The history of Capoeira begins in the sixteenth century by African slaves to work in Brazil, who developed forms of protection against violence and repression of the colonizers. So used the rhythm and movements of their dances adapting them to a kind of struggle, thus appeared capoeira, a disguised martial art dance, an important instrument of cultural and physical endurance. Often fights occurred in fields with small shrubs, called at the time poultry or capoeirão (hence the art name). By the 1930, the practice of capoeira was banned in Brazil, it was seen as a violent and subversive practice. In 1930, an important Brazilian capoeira, master Manuel dos Reis Machado Bimba, presented the fight for President Getúlio Vargas, who liked it so much this art that made her a national sport. Three styles of capoeira Capoeira has three styles that differ movements and musical rhythm accompaniment. The older style, created at the time of slavery is Capoeira Angola by the Master Vicente Ferreira Pastinha, the main features of this style are:. Music slow pace, lower punches thrown (close to the ground) and a lot of malice The regional style -If the mixture of malice Capoeira Angola with the rapid game moves to the sound of the berimbau. The blows are fast and dry. The third type is the contemporary capoeira, which unites some of the first two styles, the latter style is the most practiced today. https://youtube/watch?v=hNYklGAr0Vg
Posted on: Sun, 04 Jan 2015 19:06:43 +0000