THE VERTICAL AXIS · DOWNWARD

Negative imbalance

The fall — making the other go down.

Sweeps (rasteira), headbutts (cabeçada), scissors (tesoura). The most symbolically charged pole of all: the adversary may brush the heavens in aerial reversals — a single completed sweep spells defeat. A symbolic death, delivered in rhythm.

IN THE SYSTEM

→ Positive imbalance — The flight — overturning oneself on purpose.

→ Continuous flow — An insurmountable rule: never leaving the rhythm.

IN THE CORPUS

→ Winning by Falling, Touching Without Touching

HOW TO CITE THIS CONCEPT

MALO, Olivier. Negative imbalance. In: Black Combat Arts Institute — Concepts of the Internal Logic [online]. 2026. Available from: https://www.blackcombatarts.com/concepts-en/negative-imbalance [accessed date].