Capoeira Angola

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Capoeira Angola

Capoeira Angola

It is difficult to discern the true origin of Capoeira Angola, for if ever there was a written record thereof, nowadays it doesn’t exist.
This causes each teacher has his own theory about the origin of this very traditional capoeira.

The origin of Capoeira Angola is found in Brazil, its roots are in the region of Angola in Africa, particularly in the island of Lubag were slaves in this region that carry this type of capoeira, known as N ' golo (imitation of male animals trying to attract the female fighting with another male) but also was a ritual where men of the tribe had to highlight proving his worth.

Pequeno Mestre Joao Theory

The origin of capoeira angola is the amalgamation of various rituals both Brazilian and African.

Mestre Camisa Theory

Master Camisa also has a lot to see the fight that was practiced in Cape Verde Island call baculo that had certain plausibility to capeoira angolenya.

Mestre Pastinha

Vicente Ferreira, Pastinha born April 5, 1889 in Salvador (Brazil). Son of Spanish, specifically Pastinha son of Joseph Lord Black and Raimunda dos Santos. The Pastinha Mestre said he had learned capoeira thank to Mestre Benedict also known as "The Old African." Pastinha began training with 10 years, daily. Later when he learned Pastinha capoeira, had to join the Brazilian army, namely the army of the Sea, for 8 years.

Was builder, painter and manager of a toy factory, but what really filled him was to teach the great art of capoeira.

He knows the importance of capoeira, clearly reflected in the sentence:
"Capoeira is the father and mother of all fights in Brazil."

Secretly taught to play the instruments and the movements of capoeira, but it was in 1910 when he left the Navy and fully dedicated to teaching capoeira, his first student was one of the best capoeiristes of Bahia.
The first academy Pastinha was located in Largo Cruzeiro.
His ambition was to disseminate capoeira but always assuming the truth when talking about capoeira:

"He was not going to say what capoeira isn’t; neither will he tell what anyone does not listen to, then, not counting what it cannot tell. Not everyone who goes to open his mouth and say I know the capoeira, capoeira is. Not all lie, not everyone can open his mouth to sing what is capoeira.”

He helped to give a picture of capoeira as a martial art hard to beat; he thought that if he reached the maximum level of capoeira, it was very difficult that someone could win.
Guardian of capoeira Angola, was photographed, painted, wrote a book, recorded a CD, all of which persist to this Brazilian art.
Pastinha The teacher, died in Pelourinho district in 1981.

We can say that was the "father" of Capoeira Angola, he was the greatest philosopher of this modality was also composed poems and songs related topics capoeiristicos.

Example:
"É, mas grande es Dios.

É, mas grande es Dios, pequeño yo soy.

Lo que yo tengo fue Dios quien me lo dio,

lo que yo tengo fue Dios quien me lo dio,

En la roda de capoeira,

Grande y pequeño soy yo."

When he died he left Pastinha well marked their opinion on the book he wrote, called "capoeira" vadiaçao "referring to capoeira as a game also made clear his view that capoeira is only for the lead in the blood, this group of people to him were "African Brazilians" era and named people he believed he could learn a good capoeira angolenya. Pastinha died at age 92.

Capoeira Angola What is it?

Capoeira Angola has characteristics that highlight the naked eye, capoeira angola is much less dramatic that capoeira regional, then will see what this traditional model of capoeira.

Features:

     * - Capoeira Angola is much slower than any other; the berimbau touches are much softer and slower.
     * - Capoeirasta adapts to music by reducing their speed in acrobatics.
     * - He practices a lot more strength and flexibility.
     * - The Capoeirasta that practice such capoeira attempts to combine expressive movements and somehow linking to his partner.
     * - The capoeirista try to wildlife movements causing confusion and a sense of some danger to his opponent.
     * - The practitioners of capoeira regional say that capoeira angola no good to fight but useful to demonstrate the art of capoeira movements.

Conclusion: this branch of capoeira will be less spectacular but more difficult, besides the game and movements will slow down and keep a bit of mischief. You can clearly differentiate because this game is quite low, most of the time the bodies are on contact with soil.