“Monkey”

One of the signature acrobatic movements of capoeira. Even though popular, it is still a fairly advanced movement that requires certain degree of handstand control and bridge flexibility. The most skilled are able to transform the movement to a different one (i.e handstand, headstand, handspin). An advanced variation of Macaco is S-Dobrado which is often treated as a completely different movement. In my opinion it is still Macaco but jump uses only one leg while the other swings in order to gain momentum.

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