List of Capoeira Techniques - Floreios - Mariposa

Mariposa

The mariposa is not a butterfly kick, but rather a Butterfly twist. While there are many entrances into the spin, it is commonly seen as a complete 360 spin of the body while it is horizontal in the air. Debate has surfaced on when this first appeared. In the final fight scene in Only the Strong, kung-fu artist Marc Dacascos executes this as his finishing move against the other fighter. Since then, the mariposa has been spotted in rodas all over the world.

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