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moves - basics |
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ginga
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The most basic movement of Capoeira. Instead of taking a fixed stance, you have to keep moving all the time; all the other moves derrive from this dance-like pattern.
Ginga becomes soon second nature and provides great potential for unpredictable 3D movement and fake attacks.
Ginga Step over
From Ginga make a side ways gingapass, then you jump slightly and change your legs and continue your ginga.
Ginga dentro (starts like meia-lua de compasso)
From ginga step in with your right foot till you are with your back to your oponent, now you turn over your left leg and finish in the ginga like you started. This is a good move to go around your opponent.
Defense-continue
From ginga go to paralel, then make the second defense, swing your left leg to paralel again, and end with your right leg back in ginga position. |
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Negativa (Stance)
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Very important because of the vast range of follow ups; you can rolê away, go into Au/Head/ Handstand, do a Macaco, attack with an S-Dobrado, Martelo or Meia Lua de Compasso, change orientation, retreat, close in,...
Basically it's a way of avoiding kicks (see Cocorinha) but can be done for its own sake as well.
You can drop into the Negativa from the Ginga, from an Au, a Queda de Rins, whatever, just keep it fluid (go with the flow). You have one leg bent and your weight should be balanced on its football.
The other leg is stretched (or only little bent), with the toes pointing to the side. That's for reasons of safety, because if someone kicks at or falls onto your knee with your foot pointing upwards your leg could get broken in a very nasty way.. Gain better balance by touching the ground with the one hand on the side of your stretched leg. The other leg can protect the head if necessary. |
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This kind of the Negativa is fundamental to Capoeira play in general. However, there's a variant that is used exclusively in Capoeira Angola...
Negativa por dentro / Negativa por trais
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Negativa Rolê
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This 'rolling' motion is -together with the Ginga and the Au- the basic method of moving around in the Roda.
The diagramm below shows the Rolê from the Negativa into the Ginga. Start from the Negativa.
Lean to the side you're going to rolê to (image: left, always the side with the stretched leg) and shift your weight a little forwards.
Push yourself up by stretching your bent leg while rotating along the axis of your left leg until your chest faces the ground. Left hand gives support. Now put your other hand on the floor and swing your right leg around; look through between your legs to keep your partner within your field of vision.
Finally take off your left leg and swing it around as well; rotate for 180 degrees and put it down behind. Better keep your upper body low until you finished the rolê, else you could eat an Armada.
Keep your eyes fixed at your partner for the entire movement; when your body is facing away, let your head hang down.
P.S. You need not rolê into the Ginga stance. It's perfectly right to rolê closer to the ground into Negativa position again. |
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Rolê-martelo
Here we have the Rolê combined with the Martelo. Easy and useful. Just stand up from the Negativa but keep your hand on the ground. This creates tension around the hips on the side of your rear leg. If you now take off your rear leg, it should soar through the air; hit with the instep and put it down after rotating 180 degrees. Continue the Rolê movement as described above. |
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| To put it in other words: do the Rolê but lift your rear leg a little higher and keep it stretched when turning. If you do the same movement with jumping off, it's called S-Dobrado. |
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Rolê-meia lua de compasso
This is basically an ordinary Rolê but with a Meia Lua de Compasso tossed in. Easier to do if you are further away, so you can role towards your partner instead of escaping him. Just think of a Rolê where you strike with the heel of the leg that was stretched in the Negativa.. |
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Rolê-martelo
Another Kick that looks simple, but takes quite some time to master in a fast motion. It's often used when your opponent stands before you, while you're in a crouch. It's characteristic for Capoeira-Angola. Can be reversed to, but then it's performed with one hand, your heel hittin' your opponent.
A cool combination is to combine this move with a helicoptero. |
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Role Rasteira / Role Au cabeca / To negativa / To ginga
From rasteria, draw back your leg and make an Au cabeca / Role Quede –de-rins / Role-dentro Role-To Split-quede de rins split
Decide (Negaca)
The decide is a very good basic move for all kinds op combinations. From Ginga you put your back foot further back, and squat through your front leg, making an angle of
90 degrees. You balance with your abodominals onto your upper right leg, then put your right hand on the floor for balance, and your left hand before your face for
protection.
Decide-troca
From decide balance onto your right arm, jump up while keeping your right hand to the floor and end in negativa with the left leg in front.
Meia-lua-decide-troca / Decide-dobrado / Decide-troca direct (outside) / To au (or au giratorio or au batide, or au quede de rins) / To Queda de rins / Decide-negativa por tras / Decide 180° spin |
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