What is Capoeira?

Part of the Video Series Capoeira Moves & Games

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A rundown of Capoeira and the martial arts history behind it, including a traditional song in this free video.

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Posted by yangcenit on Sunday, 25 May, 2008 at 1:38 PM

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i just started capoeira and i definitely like what this guy is saying... everyone should try it! its worth it and fun!

Posted by Davidson on Tuesday, 25 September, 2007 at 10:56 AM

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i like the video and after i am done with taekwondo i want to do capoeira

Video Transcript

What is Capoeira?
Hello! I am Instructor Shin and this is Instructor Maurice from Capoeira School of Bahia. On behalf of Expert Village.com, we are going to be talking about capoeira. Capoeira is a Brazilian martial art born in Brazil by the African slaves which has music and history. We are going to talk a little bit about the instruments later and also Capoeira is a game. This game could be a straight fight to a nice game. You usually have fun when you play capoeira so I am going to sing a little song for you and you are going to see. I hope you enjoyed it.

About the Expert

Expert: Daniel Yoshimi, has been training in capoeira for over ten years and received his instructor status in 2005. Read More