Chapa de costas

Chapa de costas (back plate) is a back push kick in capoeira, and one of the few principal capoeira's kicks. It is also basic kick in African martial art engolo, the forerunner of capoeira.

Chapa de costas
Capoeira kick chapa de costas.
NameChapa de costas
Meaningback plate
Typekick
Parent stylecapoeira Angola
Parent techniqueengolo back kick
Child technique(s)mule kick
double mule kick
Escapesresistençia
Countersrasteira

Chapa de costas is typical kick of capoeira Angola. This "malicious" kick is similar to chapa de frente, applied from the back to the opponent.

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