Fun, different, and above all effective, capoeira is a unique dance-fight-fitness program enhancing strength, stamina, and flexibility training for the entire body. While there are many books on the... This description may be from another edition of this product.
This book is a good book if you want a basic understanding of Capoera. It can also be useful to learn the language used to call the Capoera moves.
Great book for a beginner caporista, especially from CDO
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
This book gives a good overall history of capoeira, Groupo Cordeo de Ouro (the capoeira group Mestre Ponchianinho belongs to), and some good basic capoeira movements to learn and supplement face-to-face instruction. Being an extended member of the CDO Family myself my opinion my be slightly biased, but if you are new to capoeira or want to learn more about CDO in general this is a nice book to have in your collection. This book also does a nice job of providing tips and pointers as to how to warm up and make moves a little easier. Overall a good book to have and supplement your capoeira training.
Great for a beginner
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
This book gives a clear message of practical capoeira knowledge in about 20 pages. The rest of the book is pictures and easy-to-follow, detailed instructions on a good amount of basic movements with large pictures and sequential diagrams. It shows indiviaul movements, partner sequences and extra training techniques.
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