Armada
Capoeira technique
Armada (armed) or meia lua de costas (back crescent) is a back crescent kick in capoeira. It is a very quick 360° spin kick delivered with the outside edge of the kicking foot.
Meia lua de costas is a traditional kick of capoeira Angola and one of the basic capoeira kicks.
This kick may pose a learning curve for beginners.
Other Capoeira kicks
- Meia lua de frente
- Roundhouse kick
- Scorpion kick
- Bênção
- Meia lua de compasso
- Chapa de costas
- Martelo
- Queixada
Japanese terms for kicks
| Term | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 回し蹴り | mawashigeri | roundhouse kick; turning kick |
| 飛び蹴り | tobigeri | dropkick; flying kick |
| ハイキック | haikikku | high kick |
| マルテーロ | maruteero | martelo; roundhouse kick in capoeira |
| ネリチャギ | nerichagi | axe kick; ax kick |
| かかと落とし | kakatootoshi | axe kick; ax kick |
| ケイシャーダ | keishaada | queixada (capoeira kick at the opponent's jaw); outward crescent kick |
| サイドキック | saidokikku | side kick |
| 後ろ回し蹴り | ushiromawashigeri | spin kick |
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Facts from Wikidata Q371177 (CC0); text quoted from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.