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Little Capoeira Book

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ISBN-10: 1556431996

ISBN-13: 9781556431999

Edition: N/A

Authors: Nestor Capoeira, Alex Ladd

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Description:

No one knows exactly how Capoeira started or what its original purposes were. However, there are many theories. Unlike most books that present only one theory, this book gives the most popular theories and gives reasons why they may or may not be true. The Little Capoeira Book also discusses some of the most famous Capoeiristas and what effects they have had on the art. In addition, it goes on to describe how the two major branches: Angola and Regional, came about and what their differences are.
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Book details

List price: $13.95
Publisher: North Atlantic Books
Publication date: 4/4/1995
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 147
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.48" tall
Weight: 0.770
Language: English

Nestor Capoeira, a man of great humor and insight, is a mestre and long-time teacher of capoeira and the author of "The Little Capoeira Book," an all-time favorite training manual, and "Capoeira: Roots of the Dance-Fight-Game," a classic historical and cultural examination of capoeira.

Preface by the Translator
Preface
Introduction
Origins
During Slavery
The Freeing of the Slaves
Bimba and Pastinha
The Recent Years
Capoeira in the 1970s and 1980s
Capoeira Nowadays - the 1990s
Ye Vamos Embora, Camara!
The Roda (The Circle)
A Game, a Fight or a Dance?
The Three Levels of the Game
Malicia
The Origins of Malicia: The Slave and the Bandit
Music and Capoeira
The Berimbau
The Chants
Presentation of Movements
Defensive Movements
The Basic Kicks
Bimba's Sequences
Takedowns
Other Kicks and Movements
The Language of Angola
Final Words
Final Words to the English Edition
Glossary of Basic Capoeira Terms