Capoeira Conditioning: How to Build Strength, Agility, and Cardiovascular Fitness Using Capoeira Movements [Paperback]

Gerard Taylor (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 8, 2005

The popularity of capoeira continues to rise as more people discover how useful—and fun—it can be for increasing agility and flexibility, as well as strength and endurance. Capoeira Conditioning is an illustrated guide to whole-body training based on this increasingly popular Brazilian martial art. Designed for all ages and all levels of experience, the book is a step-by-step training manual with photographs that guide users through every movement and sequence. Accompanying text gives special pointers and describes the fitness benefits of each individual technique. Capoeira Conditioning offers no-frills advice about nutrition, regularity of training, capoeira in relation to other sports, and capoeira conditioning for children, along with a simple Q&A section.

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About the Author

A graduate of the London School of Capoeira, Gerard Taylor, co-founded the Oslo Capoeira Klubb in 1996. Since then he has taught classes and workshops to thousands of people of all ages and nationalities. He is the author of Capoeira: The Jogo de Angola from Luanda to Cyberspace and Capoeira Conditioning.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Blue Snake Books (December 8, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 158394141X
• ISBN-13: 978-1583941416
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 0.4 x 9.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #339,713 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for Conditioning, January 4, 2006

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This review is from: Capoeira Conditioning: How to Build Strength, Agility, and Cardiovascular Fitness Using Capoeira Movements (Paperback)

As the subtitle says, "builds strength, agility and cardiovascular fitness using capoeira movements". This book was not written to teach you capoeira. It was designed to teach people how to get fit by using capoeira exercises. To me it can be used like yoga if you want to or like an aerobics. Good book.

22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Usefull, If you're not in a Capoeira class., January 20, 2006

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This review is from: Capoeira Conditioning: How to Build Strength, Agility, and Cardiovascular Fitness Using Capoeira Movements (Paperback)

If you've attended a well orchestrated Capoeira class for a couple of months, then there should be nothing useful to you in this book. It shows you how to use a few capoeira moves, with several variations, to achieve your fitness goals. You can probably already figure out how to do that yourself. You're better off buy "The Little Capoeira Book" by Nestor Capoeira.

If you haven't attended a Capoeira class, but admire the art and are looking for a way condition your body, then this book is helpful. The author spends a good portion of the book defining "fitness" and defending his possition that Capoeira is possibly the best tool for well-rounded fitness. The rest of the book outlines some possible routines and gives detailed descriptions of moves, with pictures.

Never once does the author of this book imply his writtings as a replacement to attending a class.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Intro to capoeira better for fitness then mastering capoeira, March 16, 2006

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This review is from: Capoeira Conditioning: How to Build Strength, Agility, and Cardiovascular Fitness Using Capoeira Movements (Paperback)

This book helps you set up a work out that you can easily build on as you improve. It gives plenty of tips for working out and healthy living. This book will not substitute taking classes, but the book even says that if you are serious about capoeira you need to take classes.