Capoeira Illustrated

Dimitris Papadopoulos

Jan 2012 · Turtle Press

About this ebook

Capoeira Illustrated is a complete guide to the art of Capoeira. Author, capoeira instructor and professional artist Dimitris Papadopoulos has created an in-depth study of the techniques and skills of Capoeira, illustrated by over 4000 individual sketches of more than 500 movements.Capoeira Illustrated begins with a complete history of this unique art, telling the story of how the Capoeira game of today developed from its origins in Brazil. For beginners, he explains the etiquette and customs of the game of Capoiera followed by how to perform basic movements. Building on this foundation, Dimitris shows you an extensive array of movements, sequences, and combinations including kicks, evasions, cartwheels, acrobatics, and takedowns.Because the movements in this book are illustrated in great detail, you can study them in the kind of depth that would be impossible to capture in photos. Dimitris Papadopoulos has devoted years of training, study and observation to familiarize himself with different Capoeira styles/schools such as ABADA Capoeira, Mundo Capoeira, ACAPOEIRA, Capoeira Brazil, Senzala de Santos, and Centro Cultural Capoeiragem. He brings his wealth of knowledge to this book, creating a reference of essential Capoeira skills for students and instructors of all styles.

About the author

Dimitris Papadopoulos was born in Greece. He trained as a professional artist at the Royal Academie of Fine Arts of Brussels and at the superior institute of arts and architecture "St-Luc" and went on to win a number of awards in Europe for his work. Dimitris has practiced several martial arts, including Muay thai boxing, wing chung kung fu and Capoeira. His Capoeira training began with instructor Macaco Preto of the group Abadaacute; Capoeira. Soon after beginning his training, he began to sketch at every training session, recording all of the skills he learned as well as those he saw more advanced students performing. He began teaching in 2006 under mestre Sansatilde;o of Mundo Capoeira group and has hosted Capoeira seminars with the support of different teachers and schools as Mundo Capoeira, Dandara Cordao de ouro and Senzala de Santos. In 2008, he published "Caderno de Capoeira" in Greek and, in 2009, he received the cord of graduado from the group Mundo Capoeira. In 2011 he changed groups, returning to Abada Capoeira as graduado. Today he works in an artistic and athletic association that he created in Chania, Greece, called "artes Da Rua" where members practice painting and drawing as well as Capoeira, Brazilian jiu jitsu, juggling, and parkour. His next work will be the organization of jogos de Capoeira in Crete (jogos de verao) for the group Abada Capoeira and a new comic series to promote Capoeira.