Has any of it ever came in handy? Any alley way sneak ups and or fights on the playground?
Oh, did I forget to differentiate between watching and doing?
My bad. Yes. I watch Capoiera for entertainment, not as a means of learning self defense techniques.
That's why I made the second post about aikido. That's what works for my purposes as an older woman living in a safe working class student neighbourhood. It's been many years since my last fight. Ofc I take the path of least resistance, like most people do.
Cain stated: source post
For me the point of a martial art should be to kill.
Incapacitating them isn't good enough for you? I don't imagine my life having too many scenarios where killing them is ideal.