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MantisWarrior
Orange Belt
Joined: 09 Jan 2003
Posts: 132
Location: Texas, USA
Styles: Exchange kung fu, kyokushin karate
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 Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2003 2:43 pm Post subject: Capoeira |
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i have been wanting to learn Capoeira for a long time but there are not any schools were i live. though i really want a teacher i wouldn't mind studing from a book or movie becuase i jest want to do it on the side. if anyone knows of a book or web site or somthing like that were i could get information that would be great
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theswarm
Blue Belt
Joined: 25 Mar 2003
Posts: 280
Styles: Go-Kan-Ryu Karate, filhos di bahia Capoeira, Okinawan GoJu Ryu
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im gonna say it first as you'd see for any martial art
you're not going to be able to learn anything from a book or movie as far as capoeira or any other martial art goes
you might learn how to do ginga though i guess. |
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tommarker
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Joined: 22 Mar 2003
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capoeira is HARD to get the nuances of. you see a lot of people lifting some moves from it, but that's only 20% of the art.
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Guy_Mendiola
Blue Belt
Joined: 04 Nov 2003
Posts: 269
Location: Waimanalo, Hawaii
Styles: Boxing and Tae Kwon Do.
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| Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2003 7:15 pm Post subject: |
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| you mean Capoeira is hard to do all of those backflip kicks and handstand kicks and etc, now that is HARD! |
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Breakdancer
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Joined: 23 Jul 2003
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| Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2003 7:40 pm Post subject: |
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| no actually thats probably the easy part, |
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tommarker
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Joined: 22 Mar 2003
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| Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2003 8:44 pm Post subject: |
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the timing, rhythm, weight distribution, and the flexibility (both physical and mental) needed to play capoeira are incredible.
you know how we say in karate you could spend 20 years studying low block? the same is with jenga. i've done a few seminars over the years, and we always start with jenga and i see something that i didn't see 2 years before...it's amazing
the flash, with a black belt in a korean art, I can do some funky kicks, but it's so not the true point of capoeira.
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MadCapoeirista
White Belt
Joined: 18 Nov 2003
Posts: 18
Location: Iowa
Styles: Capoeira & Taekwondo
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| Yeah, I agree with these guys. Even trying to learn a little bit of capoeira from books or videos is effort best placed elsewhere. All the capoeira "instructional" videos on the market are not very good and are a waste of money. The books are very good for history and some movements but if you're not learning capoeira from a teacher at a school..pictures won't help you at all. I "discovered" a move I've never seen anyone else do in 5 years of capoeira practice/experience. I was pretty excited, then I come home and look in a book I've had for two years and the move is right there in a drawing w/ description, turns out I just wasn't ready to understand it.. heh I see you're in Texas, where? I know there's capoeira down there.. |
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MantisWarrior
Orange Belt
Joined: 09 Jan 2003
Posts: 132
Location: Texas, USA
Styles: Exchange kung fu, kyokushin karate
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im from tyler its in east texas
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Scorcho
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Joined: 12 Aug 2003
Posts: 87
Location: Dartmouth College
Styles: Uechi Ryu, Jiu-Jitsu, Aikido, Kickboxing
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Check this site out, although I think that it will be hard to learn from. Also, check out the movie Only the Strong.
http://www.wu-wien.ac.at/usr/h96b/h9650297/cap-basics.html
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Guy_Mendiola
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Joined: 04 Nov 2003
Posts: 269
Location: Waimanalo, Hawaii
Styles: Boxing and Tae Kwon Do.
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those techniques are really difficult  ,Only the Strong was a cool movie.  |
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