| Rabo de arraia | |
|---|---|
 Mestre Cyriaco showing how to prepare a "rabo de arraia" (1909) | |
| Name | Rabo de arraia |
| Meaning | stingray tail |
| Type | kick |
| Parent style | capoeira Angola |
| Parent technique | engolo okuminunina kick |
| Child technique(s) |
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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.[1]
- Scorpion kick with its variations, the traditional rabo-de-arraia in capoeira carioca.[2]
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.[3]
All child techniques starts from initial "rabo de arraia" crouching position.
- ^ Pastinha 1988, pp. 76.
- ^ Burlamaqui 1928, pp. 24.
- ^ Capoeira 2007, pp. 131.