Little Capoeira Book, Revised Edition

Name: Little Capoeira Book, Revised Edition
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ISBN: 9781583941980

ISBN-10: 1583941983

ISBN-13: 9781583941980

Edition: 3rd 2008 (Revised)

Authors: Nestor Capoeira, Alex Ladd

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Nestor Capoeira, a long-time teacher of capoeira and notedmestre(master), begins this revised edition of his bestseller with an in-depth history of the Brazilian art, giving the most popular theories for the origins and purposes of this movement that combines the grace of dance with lethal self-defense techniques in a unique game-song structure. He discusses some of the most famous capoeristas and their influence on the art. In addition, he describes how the two major branches of capoeira (Angola and Regional) came about and the differences between them. The Little Capoeira Book’sclear descriptions of the game, orjogo,explain the actual application of capoeira, vaguely similar to sparring…

Book details

List price: $18.95
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: North Atlantic Books
Publication date: 12/26/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 5.98" wide x 8.98" long x 0.63" tall
Weight: 0.792
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.