Any fellow capoeiristas here?

Crotchfire · Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2005 10:48 am Post subject: Any fellow capoeiristas here?

There's gotta be more than just me... I hope Smile

My capoeira name is Vaqueiro (that's Cowboy, for anyone who doesn't know portuguese).
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desert_drum · Gender: Joined: 01 Feb 2005 Posts: 462

No, I'm not Smile

I did some reading, though, and I'm intrigued. Is there video around to check out?
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Crotchfire · Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2005 1:12 am Post subject:

http://www.mazedude.com/capoindex.htm

The first video is a public demonstration of what some capoeira looks like, but it's not a real game.

The second is a montage of capoeira by one guy, some of it in a roda, some of it not. The first half is capoeira regional, while the second half is mostly capoeira angola.

I don't know of too many sites that have good videos of an actual roda, but I'm sure they're out there.

I know of this one site because I'm a gamer, and I'm a big fan of OCremix Smile

By the way, once you get good at it, capoeira really IS as fun as it looks Very Happy

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Crotchfire · Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2005 9:08 am Post subject:

That's sort of the spirit to it; a lot of it is pure exultation. It's fun. You don't "fight capoeira", you "play capoeira". It is different from most other martial arts in that way, I think.

It's something I'm pretty passionate about. Very Happy

If you're interested in reading about it, look for a book called "Capoeira: Roots of the Dance Fight Game" or "The Little Capoeira Book", both by Nestor Capoeira.

...and if you're really interested, give it a try! It's a little intimidating at first, seeing those crazy guys doing all sorts of acrobatics, but it starts off at a very basic level, and no instructor will make you do something you're not ready to do. I know that when I started, I had never done a cartwheel in my life. I'm still not awesome yet, but I can do some neat things I was never able to do before. Smile

By the way, you write poetry? I write a little myself, though I don't write often. Most of what I write is goofy and silly. Razz

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JytaNona · Gender: Joined: 16 Feb 2005 Posts: 83

That's awesome. I had read about Capoeira a few years ago and I've always found it fascinating. It's so high energy.

The videos from that site are really cool. Thanks for the link. I love watching capoeira angola for some reason, though both styles are excellent.

Something I love about the art is the musical accompaniment. Though I have a grudge against Mazda nowadays, I still think the RX8 is pretty. Laughing

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Crotchfire · Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2005 10:50 pm Post subject:

JytaNona:

Ha! Few people know that "Zum zum zum" is a song sung in the roda. You get +1 for knowing that.

Other insights are that the most famous capoeira song isn't "Banana-way"; it's "Parana-eh". Smile

Try out a class some time, America needs more players!

and Desert Drum:

Even if you aren't naturally athletic, I'd still recommend it. The body can do amazing things once it learns the patterns.

It's also an incredibly intense workout, while being fun at the same time.

Of course, I'd try to convince anyone with two legs and two arms to give it a shot.

If you want to see what beginning players are like, go to a Batizado (means baptism. sort of an initiation/moving up ceremony). Trust me, it's not hard to start learning...though the conditioning is a BEAST Shocked

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Blaster · Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2005 4:12 am Post subject:

I like the moves, but I hate the music. I don't think it would work out for me.
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ash_wednesday · Gender: Joined: 12 Jul 2005 Posts: 749 Location: Canadia

There is a school for Capoeria in my city. I'm thinking of checking it out. I want to study it when i get the chance just to learn how to dance. Since I can kick high and good and kicking in general i shouldn't have too many problems..
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Crotchfire · Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 12:30 pm Post subject:

That's great, cause if you do capoeira, you'll be doing a LOT of kicking! Hope you start playing, we need more capoeiristas in the States.
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Crotchfire · Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2005 7:52 am Post subject:

Alright, substitute "North America" for "the States". It's all good.
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ash_wednesday · Gender: Joined: 12 Jul 2005 Posts: 749 Location: Canadia

I just want to bust some capoerira moves on ther dance floor. In a dance bar..that would be cool.
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Dahaka · Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2005 10:52 pm Post subject:

capoeira
Def. : (1) something that became popular after Tekken
(2) something noone can pronounce correctly
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Crotchfire · Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2005 11:56 pm Post subject:

I got interested after seeing "Only The Strong" with Marc Dacascos. Looking back on that movie today, his ginga is pretty clumsy, but it's still a classic bad movie.

And to get the pronunciation right, it's Kah-pway-ra (the pway is like a fast poo-eh, and you roll the r on ra).
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Dahaka · Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 10:02 am Post subject:

do you fear the nutcracker?
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ash_wednesday · Gender: Joined: 12 Jul 2005 Posts: 749 Location: Canadia

Not anymore
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