Do you think this change was necessary?

Do you think this change was necessary?
Is violence necessary in capoeira?

“No. Here’s the thing: If you’re inside the academy, training with your colleague, there is no violence. You can even train fast. Now, if you’re playing in the street, and the guy resorts to violence, then you have to resort to violence as well. An academy teaches you to play capoeira, it doesn’t teach you to fight. Now, in the street you have to resort to what you know if the person disrespects you. Sometimes, you’re alone… you have to resort to what you know, right?

CAPOEIRA IS A FIGHT. IT IS A VIOLENT FIGHT.
YOU SEE: SOMETIMES YOU’RE AT THE BOTTOM, SOMETMES YOU’RE AT THE TOP. THE GUY IS PLAYING; HE DOESN’T KNOW WHERE YOU ARE.

Canjiquinha
The Joy of Capoeira