The science of the art of capoeira
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Capoeira é uma arte - Mestre Barrão

Posted Tue, 08/31/2010 - 12:24 by FarofaCDOAtenas
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Written by Mestre Barrão, this passionate song talks of the transformative power of capoeira - the beauty and strength not only of the art itself but also that which it imbues in it's practitioners. As the head of Grupo Axé Capoeira, Mestre Barrão is world renowned for his skill and teaching. He is a prodigious composer whose music is rooted in the authentic traditions of Brazil, just watch him play atabaque to see a man who feels and works with strong Axé!

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Noite da saudade – contra mestre Zé Baixinho

Posted Tue, 08/24/2010 - 08:57 by FarofaCDOAtenas
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Noite de saudade is a very beautiful capoeira song, incorporating capoeira instruments and the violin together. It was written by contra mestre Zé Baixinho of Grupo Mundo Capoeira as a tribute to Antonio Jacaré, perhaps Mestre Jacaré, a mestre who was doing capoeira in Belo Horizonte in the 70s (can anyone confirm this?).

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Vou esperar a lua voltar - Mestrando Charm

Posted Wed, 08/18/2010 - 15:29 by FarofaCDOAtenas
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This is a soulful capoeira song created by Mestrando Charm of Grupo Abada Capoeira. Mestrando Charm, aka Jorge Gomes Martins, has been training capoeira since 1976. He was recognised as a Mestrando in Grupo Abada in 1997. He teaches capoeira in Goiania, Brazil.

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Noite sem Lua - Mestre Tony Vargas

Posted Wed, 08/18/2010 - 13:49 by FarofaCDOAtenas
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Mestre Tony Vargas was born and raised in Engenho de Dentro, an area in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He is a mestre of Capoeira in Grupo Senzala. He is well known for his deep voice and skill in capoeira. Here is a very nice song of his, Noite sem Lua:

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The warrior strives to improve: capoeira quotes

Posted Thu, 08/12/2010 - 17:38 by casquinha capoeira
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Hi guys I collated a few of my favourite quotes together. Many of these are from famous capoeira masters but not all... Hope you find inspiration from these like I do.

"Why is patience so important for capoeira?.
"Because it makes you pay more attention in what you are learning."
(Contra-Mestre Casquinha)

“The flame of this beautiful art is now in your hands. You can dampen it, you can burn yourself or your brothers and sisters, or, afraid of its heat, you can let go of it. I hope that you take good care of your capoeira and kindle this fire alive and powerful, enlightening your life”. (Mestre Acordeon)

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Ginga Original – Mestre Brasilia

Posted Wed, 06/16/2010 - 13:27 by Samurai C.d.O Athens
Ginga Original - Mestre Brasilia

Here is a beautiful capoeira song from Mestre Boca Rica. Watch the video and see the lyrics in Portuguese. You will find the English translation directly below the video. If you like this capoeira song leave a comment, rate, post it to Facebook or send to a friend!

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Chega pra cá - Mestre Suassuna

Posted Tue, 06/15/2010 - 14:02 by Samurai C.d.O Athens

Here's a great capoeira song written for Mestre Suassuna by his guest, Professor Artur, also of Itabuna. The song was first performed at Mestre Suassuna's annual event, Capoeirando in January 2004. Thanks to Jcasti for uploading to YouTube.

Piao de mao handspin (tutorial)

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For our second capoeira move tutorial allow me to introduce Instrutor Tico as he takes us step by step through Piao de mao, otherwise known as Handspin.

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ONE DAY OF TRAINING "A WARRIOR - THOUGHTS AND REFLECTIONS"

Posted Thu, 06/03/2010 - 11:13 by casquinha capoeira

The tiredness was obvious; the sweat that ran down the faces of the capoeiristas was the clear to see. The end of a capoeira training.

The persistence in the repetitions made the body assimilate what the mind was thinking, and when it does so, it is all the better for training. And so it was, the training of the capoeiristas...

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A Warrior in the Universe of Capoeira

Posted Wed, 05/26/2010 - 13:49 by casquinha capoeira
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I noticed that a boy around his six years of age, he kept moving with the music, at every moment he was smiling and when someone went out to play he was even more happy, and I knew, that if we put him in the middle of roda he would kick his legs up, he would do cartwheel like a true capoeira. Said and done, I told a friend who called the boy to play and the boy went inside the roda doing cartwheel!