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Author: Nestor Capoeira
Paperback, 147 pages
Published by North Atlantic Books
Publication date: August 1, 1995
"Capoeirista, historian, sociologist, actor, author, teacher, end inquisitive traveller, Nestor Capoeira presents the reader with a unique and personal vision of capoeira. I hope all students of capoeira will have the opportunity to use his teaching for their own growth and understanding of this art." Bira Almeida (Mestre Acordeon) |
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Author: Nestor Capoeira
Paperback, 346 pages
Published by North Atlantic Books
Publication date: July 1, 2002
In Capoeira: Roots of the Dance-Fight-Game, Nestor Capoeira presents the second volume of his trilogy exploring the history, philosophy, and technique of this unique and multifaceted art. The author begins with the roots of the game, describing the unique mental attitude of the Brazilian malandro, someone who lives by a code apart from moral judgement and social conformity. This attitude is essential for the true appreciation of capoeira as a rich and wonderful game, and for its deceptive fighting strategy, in which total command of self and surroundings are required for survival. A history of capoeira's development in Brazil traces its evolution from fighting and street play to a way of life embraced internationally. Finally, a practice tutorial takes up where the author's Little Capoeira Book left off. Instruction is given in intermediate and advanced fighting skills, with in-depth analysis of capoeira matches and nearly one hundred illustrations and photographs. |
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"Capoeira weaves fighting, music, dance, prayer, and ritual into an urgent strategy by which people live, struggle, celebrate, and survive together. In this book Bira Almeida--or Mestre Acordeon as he is respectfully called in Capoeira Rodas--documents his own tradition with both the panoramic eye of the historian and the passionate heart of the capoeirista. He transports the reader from the dawn of New World history in Brazil to the streets of twentieth-century Bahia (the spiritual home of Capoeira) to the giant urban centers of North American (where capoeira is now spreading in new lineages from the old masters). This book is valuable for anyone interested in ethnocultural traditions, martial arts, and music, as will as for those who want to listen to the words of an actual mestre dedicated to preserving his Afro-Brazilian legacy."
Review written by Richard Strozzi Heckler (author of "The Anatomy of Change" and "Aikido and the New Warrior") |
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Written by the world renowned Mestre Deputado, this book takes a necessarily factual stance where others dare not tread. The Mestre’s passion and love for Capoeira are clear even in the pages where all effort has been made to preserve Capoeira in it’s original form, and enlighten the reader with a more practical understanding of the art. This book and Mestre Deputado himself were each a great inspiration and foundation for the creation of this website, and will be used to gradually improve it’s content. Any serious Capoeira students, especially students of Mestre Suassuna, Contra Mestre Parente or Mestre Deputado are welcome to help us evolve our understanding of Capoeira. Thanks, Barra Vento.
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Please contact Contra Mestre Parente for any of the above books. |
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