Capoeira

What is Capoeira

• Capoeira is a martial art
• It grew from survival that was created by Afirican salves in Brazil 
• They expressed their martial arts into a form of dance
• It is a 500 year old martial art
• Using capoeira, many slaves escaped their masters

Rules

• Respect mestre and keep the discipline during the trainings
• Maintain permanent vigilance in all environments
• Do not lose the movements of the other player from sight
• Keep calm in all the situations
• Do not use the acquired knowledge in fun or aggressions on the street

Training points

• You need to be Modest
• You need to have Discipline
• Kindness to the colleague
• Always accompany the direction of the attack during the dodging
• Do not offer direct resistance

My personal response

• Capoeira must require a lot of practise
• A very clever way to train
• I like the way it goes with the pace and the rythm of music

Capoeira Workshop

• It was easy to learn
• Well explained rules
• They made it fun

References

• http://capoeira-cecab.eu/capoeira/contemporary-capoeira
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capoeira
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8xxgFpK-NM
• http://www.cdol.co.uk/about-capoeira/capoeira-history.html
• http://www.funtrivia.com/en/subtopics/Capoeira-The-Martial-Art-213007.html