Rabo de arraia
| Rabo de arraia | |
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Ciríaco da Silva showing how to prepare a "rabo de arraia", O Malho (1909) | |
| Name | Rabo de arraia |
| Meaning | stingray tail |
| Type | kick |
| Parent style | capoeira Angola |
| Parent technique | engolo okuminunina kick |
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| Escapes | esquiva, negativa |
Rabo de arraia (lit. stingray's tail) is a parent technique in capoeira for inverted kicks over the head, resembling the stingray's strike. This parent term includes following major techniques:
- Meia lua de compasso with its variations, the traditional rabo-de-arraia in capoeira Angola.
- Scorpion kick with its variations, the traditional rabo-de-arraia in capoeira carioca.
In Brazil, the rabo-de-arraia is probably the kick "most associated with capoeira", although it's important to note that this term encompasses a range of distinct movements.
All child techniques starts from initial "rabo de arraia" crouching position.