Comments on: Review: Capoeira Beyond Brazil

By: Juci

Juci — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:26:56 +0000

I love your ayainsls and I’m reading all of these posts, though this is the only comment i’ve left. just wanna say i’m enjoying this!

By: Capoeira for a good cause

Capoeira for a good cause — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 20:04:37 +0000

[...] to do so. In the meantime one of my favourite Capoeira Bloggers Mandingueira did already post a review about this book. That’s why I decided to take this review one little step further and give a [...]

By: 4capoeirathoughts

4capoeirathoughts — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:57:30 +0000

Hey Mandingueira,

Even though I’m not ding a post-doc, I’m doing a PhD and have just started using my Blog to give voice to the sort of issues you comment on your review. I would like you to visit it and have a look through it. My research is on Capoeira and social inclusion and how global market issues has been affecting the art and its local role empowering communities.

Please, do check it out (forgive me my English) and lets keep in contact so that we can give more voice to those issues. 4capoeirathoughts.com

Axé!
Eurico

By: Capoeira for a good cause « Angoleiro’s Blog

Capoeira for a good cause « Angoleiro’s Blog — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:03:18 +0000

By: Dan Tres OMi

Dan Tres OMi — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:27:14 +0000

Peace!
I enjoy the review. I will cop the book. I would like to see the author’s perspective.

By: Tom

Tom — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 02:54:21 +0000

I’m sure it’s lovely, but I’m just not interested in buying a book about capoeira in the US.

By: Panama

Panama — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 16:07:17 +0000

Give this book a chance people! It’s actually a very good. The title is inaccurate but there’s lots of information on capoeira philosophy, etiquette, and history. Essien does a really good job of explaining the differences between capoeira in Brasil and capoeira in the U.S. and why those differences exist. I learned a lot and found it interesting to hear about the perspective of an instructor outside of Brasil. My only critique–it was too short. I wanted read and learn more about the instructors’ experiences.

By: B

Tue, 03 Feb 2009 09:33:35 +0000

Maybe the “beyond brazil” part of the title puts it in the context of an international scope… but really, it’s a good read.
It seems a more personal take on capoeira and I like how the writer shares his experience, knowledge gained, on schools, rodas and capoeirista attitude in a general modern look (like his example of a breakdancer wanting to use his skills in capoeira yet doesn’t grasp the concept of the roda).
I guess it’s nice to see the perspective of a teacher to see what we’re missing when they teach us in class.

By: Norberto - Start Playing Capoeira

Norberto - Start Playing Capoeira — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 15:58:54 +0000

Thanks for the book review. I was looking for some good books to start out with, and that won’t be one of them

Out of all books you’ve read, which would you recommend first for a capoeira book, if that’s even possible…

Thanks!

By: Tom

Tom — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 12:44:29 +0000

Well, that’s a pity. I was hoping for a book with a much wider scope, and I think I will give this a miss.
It’s not that I am uninterested in US capoeira, but there is a real missed opportunity here. American influence on culture around the world* makes capoeira’s interaction with the US interesting, but other cultures would be interesting in other ways and as points of comparison.

For historical reasons, I’d like to know about capoeira in Portugal and Africa, for example, or the perception of capoeira in cultures with long-standing, formalised martial arts traditions such as Japan and China.

* the name of the godeme shows American influence in regional, too