Capoeira and Judo

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Judo and capoeira are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Judo" instead a noun "Capoeira".

Judo noun - A sport adapted from jujitsu (using principles of not resisting) and similar to wrestling; developed in Japan.

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Capoeira and judo are semantically related. You can use "Capoeira" instead a noun "Judo".

Until the popularization of judo in Brazil (the future Brazilian jiu-jitsu), capoeira fighters were the toughest guys on the vale tudo rings, and in fact it used to be a "rite of passage" for a jiu-jitsu guy to defeat a capoeirista in order to be considered a dangerous fighter.

Source: Useful Notes / Capoeira
Not only does everyone (outside of the mooks) know Kung-Fu, they know different styles: Karate, Capoeira, Judo, pressure point manipulation — if it's vaguely martial art-like, a Xena character has used it.

Source: Everybody Was Kung-Fu Fighting

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