I use my iPhone 6 camera. Sorry for the late reply by the way. Just released a new vid too. You'll be able to see some cool slow mo at the end that I got from a special slow-mo feature on the phone.
Awesome, I have some questions, I did some capoeria ages ago, I would really like to get into it again, but there are no instructors, that I know if where I live, I am very experienced in martialarts in general, would you say, that it would be enough for me, as a start anyways, to go through your tutorials maybe with a few other guys?
Where there's a will there's a way. First tell me what side of the world you are in. Maybe I can locate a school for ya. Secondly, there's tons that could be learned from the Internet, yet I'd still recommend training with an instructor. One option would be to start training on your own, and then making periodic trips to schools in nearing cities or states for you to get feedback and see the action in person. The basic gongs is really hard to get if you aren't getting personal coaching sometimes. I'd start with the basics - look up the Eight Bimba Sequences. They'll teach you the basic attacks and escapes. Also work on your basic "Floreios" or flare moves, and most important of all, learn your ginga (the sawing move from side to side, which is the base of capoeira) really well. Practice to music all the time too, so you can get used to following a rhythm. If you develop a large enough group that is interested in learning about the art, it's possible to get a instructor to move to you
CapoeiraLifeAddict Thanks for the quick reply :) I live in Denmark, there should be a group not that far from me, but I think their instructor left for 1 year or so. In anycase, I am looking at capoeira to improve my kickboxing, since there are some very good principles in capoeira, that most martialarts can strongly benefit from.
+yssing Yes! Capoeira has some great things that can be used for other martial arts. I especially like who it taught me to get away from circular attacks. It is also improving my reflexes. There is also a few kicks from capoeira that most people are not used to seeing in the ring, so it may give you an advantage if you compete.
There are some fighter I have seen using Meia Lua De Compasso, it's knock out :) And it looks awesome, knock out the opponent and look cool at the same time.. :D
Faced some challenges in life that slowed me down, so it took forever to release the next vid. But it's up. I'd love to get an update of how you've been doing with Capoeira.
Nice sequence. Bonus style points if you go into a chapeu de couro instead of a role before the first meia lua de compasso. Also the corta capims would lead perfectly into an S-dobrado instead of a macaco =) But that would just be showing off.
Good point! Some of the capoeiristas I look up to cross their steps, but it's minimal compared to what I'm doing on the video; they do it mostly to stop the sideways momentum from the motion of the ginga when they are going faster. I even noticed I lost my balance a bit at one point because of my leg placement. Gonna have to do some research on what the correct ginga is. I see different groups have different gingas too. It'll be a fun challenge. Thanks for pointing it out. I'm curious to hear what your version of the best ginga is.
