Meia lua de frente
| Meia lua de frente | |
|---|---|
Meia lua de frente in capoeira game | |
| Name | Meia lua de frente |
| Meaning | front crescent |
| AKA | meia lua |
| Type | kick |
| Parent style | capoeira Angola |
| Parent technique | engolo okupayeka kick |
| Child technique(s) | armada, queixada |
| Escapes | esquiva, negativa |
| Counters | rabo de arraia, rasteira |
Meia lua (crescent) or Meia lua de frente (front crescent) is one of the few principal kicks in capoeira. The kicking leg moves in the form of an arc before returning to its original position.
Meia lua is considered one of the first capoeira kicks to learn. It is the foundation for others crescent kicks in capoeira, such as armada or meia-lua de costas (back crescent) or queixada, which is like the inverse of a meia lua de frente.
Front crescent (or outside crescent) kick is seen in various martial arts. Meia lua is widely used in African martial art engolo, the forerunner of capoeira.