Product Details

• Actors: Carnuaba Ferreira, Edwardo Ferreira"
• Directors: George Alexander
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Number of tapes: 1
• VHS Release Date: August 1, 2002
• Run Time: 60 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00006IQ9Y
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #480,974 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Capoeira!Brazil’s Secret Fighting Art features Brazilian Capoeira Masters Professors Eduardo Ferreira & Carnauba Ferreira! On this video you will Learn on The Ginga! beginning movements!Basic Kicks & Spinning Combinations! Advanced Moves & Deadly Fighting Applications! Gymnastic moves and Much, Much More! Plus a bonus! The music of Roots of Brazil! Capoeira! Brazil’s Secret Fighting Art features the New York City branch of Raizes do Brazil (Roots of Brazil Capoeira). The New York City Branch has operated since 1997 and is under the direction of Professors Eduardo Ferreira and Carnuaba Ferreira.

Capoeira is a Brazilian martial art created in the 1500's by African slaves. The slaves were prohibited from practicing any fighting techniques but practiced their techniques by disguising them as dances.

On this video, Professors Edwardo and Carnuaba show you the exciting and deadly moves of Capoeira. These unique and deceptive moves bring together their comprehensive knowledge of traditional Capoeira techniques and other martial arts.

This Branch of Capoeira incorporates boxing, the African martial art of Batuque and Brazilian jiu jitsu in its Capoeira. This video features beginning movements and many advanced moves including fighting applications! A must for anyone interested in the art of Capoeira!

The music of Capoeira entitled "Roots of Brazil" is now available on CD through Amazon!!

60 min.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommended, December 12, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Capoeira Brazil's Secret Fighting Art [VHS] (VHS Tape)

If you are a beginner in capoeira (like me) or if you want to see how a different group trains, this is a good video. They do a good job of covering many different aspects of capoeira in what appears to be a typical class. They begin with a discussion of the berimbau and the music. Then they do stretching before moving into basic moves. Afterward they demonstrate some more advanced moves and have a very energetic roda. They also show some atypical moves and takedowns and demonstrate maculele.

A word of caution: I originally ordered the DVD and it was incompatible with my DVD player. I exchanged it thinking maybe it was a bad disc and got the same result. Eventually I had to go to the publisher of the disc and they gladly exchanged it for the VHS tape. If not for that I would give it 5 stars.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WOW - CAPOEIRA AT ITS BEST, August 17, 2002

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"bsb315n" (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Capoeira Brazil's Secret Fighting Art [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I loved this video because It shows what the real capoeira is all about, weather you are a capoeirista or not, beginner or advanced! It has unique techniques never seen in any other capoeira tape out there....the music and girls are amazing too...
a must watch