Capoeira is a Brazilian martial art mostly known for its acrobatic movements and musical accompaniment.
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Flat footed resistencia
I've always been taught that when doing resistencia you should stay flat footed, but with passa a frente to go onto the balls of your feet and to have your knees closer together. Is there any practical reason why one should stay flat footed (or vice…
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Bottom leg Volta Por Cima
In Capoeira, I have always been taught to lead with the bottom leg when coming out of Volta Por Cima. Are there any practical reasons why the bottom leg is supposed to come around first, instead of the top leg?
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Is Capoeira mostly a performative art?
I understand that Capoeira's was originated from slave people in Brazil, so it was disguised as a dance, and most moves could be done with shackled hands.
Today's Capoeira still stays true to these principles.
Capoeira moves are "tricky" to an…
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How do I make my ginga flow better?
As noted in one of my earlier questions, I'm trying to get back into Capoeira. I'm trying to practice for 20 minutes or so each day, just going through the movements on my own in an empty room (the classes in town, unfortunately, still have not…
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Handling salt stains on a wood floor
With the current pandemic, my Capoeira classes have moved to online. I was practicing outdoors, but the dropping temperatures and earlier sunset has put the kibosh on that. The only room in the house that currently has sufficient floor space and not…
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