Aikido vs Capoeira

Aikido and Capoeira side by side, from the facts recorded for each art.

	Aikido	Capoeira
Country of origin	Japan	Brazil
Created	—	16th century
Founder	Morihei Ueshiba	—
Type	budō and martial arts	combat sport, martial arts and war dance
Notable practitioners here	90	4
Top countries of practitioners	Japan, United States and France	Brazil
Belt ranks	Yes	—

Aikido

Aikido (Shinjitai: 合気道, Kyūjitai: 合氣道, aikidō, Japanese pronunciation: [aikiꜜdoː]) is a modern Japanese martial art which is split into many different styles including Aikikai, Shodokan Aikido, Yoshinkan, Renshinkai, Iwama Ryu, Iwama Shin Shin Aiki Shuren Kai, and Ki Aikido. Aikido is now practiced in around 140 countries.

From the Wikipedia article Aikido (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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Capoeira

Capoeira (Portuguese pronunciation: [kapuˈe(j)ɾɐ]) is an Afro-Brazilian martial art and game that includes elements of dance, acrobatics, music, and spirituality.

From the Wikipedia article Capoeira (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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Facts from Wikidata (CC0): Q43114, Q159452. Practitioner counts are the people with a profile on this site. Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.