The Little Capoeira Book, Revised Edition

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I frequently walk-by an amphitheater [semi-sunk arena] which is used frequently by some Capoeira folks to engage in their "Combat Dance" -- they look to be having a good time in their collective musical graceful "Dance". With Brazilian Jiujitsu so popular recently [for good reason], I am happy that another fine Art from Brazil [and Africa] has taken root in the world-at-large as well. The appearance of Capoeira as a graceful "Dance" may put-off some seekers of "direct self-defense" -- which may be exactly one of the purposes of this musical collective graceful "Dance". Some things are best hidden in clear view -- especially some precious things.As "The Little Capoeira Book" explains -- Capoeira is coming from a rich Africa-to-Brazil history, involving under-class folks who needed and wanted a way to survive and thrive via their ancestral skills -- in newer country to urban locales in Brazil. So it does appear as a "Dance" -- but does include some hard-core self-defense as good as any. Capoeira IS famous for its "Ground Dance" [which may or may not apply to mostly standing urban self-defense for "non-Dancers"]. The book under review shows quite a variety of these ground kicks, turns and twists. YET, as shown in this book, I see at least two other great aspects -- the standing-methods are fluid, clear and sharp -- and the "Ginga" seems especially worthy to me -- altho the basic "holding pattern" -- it looks to be a dynamic [moving] On-Guard -- in CYCLIC COUNTER-ROTATION -- with "wing elbows" always in front -- that could catch an unwary foe much like favorite Krav Maga elbow-slams. It is INGENIOUS to to have "Ginga" as THE BASE for Capoeira. A fine presentation of the "Ginga" is on pages 62, 63 and 64 of "The Little Capoeira Book" under review. This fine book by Nestor Capoeira covers much ground to verify and further the above impressions of Capoeira. I really like Bimba's Sequences starting on page 86 [using the "Ginga"] and the section on [standing] TAKEDOWNS starting on page 108 +++

This is the 5th or 6th time i have purchased this book. I learned much of my early capowira from its pages.I woukd recommend it to any beginner or internediate capoeirista as an eloquesnt overview of the game and how it is experienced.

"The Little Capoeira Book" is one of the best Capoeira books out there; for its size, it is the best. Nestor Capoeira is able to condense a whole martial art and dance culture into a relatively small book. "The Little Capoeira Book" starts by explaining the history of Capoeira, then explains some of the music briefly, goes really indepth in describing the moves, has a glossary of Capoeira words, and the revised edition has some extra information about Capoeira in the more recent days. I highly recommend this book to anybody, but especially for those who are trying to learn Capoeira by themselves, to those who already know it but want to improve, to those who want to know more about Capoeira history, to those who want to start learning some Brazilian Portuguese...I give this book 5/5 stars!

Thoroughly enjoying the book. Much gratitude for the care in the shipping. I am a person who appreciates books and to receive a package so well bound was wonderful to see. Whoever ships a book should take lessons from the person who did this job. All corners were protected and the book came mint.Totally pleased and satisfied. Thank you.

Great book on a subject that I am interested in.

Its is a amazing book with great information if you are looking to learn about capoueira

great read for people new to capoeira that want to have a more comprehensive review of the history, music, and game. also has an interesting review of a conference that discusses capoeira in US and Europe, which is very useful to read to learn about the different trends and mestres around. definitely recommend it!

great

The book was sugested by my teacher and I've been using it to practice pretty frequently. It helps so much to have visuals I can use when trying to learn the names of different moves, and it was a fascinating read.I'm not sure if I'll ever get tired of the book. Every time I reopen it, I tend to understand it differently and apreciate different concepts.

Best capoeira book

In-depth introduction into the art off capoeira, great references.

Great little handy guide for the capoeirista that want to learn the fundamentals of capoeira,