“That KO shot was a Capoeira move known as ‘armada’ or ‘meia lua sem mao’. All I can do is thank my martial art. Capoeira was the first martial art I ever trained and I still train it today. I’m very grateful. It was an homage to Capoeira practitioners and to the art itself. I’m here to represent it.”

“If you stop moving with the flow of life — learning, contributing, growing, demonstrating new skills or knowledge — you risk going under… A player never stands still. Ever.”

“I use traditions and practices to help me shut off my mind, like Capoeira, which is an Afro-Brazilian tradition, mainly rooted in Africa. When I started learning about the roots of the tradition, I understood more fully the lessons of Capoeira. If you get hit, in Capoeira, it’s your own fault because you weren’t responding to that person’s body. If you’re actually paying attention, you will be able to anticipate that person’s move. I take that philosophy to the rest of my life.”

“Spinning capoeira from Dos Santos drops Strickland! He jumps on him and pounds him out! WOW that was amazing!”

Plenty of photos from the World Championship on Sport Capoeira in Baku – What do you think of capoeira competitions like this?