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Capoeira

Capoeira is an Afro-Brazilian martial art, game and dance, developed by africans
enslaved in Brazil during the 17th Century.
Practicioners stand in a circle ( roda ) and take turns playing music and sparring.
Find video instructions in the capoeira video section.

 

 

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Style description: Capoeira

  • Sparring includes groundwork to the music, kicks, different strikes, sweeps, throws, escaping techniques and
    difficult acrobatics ( flips etc ) .
  • The players have to fight to the rhytmus "Toque" without stopping.
    The instruments used to play the music are called: Berimbau, Atabaque and Pandeiro.
  • There are 3 different capoeira styles:
    Capoeira Angola ( Mestre Pastinha - more traditional )
    Capoeira Regional ( Mestre Bimba ) and
    Capoeira Contemporãnea ( competetive - similar to wushu "Dui Da" Competitions - not like contact sports )

 

 

Trainer advice: Capoeira

  • Gymnastics or wushu background can be very helpful for capoeira.

 

 

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