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Summary: Very good for us beginners.
Review: This book was is very informative for those of us who are not fortunate enough to have a local mestre. Nestor Capoeira (in my opinion) did a very fine job on formating his text. I strongly recommend this to whomever saw ONLY THE STRONG and wants to discover more about the beautiful art of Capoeira. Oh and don't hesitate to look up all of the Capoeira web-sites on the internet!
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Summary: A great book for beginners in Capoeira.
Review: This is a great book for beginners in Capoeira. It is a complete reference guide on the history, moves, and music in Capoeira. I am a beginner in Capoeira and I have learned a great amount of things from this book. I encourage anyone to BUY IT!!!!
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Summary: The Best
Review: This is most definitely the best Capoeira book that I have read and many will agree with me. The book starts off by giving an in-depth history of the Brazilian art. No one knows exactly how Capoeira started or what its original purposes were. However, there are many theories. Unlike most books that present one theory and proclaim it to be the truth, this book gives the most popular theories and gives reasons why they may or may not be true. This book also discusses some of the most famous Capoeiristas and what effects they have had on the art. In addition, it goes on to describe how the two major branches of Capoeira (Angola and Regional) came about and what their differences are.Next is a description of the jogo or game. This is the actual application of Capoeira. It is vaguely similar to sparring, but is very different in purpose and style. The music of Capoeira, which is played during all jogo is also described along with its main instrument the berimbau. The last half of the book deals with the movements and techniques of Capoeira such as: offensive and defensive movements, basic kicks, takedowns, advanced kicks and movements, head butts, hand strikes, and knee and elbow strikes. Each of the techniques and maneuvers are vividly depicted by drawings that are very easy to understand and learn from. There is also an explanation of both Angola and Regional versions of most of the techniques. This book gives a very good description of the history, game, and philosophy of Capoeira. While at the the same time it is the best training manual out there. I highly recommend this book to anyone who is in the least bit interested in this brazilian art.
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Summary: The Best
Review: This is most definitely the best Capoeira book that I have read and many will agree with me. The book starts off by giving an in-depth history of the Brazilian art. No one knows exactly how Capoeira started or what its original purposes were. However, there are many theories. Unlike most books that present one theory and proclaim it to be the truth, this book gives the most popular theories and gives reasons why they may or may not be true. This book also discusses some of the most famous Capoeiristas and what effects they have had on the art. In addition, it goes on to describe how the two major branches of Capoeira (Angola and Regional) came about and what their differences are. Next is a description of the jogo or game. This is the actual application of Capoeira. It is vaguely similar to sparring, but is very different in purpose and style. The music of Capoeira, which is played during all jogo is also described along with its main instrument the berimbau. The last half of the book deals with the movements and techniques of Capoeira such as: offensive and defensive movements, basic kicks, takedowns, advanced kicks and movements, head butts, hand strikes, and knee and elbow strikes. Each of the techniques and maneuvers are vividly depicted by drawings that are very easy to understand and learn from. There is also an explanation of both Angola and Regional versions of most of the techniques. This book gives a very good description of the history, game, and philosophy of Capoeira. While at the the same time it is the best training manual out there. I highly recommend this book to anyone who is in the least bit interested in this brazilian art.
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Summary: Axe Capoeira!
Review: This little book is in fact a big resource of information for the English speaking people about this Brazilian martial arts. It includes a brief history, information on the instruments and music and also in has drawing supported descriptions of moves and sequences. If you are into Capoeira, this shoule be in your library...
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Summary: Read this more than Once...you'll be suprised, I promise
Review: When I first read this book, not one year ago, I couldn't make myself read the first half (about the history and significance of capoeira, instead of the kicks and flips), because it meant nothing to me...I was too young in my capoeira life. I am still young, but having read this book two more times since then, and having praciticed capoeira non-stop in the last nine months, I get something new everytime I read it. What it reveals only gets truer with time, and I intend to keep reading this book until it falls apart.
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