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	Filhos Da Bahia Capoeira -- Sydney, Melbourne-- Australia
		Capoeira is a metaphor, a conversation, an improvisation and a repository of tradition.
		Capoeira is a holistic and multifaceted contemporary practice with a significant historical, social and political tradition.
		Capoeira defines truth as the truth you feel through the movements, the truth you are told through the stories and the songs, the truth you think for yourself through your practice and reflections on the game and the truth you perceive through the magic of the game.
	www.capoeira.net.au /general.php?id=acgeneral (1410 words)

	Capoeira Performances
		Capoeira is a tradition of fighting with the feet, perhaps directly descended from tribal dervishes of strength and ritual dance.
		Capoeira was banned by Penal Decree from 1890 to 1930, and during that time, it was only street hoodlums (Malandros) and members of secret societies who practiced the art.
		Capoeira is a living testament to the durability of the human spirit that is practiced in dance academies, cultural centers and universities.
	www.capoeiranj.com /capoeira.htm (777 words)

	Capoeira of San Jose - A Brazilian Martial Art - The History
		The embryo of Capoeira as a rudimentary fighting style was created in the slaves' quarters and perhaps would not have developed further if left only to that environment.
		According to one prevalent theory, Capoeira was a fight that was disguised as a dance so that it could be practiced unbeknownst to the white slave owners.
		Capoeira has expanded beyond the borders of Brazil and is growing rapidly in other countries (including the United States).
	www.capoeirasj.com /history (2318 words)

	What is Capoeira? International Capoeira Angola Foundation Washington DC
		The roda is a capoeira party in which capoeiristas gather and play capoeira.
		Music is not incidental to the practice of capoeira; it is one of the most important elements in the art.
		Capoeira scholar Ken Dossar writes: The object of the game is for the capoeiristas to use finesse, guile, and technique to maneuver one another into a defenseless position, rendering them open to a blow, kick or sweep.
	www.capoeira-angola.org /what_is_capoeira.htm (756 words)

	YouTube - capoeira
		It depends, if you are "brincando capoeira", you are just practicing for fun (wich is the most beautiful sight of capoeira) but if you are in a "luta", you are going to get your ass wiped....
		If they don't make contact is because it is a game about responsability, you take care of your opponent if he or she isn't as strong as you and viceversa, that is the really beauty of capoeira.
		If you want to capoeira 'fighting' search capoeira vs muay thai, but that is not the principles of capoeira also the capoeira fighter has to lose because in the movie he is evil...
	www.youtube.com /watch?v=51q1VB_dDik (316 words)

	Capoeira communities, news, articles and resources
		It is only recently that a new generation of capoeiristas sought to combine Capoeira Regional and Capoeira Angola to develop a new style which embraces the modernizing innovations of the legendary Mestre Bimba without losing sight of the guiding principles and values which are embedded in the history and philosophy of the art.
		Capoeira is a highly active art and will provide a high quality workout but each individual is unique in their physical, mental and physiological ability.
		Capoeira Malandragem is dedicated to the advancement of capoeira here in Arizona and the United States.
	www.thisbusinessofdanceandmusic.com /Capoeira.htm (4088 words)

	Capoeira History & Philosophy!
		The hypothesis of this study is that through the practice of Capoeira and through exposure to Capoeira's underlying afrocentric philosophies, students have altered their perspectives of race, acquiring afrocentric philosophies themselves.
		Capoeira was used not only in direct combat, it also inspired the battle strategy itself; feigning retreat, thus luring the over-confident enemy into remote territories only to strike back at an unsuspecting place and time.
		Downing elaborates on the mythological afrocentric historical roots of Capoeira, on the celebration of the trickster-like cleverness as practiced in Capoeira and its comparison to the tenacity necessary to survive in life.
	www.capoeiranyc.com /study.html (2573 words)

	Capoeira
		Capoeira Angola is an African-Brazilian art form - a fluid rhythmic martial art; a ritual; a dance of deceptive vulnerability, wit, and grace.
		While the Bantu origins of Capoeira (called N'golo) were relatively peaceful, early forms of Capoeira Angola were used by enslaved Africans in Brazil to combat the colonial opression of Portugese rulers.
		Capoeira Angola Center of Mestre João Grande School of one of a very few remaining Angoleiros who were dedicated students of the legendary Mestre Pastinha.
	www.angelfire.com /on/capoeiraangola/capoeira.html (277 words)

	Capoeira: Music Videos Moves
		However, capoeira’s rich history tells of the years of persecution and hard work that it took for the art to reach its present level.
		The Portuguese sought to oppress the slaves’ culture, and this oppression was a trigger to the birth of capoeira.
		Capoeira then began to be associated with criminal activity which led to an attempt from the government to stamp it out.
	www.capoeiracapoeira.com (540 words)

	Capoeira information
		Capoeira is an art form that weaves together fighting, dance, music, ritual and philosophy into a unique "game" called the jogo de Capoeira (play of Capoeira).
		Capoeira is a synthesis of various African and Brazilian cultural and martial influences.
		In Capoeira Angola, many of these movements begin from stances that are low to the ground in an intricate game characterized by deceptive ground movement, the strategic use of strikes and dynamic acrobatics.
	www.tulane.edu /~capoeira/info.htm (633 words)

	Capoeira in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
		Capoeira has moved from the senzalas and quilombos of Brazil to New York, Berlin, Australia, and just about every place in between.
		Mestre Alabama is one of the founders of Nação Capoeira and he has a large and modern academy in the bairro of Barris.
		Director of the Centro de Cultura da Capoeira Tradicional Bahiana in the bairro of Nazaré, author of "A Capoeira Angola na Bahia", and an active member of the Associação Brasileira de Capoeira Angola.
	www.bahia-online.net /Capoeira.htm (1185 words)

	Capoeira - Rio de Janeiro (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Capoeira is music, poetry, party, diversion and a form of martial art It was created by the Angolian slaves of Brazil.
		Capoeira was intensely persecuted up until the first decades of the 20th century but has become a regulated sport.
		Will capoeira, the shape of expression of the fl slaves under the colonial period, is a fight with the flexible movements which resembles a dance more.
	rioadventuretours.com /Capoeira.html (464 words)

	Capoeira of San Jose - A Brazilian Martial Art - What Is Capoeira?
		Capoeira was created by African slaves, in Brazil, approximately 400 yrs.
		Capoeira possesses a very unique style that brings together beauty and power, developing mental balance, physical conditioning, self-defense, music and a profound sense of art, all at once.
		A circle or roda (ho-da) is formed with the muscicians at the foot of it known as the pe da roda.
	www.capoeirasj.com /whatis/index.html (423 words)

	Capoeira Sul da Bahia - Santa Barbara
		Since that time, Capoeira has evolved in to a full-fledged martial art, a “dance-fight-game”, that rivals soccer in popularity in it’s Brazilian homeland.
		Capoeira first emerged in the United States in the mid 1970’s and continues to spread throughout the world.
		Capoeira Sul da Bahia continues to be committed to the preservation of Afro-Brazilian culture, and community building.
	www.capoeirasantabarbara.com /frontpage.html (240 words)

	What is Capoeira?
		Capoeira blends elements of dance, music, rituals, acrobatics, and fighting.
		The challenge for the player is to harmoniously meld together in a powerful flow the balance and flexibility of acrobatics, the grace and strength of dance, the speed and cunning of the fight, and the rhythms of the music.
		A Brazilian Martial Art, Capoeira was born in the "senzalas", the places where the slaves were kept.
	www.capoeira.htmlplanet.com /capoeira_whatis.htm (396 words)

	Capoeira London UK, Rio de Janeiro - Association of Capoeira Engenho da Rainha, London UK
		These days, people learn and practice capoeira for many reasons, including sef-defence (remember, capoeira is a martial art, despite what people may tell you), to keep fit, to compliment a diet, and of course, as anyone who has attended capoeira training for any amount of time, flexibility and strength.
		As the slaves became aware that their conditions were irreversible, that they were intended to be an involuntary work force forever, they began to run away to the mountains, where the Palm trees were in abundance and they could hide.
		Capoeira was the key element for the slaves, a system of fighting, with very Fast and Tricky movements.
	capoeiraworld-uk.com (1234 words)

	Wes Capoeira \| Articles
		Capoeira is the underdog's weapon for life on many levels, some practically useful and some more mysterious.
		Capoeira is a discipline packed with etiquette and rules yet it is never choreographed.
		Capoeira and its music are one and the same thing, they cannot be seperated.
	www.wesleyan.edu /wsa/capoeira/articlejogo.html (2658 words)

	Capoeira - About
		Their style of fighting became known as 'Capoeira' because in Portuguese it was associated with the saying 'The fl fled to the woods'.
		The art was for a time associated with anti-government and criminal activities as a majority of the ex-slaves had ended up in criminal gangs due to the lack of employment opportunities and a persistent unofficial but strong racial discrimination.
		After this performance, he was given permission to open the first Capoeira school in Brazil and Capoeira was proclaimed a 'truly Brazilian' sport which should be valued.
	www.capoeira.cc /Aus/about1.php (517 words)

	Grupo Capoeira Brasil - The Netherlands
		Capoeira is an acrobatic Martial-Arts dance from Brazil.
		Capoeira is a flexible fighting dance, accompanied by rhythm and song.
		Capoeira was developed by Afican slaves in Brazil to increase their chances for liberty and independency.
	members.tripod.com /~capoeirabrasil (473 words)

	Capoeira Angola Club :: Boulder, Colorado
		Capoeira Angola is one of the many cultural weapons used by the Africans to break the chains of enslavement in Brazil.
		The game of capoeira angola begins when two players enter the circular area called a roda (wheel, circle) and squat at the foot of the berimbaus, the principal instruments of the bateria, which is the ensemble of instrument players.
		He openned the first Capoeira Angola academy in Salvador, Bahia in 1941, he also wrote the first book about capoeira in 1964 and travelled to Dakar, Senegal in 1966 to perform capoeira angola at the 1st Festival of Black Arts.
	www.colorado.edu /StudentGroups/CapoeiraAngola/history.html (793 words)

	Capoeira Web-Cafe
		Many of you out there may be wondering exactly what Capoeira is. Fortunately (unfortunately maybe for you) Capoeira is so complex and excitingly different from anything else, that a simple and singular answer is impossible.
		Capoeira blends an exciting mix of martial art, dance, acrobatics, music and a sense of community so tightly that it is impossible to segment each, or to explore one aspect without exploring all the others.
		Many believe that Capoeira has no application in a street fight situation, for all they see is the rythmn and flow of the movements, but to be honest, if you were to seriously annoy a Capoeira Mestre (Master), you wouldn't stand a chance.
	capoeira-cafe.tripod.com /about/whatis.html (227 words)

	capoeira at capoeirista.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Capoeira is a Brazilian martial art with over 400 years of history.
		There are now capoeira schools in every continent except Antartica and over 2,000 schools listed on capoeirista alone.
		A capoeira events calendar that can be posted to or searched.
	www.capoeirista.com (116 words)

	Bantus Capoeira Malaysia
		A very important part of his job is also as a capoeira performer and these performances have led to many roles and appearances for in TV as well as print media for brands such as F&N and V-Soy.
		Capoeira is an Afro-Brazilian slave ritual that has been developing in Brazil since the 1500's when African slaves were first brought to South America.
		The Grupo Bantus Capoeira was formed on the 20th of May, 1991 and there are now a number of schools in Belo Horizonte and the state of Minas Gerais as well as instructors teaching in Australia, Japan, Europe, Argentina, Israel, Singapore and Malaysia.
	www.bantus.com.my (1361 words)

	CAPOEIRA - Capoeira New York, capoeria, capoera, capoiera, for parties, corporate event entertainment, more!
		Capoeira was developed surreptitiously, with practitioners pretending that they were taking part in dances, when in fact they were practicing their kicks and blows.
		BERIMBAU - consist of a wooden stick which is strung with a steel string to form the bow shape, a gourd with an opening on one side which acts as a resonator, a coin or stone, a thin bamboo stick, and a basket shaker called caxixi.
		Traditionally in Capoeira (the Brazilian martial arts style) the berimbau rhythms are accompanied by the following percussion instruments; pandeiro (a tambourine with a head and flat jingles), agogo (two iron bells), reco reco (a bamboo scrapper) and atabaque (tall barrell style hand drum).
	www.sambanovo.com /capoeira.html (458 words)

	Planet Capoeira Magazine
		If you're interested yourself in blogging at a place of people who share your passion for capoeira, by all means email us and we'll set you up with a account.
		Capoeira Regional may have been the introduction, but today an increasing number of Japanese capoeiristas are choosing to practice the form closer to its roots.
		One of the most reknowned and recognized capoeira masters in the world today, Mestre Acordeon arrived in the United States in 1978 with a vague notion of establishing the art here.
	www.planetcapoeira.com (696 words)

	YouTube - capoeira
		I was there so what I wanted to say is that capoeira is not a martial art...
		The martial arts, fighting styles were banned and creatively the moves were put to music and modeled into dances to permit training; which is referred to as playing.
		Capoeira Sul da Bahia - proyecto social El Bosque Stgo Chile
	www.youtube.com /watch?v=DdZXp0Tq6Jk (276 words)

	Capoeira Angola Center of Mestre João Grande
		Capoeira Angola, an ancient martial art of African origin, is one of the many cultural weapons used to break the chains of enslavement in Brazil.
		For almost 400 years Capoeira Angola was taught and practiced in secret, and only in the 1930's did this African martial art become legal to teach and practice.
		Mestre João Grande, a Grand Master of Capoeira Angola with more than 50 years of experience, is a highly respected figure in the world of capoeira and has received numerous awards.
	www.joaogrande.org (570 words)

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