Capoeira Beyond Brazil

Name: Capoeira Beyond Brazil
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ISBN: 9781583942550

ISBN-10: 1583942556

ISBN-13: 9781583942550

Edition: 2008

Authors: Aniefre Essien

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Until recently, Brazilians dominated the market on capoeira books, yet the form has spread across the globe over the last four decades. This expansion from thefavellas(slums) to the world stage has introduced a host of new capoeira practitioners with varied lineages, techniques, and traditions. InCapoeira Beyond Brazil,Aniefre Essien brings an international, political perspective to capoeira, speaking to both the novice and aficionado, as well as to historians, martial artists, social justice organizers, and youth development professionals. Essien shows capoeira in its complete historical context, providing not only technical instruction but a critical history that highlights the political…

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List price: $15.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: North Atlantic Books
Publication date: 10/21/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 136
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.50" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.484
Language: English

Aniefre Essien, aka Tartaruga, started teaching capoeira to at-risk youth in Oakland, California, in 1988. Since then he has studied with Mestres Russo, Ralil, and João Pequeño. A three-time gold medal winner at the Copa des Americas, and the editor of Mestre Preguiça’s bookCapoeira: The Art of Survival,he lives in Oakland, CA.



Acknowledgments


Foreword



Introduction



Capoeira Origins



The Roda



Attitude and Etiquette



Philosophies of Capoeira



Techniques and Strategies



Capoeira and Commercialism



Capoeira as a Tool of Oppression



Capoeira: Brazil vs. USA



A Few U.S. Capoeiristas: In Their Own Words



Nosso Quilombo


Conclusion


Glossary