoeira Teacher took that challange.

Most People taught that he would gt his as kicked... if he used the shwo capoeira that everybody on the streets see, he problaly would.....But as a Capoerista you will learn other things that a pesoon who does not practice the art would never know about...... At the end of the Challenge he was the last man standing..... and his challenger (who is a professional thai boxer and trainer) was proven wrong. Capoeira is a fighting art unto itself. And if you can use all aspaects of Capoeira, you can beat your challanger, no mather was for Powerfull fighter he is.

this seen is not from ong bak but i would like to know which film so if anyone knows, would be cool!!!

cheers!

This clip is from The Protector Tony Jaa does the Muay Thai and Lateef Crowder dpes the Capoiera

To see that movie.

that clip is from TEKKEN 5
Eddie Vs Bruce
:P

Okaaay. to all you guys who say Capoeira is usless, you dont know Capoeira. One thing that should be cleared up is that if a Capoeirista gets into a fight on the street, he's probablly not gonna do a head-spin or anything fancy unless he's trying to show off. He would probably just kick the guy in the head. (somthing you learn to do very well in Capoeira). Comparing Martial arts is hard to do. you cant say one martail art is better than the other. it depends entierly on the induviduals and their speed, strength, and stamina.
Capoeira, like any other matrial art, does have it's advantages and disadvantages. There are many positions which leave you with open sides, but in Capoeira you are trained to have super reflexes in order to escape kicks, and every escape has more than twenty ways in which your can return with a kick that just comes out of nowhere and knockes the guys head off.
Capoeira is many things. it's a game, its a martial art, and its a dance. if youve only seen the slower versions of Capoeira which are considerd more dance like, then i could understand how one would think Capoeira is not effective. But, only a complete fool could witness the Fast Capoeira and not think it's effective. I had been doing Capoeira for only two weeks when i first saw a guys get kicked, and damn, it was scary. the guy didnt get out of the way in time and caught two kickes to the face. The guy could not get up. He was bleeding from the mouth crawling accross the floor. Capoeira is Full of Fast, Powerful kicks, acrobatics, and takedowns. not only are many of the moves distracting, but the kickes that follow come from the last place you expect them to.
Capoeira is completley effective as a martial art, but even more importantly, it's a hell of a lot of fun.

ong bak it is protector but i dont know the thailand name for it

Whenever there is a contest between martial arts, there always seems to be the one person who honestly thinks that one art is better than another. Their reason? "Cuz I say so!" So in defense of my beloved capoeira (which has saved my toned behind on and off the street quite a few times) I would like to list some of its benefits.
1. Its physicality. I have never met an out of shape capoeirista. Strength, flexibility, endurance, these traits are not simply required...they are essential. All the training in the world will not save you if you are out of breath in under a minute.
2. It is street savvy. Capoeira was designed as an underground martial art long before it was taught in academies. As such, it teaches us moves and positions that allow us to function on several levels. How well does the horse stance work when you're on your back? It is as unpredictable as any street fight, and capitalizes on this.
3. Its philosophy. Capoeira was not designed to win, but to survive. Mestre Bimba summed it up nicely when he said, "Capoeira is treachery". To out think one's opponent even if you are not fighting him is one of our staples. Out fight what you can't out run, and out run what you can't out fight.
4. Its culture. With such a diverse background, and facing oppression at every turn, capoeira's history is a true story of beating the odds. It is a fact that it was illegal before 1940, and practitioners of the art risked public beating and even execution if caught. Still, the music, poetry, language and its dance aspects managed to thrive.
In the end, I would like to quote Mestre Pastinha, "Those who do not know capoeira are those who do not wish to learn it".

its from the new film with tony jaa " Revenge of the Warrior" a great film ;-)

Caporeira is for homosexual, those stye are not for fighting , idiots. acts like a monkey?,, you get beat down like a monkey. whoever created that fighting sytle Caporeira needs to get kick in his balls. Muay Tahi 4ever biooootch!

and the other guy is Lateef crowder who is a VERY experienced capoeira fighter and only uses capoeira which also reminds me of eddy gordo lol

Tony jaa is an expert in muay thai however his style is not based JUST on muay thai believe it or not his fighting style includes several other styles which includes tae kwon do, aikido and some others if u read his full biography it will say clearly and being a tae kwon do person myself i reconise those spinning fly kicks

I've seen that fighting style in videos and it looks pretty effective. Anybody know about this? I'm looking into trying it but don't want to waste my time if it's not practicle.

was actually invented in Brazil because peasants weren't allowed to have any kind of fighting style so they disguised it as a form of dance which is also where break dancing comes from. so stop freakin dissing on copoeira, in a real fight, it'll totally kick the S**t out of muay thai any day!!

The Capoeira fighter acts like monkey. Yes realy great.