[7] Inverted positions, which form the basis of all these techniques, are believed to have originated from the use of handstand by Bantu shamans imitating their ancestors, who walked on their hands in the spirit world.

[9] In 1909, there was a famous match when a capoeirista Ciríaco da Silva defeated a Japanese jujitsu champion Sado Miyako with the rabo de arraia kick.

In 1909, a Japanese champion teaching ju-jitsu in Rio was challenged by Ciríaco da Silva, a black docker from Campos.

[13] It is even considered that a capoeirista's general skill level can be determined on how hard and fast they are able to execute a meia-lua de compasso.

The capoeirista starts from initial "rabo de arraia" crouching position, then enters a movement similar to a cartwheel, and then at the exit kicks the opponent with both feet.