Capoeira is simultaneously a dance, a fight, and a game. Created by the Africans brought to Brazil as slaves beginning in 1500, capoeira was forbidden by law but survived underground. When open practice was allowed in the 1930s it soon became very popular. Capoeira came to America around 1975, and has become widely recognized by dancers and martial artists. The author discusses capoeira's evolution from Brazilian street play into a way of life. The philosophy of capoeira, and the practical and spiritual benefits of this philosophy, are also discussed. Instructions and exercises in intermediate and advanced skills take up where the author's previous book left off. The book includes 100 black-and-white photos and illustrations.
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Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Portugese
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About the Author
Nestor Capoeira was initiated by Mestre Leopoldina, a living legend. Later he joined the Senzala Group and in 1969 received the coveted "red-rope," Senzala's highest graduation. In 1990 he left Senzala and started to teach his personal approach to the Game at his own school. He has been a pioneer at teaching capoeira in Europe, and his books have been published in France, Denmark, Germany, and the United States. He has worked in film, theater, and television and currently teaches at the Planetario de Gavea in Rio de Janeiro.
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should be required reading for the serious capoeirista!,
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Wow - amazing book! This book explores capoeira in a very detailed historical, sociological and philosophical context. It presents sensible historical evidence for the evolution of capoeira and not just mythical hearsay. This book might be a little boring to someone with just a passing interest in capoeira, but it will be hard for a capoeira lover to put it down. Thanks, Nestor - Axé!
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
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Fantastic book, written with an open-minded view on Capoeira,
By "pirulito" (the Batuque Capoeira Group, Netherlands) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Capoeira: Roots of the Dance-Fight-Game (Paperback)
Again a very good book by the hands of the famous Nestor Capoeira. This book shows many aspects of our beautiful art and shows various views on certain subjects by people who really know this art (Jair Moura, Mestre Itapoan and more). The book is written with an open mind like I know Mestre Nestor. His open-minded view shows in all the conversations and lectures I had with him. This book is really a must for the dedicated Capoeirista.
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Around the World and Across Time: Understanding the Global Perspective,
By Nancy L. Watterson "Capoeira fan & folklorist" (Philadelphia, PA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Capoeira: Roots of the Dance-Fight-Game (Paperback)
Nestor Capoeira's book offers readers a powerful testimony to the history of capoeira. Written in a clear and informative style, Nestor's work is accessible to all. What I most appreciate about Capoeira: Roots of the Dance, Fight, Game, is that is both an excellent foundational piece for those new to the art-form's long-standing socio-cultural traditions AND one of the best references covering the inner-workings and politically-motivated debates that have taken place in the recent past. I particularly enjoyed the anthology of recent essays and updates he includes in the last 1/3 of the book: his own reflections on new elements in the history of capoeira and Muniz Sodre's perspectives that are informed by his experiences in Candomble. Nestor's experiences--both inside roda and inside the academic realm of research--will continue to be a touchstone for the next generations grappling with the ever-shifting and expanding global contexts of capoeira. I highly recommend this book! Axe ASCAB!
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capoeira players, negativa position, capoeira world, five times per side, regional baiana, old mestres, street coda, capoeira mestres, capoeira regional, capoeira game, capoeira groups, street roda, capoeira angola, capoeira movement, capoeira music, playing capoeira, capoeira classes, underground period, body rhetoric, warlike disposition, specialization course, police persecution, movement training, other repetitive, samba schools Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Rio de Janeiro, Jair Moura, Mestre Bimba, Mestre Pastinha, Julio Cesar Tavares, Sao Paulo, Thin Muscles, Waldeloir Rego, Artur Emidio, Chief of Police, Northeast Fair, Communist Party, New York, Pedro de Moraes, Nestor Capoeira, Sampaio Ferraz, First World, Rio's Carnival, The Little Capoeira Book, Anibal Burlamaqui, Brazil Tropical, Circo Voador, Estado Novo, Jelon Vieira, Major Vidigal New!
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The same thing happens in capoeira. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
capoeira players, negativa position, capoeira world, five times per side, regional baiana, old mestres, street coda, capoeira mestres, capoeira regional, capoeira game, capoeira groups, street roda, capoeira angola, capoeira movement, capoeira music, playing capoeira, capoeira classes, underground period, body rhetoric, warlike disposition, specialization course, police persecution, movement training, other repetitive, samba schools Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Rio de Janeiro, Jair Moura, Mestre Bimba, Mestre Pastinha, Julio Cesar Tavares, Sao Paulo, Thin Muscles, Waldeloir Rego, Artur Emidio, Chief of Police, Northeast Fair, Communist Party, New York, Pedro de Moraes, Nestor Capoeira, Sampaio Ferraz, First World, Rio's Carnival, The Little Capoeira Book, Anibal Burlamaqui, Brazil Tropical, Circo Voador, Estado Novo, Jelon Vieira, Major Vidigal New!
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- Capoeira, a Brazilian art form by Bira Almeida on page 299, and Back Matter
- Politics, Philosophy, Culture: Interviews and Other Writings, 1977-1984 by Michel Foucault in Back Matter
- The Little Capoeira Book by Nestor Capoeira in Front Matter
- Local Knowledge: Further Essays In Interpretive Anthropology (Basic Books Classics) by Clifford Geertz in Back Matter
- Frame Analysis: An Essay on the Organization of Experience by Erving Goffman in Back Matter
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- The Little Capoeira Book by Nestor Capoeira in Front Matter, and Back Matter
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