Hello, I was curious about the first defense and I was wondering if it is a way to block kicks? For cocorinha I mean. I may spell that wrong I do apologize for that.
Hi, in general in capoeira we try not to block kicks but rather evade them. There are many ways of doing the cocorinha. One version is with one hand on the ground beside you and the other protecting your head in case the evasion was not sufficient