Rabo de arraia or meia-lua de compasso is a distinct technique found in the martial arts of engolo and capoeira, that combines an evasive maneuver with a reverse kick.
A savate illustration from the 19th century, showing French sailors doing a kick similar to a rabo de arraia.
Rabo de arraia
N'golo is a traditional Bantu martial art and game from Angola, that combines elements of combat and dance, performed in a circle accompanied by music and singing. It is known as the forerunner of capoeira.
Negros in the cellar of a slave boat, by Johann Moritz Rugendas.
The Old Plantation, Angolan stick dance to banjo, South Carolina, 1780s
San Salvador, Bahia, between 1822 and 1824, by Rugendas
Negroes fighting, Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, c. 1824, by Augustus Earle.