Images are scans of the actual book you will receive, so you know exactly what you are purchasing. Click or tap to zoom in.
Capoeira: Roots of the Dance Fight Game
- Shop more books in the same category: All Books, Home, Lifestyle & Leisure
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 recognised by dancers and martial artists.
In Capoeria: Roots of the Dance-Fight-Game, Nestor Capoeria presents the second volume of his trilogy exploring the history, philosophy, and technique of this unique and multifaceted art. The author begins with the roots of the game, describing the unique mental attitude of the Brazilian malandro, someone who lives by a code apart from moral judgement and social conformity. This attitude is essential for the true appreciation of capoeria as a rich and wonderful game, and for its deceptive fighting strategy, in which total command of self and surroundings are required for survival. A history of capoeira's development in Brazil traces its evolution from fighting and street play to a way of life embraced internationally. Finally, a practice tutorial takes up where the author's Little Capoeira Book left off. Instruction is given in intermediate and advanced fighting skills, with in-depth analysis of capoeira matches and nearly one hundred illustrations and photographs.
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 recognised by dancers and martial artists.
In Capoeria: Roots of the Dance-Fight-Game, Nestor Capoeria presents the second volume of his trilogy exploring the history, philosophy, and technique of this unique and multifaceted art. The author begins with the roots of the game, describing the unique mental attitude of the Brazilian malandro, someone who lives by a code apart from moral judgement and social conformity. This attitude is essential for the true appreciation of capoeria as a rich and wonderful game, and for its deceptive fighting strategy, in which total command of self and surroundings are required for survival. A history of capoeira's development in Brazil traces its evolution from fighting and street play to a way of life embraced internationally. Finally, a practice tutorial takes up where the author's Little Capoeira Book left off. Instruction is given in intermediate and advanced fighting skills, with in-depth analysis of capoeira matches and nearly one hundred illustrations and photographs.
You might also like
