| Chapa de costas | |
|---|---|
 Capoeira kick chapa de costas. | |
| Name | Chapa de costas |
| Meaning | back plate |
| Type | kick |
| Parent style | capoeira Angola |
| Parent technique | engolo back kick |
| Child technique(s) | mule kick double mule kick |
| Escapes | resistençia |
| Counters | rasteira |
Chapa de costas (back plate) is a back push kick in capoeira, and one of the few principal capoeira's kicks.[1] It is also basic kick in African martial art engolo, the forerunner of capoeira.[2]
Chapa de costas is typical kick of capoeira Angola.[3] This "malicious" kick is similar to chapa de frente, applied from the back to the opponent.[4]
- ^ Assunção 2002, pp. 157.
- ^ Desch-Obi 2008, pp. 219–224.
- ^ Capoeira 2007, pp. 79.
- ^ Pastinha 1988, pp. 70.