Capoeira: African Brazilian Karate [Paperback]

Yusef A. Salaam (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 29 pages
• Publisher: Conquering Books (June 1983)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1564111105
• ISBN-13: 978-1564111104
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.8 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 1.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,554,047 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A great source for capoeira DIS-information, April 21, 2000

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Biriba - Grupo Capoeira Brasil - St.Louis (St.Louis, Missouri) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Capoeira: African Brazilian Karate (Paperback)

This was single handedly the most outrageous farce I have ever seen in my life. I don't even know how this got published. It is chock full of atrocious falsities, misspellings, and story-like nonsense. Aside from all that, the book is also told in a very racist context, and practicioners of capoeira know that capoeira unites the races, not creates something to segregate. Capoeiristas come in every age, gender, race, and nationality. I would definately advise writing to the publisher to get this book off the presses. This book spreads the disease of ignorance. Avoid this "publication" at all costs.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars i put it in my trash can, January 16, 2002

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Sagui (Utica, MI United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Capoeira: African Brazilian Karate (Paperback)

This book was a complete waste of my time and money. As I read it, I wondered if the author actually had any idea what capoeira is. I might be completely wrong, but I am pretty sure that the people of Portugal, who brought the slaves to Brazil, don't have blonde hair or blue eyes. I just feel bad for the rest of the people who actually bought this thinking they would learn about capoeira.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars 1 star is still too much, August 28, 2003

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boa tarde (Fresno, CA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Capoeira: African Brazilian Karate (Paperback)

This author had no factual information and had ascant viewpoint into the actual waycapoeira is played and lived. Everything he has said hasbeen proven incorrect by other books, and I definitely did not like this book at all. Anyonewho said that this book would enhance their viewpoint and knowledge of capoeira, then they should learn more about it.