Designed for all ages and levels of experience, a step-by-step illustrated guide to a Capoeira, a whole-body martial arts training program that can be done anywhere in as little as fifteen minutes per day, describes how to increase agility, flexibility, strength, and endurance. Original.[...]

Giving a comprehensive history of the art and sport of capoeira, this book describes the capoeira "Bamba," mestre Bimba, who became renowned as a fighting champion in Bahia during the dictatorship of Getulio Vargas. It provides insights into capoeira, and includes interviews with Capoeira Mestres wo[...]