(Paperback)

Nestor Capoeira presents the second part of his trilogy exploring the popular martial art/dance from Brazil known as Capoeira. Part instruction manual, part philosophical treatise, the volume covers a range of topics crucial to the practice of Capoeira, including analysis of Capoeira matches.

(Paperback)

Presents a history of the Brazilian art, giving the popular theories for the origins and purposes of this movement that combines the grace of dance with lethal self-defence techniques in a game-song structure. This title discusses some of the famous capoeristas and what effects they have had on the art.