Mike Song + David Elsewhere - Kollaboration 2, 2001

inspiring to see so much mechanical detail in this pre-YouTube dance

LOW BRIDGE ROTATION: The only guide you'll ever need

[When your knees are almost touching the floor, most of your body weight is already on that side to support your backbend.]

[Use a wall to practice lowering into bridge while resting on the edge of your palm.]

Capoeira Angola: Contra Mestre Gato Preto (GCFA) e Contra Mestre Reny (Oke Aro)

Seems like they escape so fluidly that they must stop to appreciate.

Mestre Gato Preto e CM Jorge

Crazy flying cartwheel at 5:50.

Treinel Onça Branca (Ngoma) e prof. Negao (Capoeira sem fronteira)

Example of how someone with more experience can make it easy to play beautifully together.

Filhos de Bimba. Demonstration

Seamless flow, nothing stops, question and answer are one.

Handstand progression with a wall

[First stage; keep your knees bent and touch your toes. Second stage: stretch one leg up straight. Third stage: loosen your toe touching the wall a bit. Fourth stage: loosen it even more until you almost don't need to depend on it. Fifth stage: lift your toe away from the wall. Sixth stage: stretch the other leg. Give some weeks per stage and get comfortable holding for twenty seconds before advancing to the next.]

A Verdadeira Seqüência Mestre Bimba

1. meia lua, guarda-baixa, meia lua:, guarda baixa, :armada, negativa, awo
2. queixada, guarda-baixa, queixada, guarda-baixa; armada, guarda-baixa; benção, negativa, awo:, cabeçada, :rolê
3. martelo, palma, martelo, palma; armada, guarda-baixa; benção, negativa, awo:, cabeçada, :rolê
4. godeme, palma braço, godeme, palma braço; galopante, arrastão (sair awo?), negativa, awo:, cabeçada, :rolê
5. giro, guarda-média:; :cabeçada, joelhada (sair grab), negativa, awo:, cabeçada, :rolê
6. compasso, guarda-baixa; compasso, guarda-baixa; joelhada lateral, negativa, awo:, cabeçada, :rolê
7. armada, guarda-baixa; armada, guarda-baixa; benção, negativa, awo:, cabeçada, :rolê
8. benção, negativa, awo:, cabeçada, :rolê

The more my practice is an own connection with body, the less I need to take classes or achieve a standard. In this sense I may never need to take another movement class. My progress can be personal and infinite, adapted to my context.

Capoeira movements as drawing the form of their body through your movements. Maximize awareness of your self with surroundings. Maximize control (!) of your gestures.