Capoeira, the dark moment and enlightment
Along time growth, Capoeira started known as aggresive self-defence. The capoeira’s brutality was getting harder and harder since the slave liberation in 1888. Many unemployed ex impecunious slave later, formed capoeira gang to do badness.
This thing had disgruntled Brazil government and prohibit this sport in 1892. Those found in exercise or teach this self-defence would be penalized. The form could be muscle amputation, knee, even cutting the red lane.
However, the history of capoeira has not yet ended. Many combatants of capoeira remained to be devoted and exercise behind back. Finally, in 1937, Getulio Vargas, President of Brazil during the period, agree to abstract the prohibition order against capoeira. He oppositely wish to promote capoeira as The Brazil specific sport…
Now Capoeira is getting more and more disseminating around the world blessing to the service of Mestre Bimba (1899-1974). Mestre is so-called ‘master’ in Capoeira. He had succeeded in developing a quicker new capoeira style, compared to Angola’s capoeir. This is called ‘regional capoeira’.
Traditional Style so-called Capoeira Angola is defended and developed by Mestre Pastinha (1889-1982). In Brazil and in various of whole world countries, generally both style taught, despite of group that only teach Capoeira Regional or Capoeira Angola each.
Now Brazilian people may be elated to see this artistry spread over the world. More over after getting container of free promotion in films, video clips, and video games.
Learn capoeira also is not merely exercising its fists. We will be taught philosophy, hymn, and playing Brazil specific music instrument. All this skills are used in order to we fill our soul with the spirit of capoeira.
picture courtesy scafuro online
iya ya mba… sekarang capoeira ini kayaknya dah merambah dunia ya… gerakannya memang indah ya mba… pengen deh sebenernya nyoba2 gitu, serius mba, di kampus pernah ditawarin gitu, tapi…. aaaahhhh saya kok mikirnya lama siiihhhh…..
wah aku ndak ngerti bahasanya mbak kalu bahasa madura ngerti, hehehee.
kapan ya pencak silat bisa disejajarkan dengan capoeira yang bisa terkenal diseluruh dunia, dan juga ajaran-ajaran pencak silat sama dengan ajaran-ajaran capoeira like tentang filosofi dan ajaran musik tradisional indonesia, kapan mbak…..??
dulu pernah mau coba…tapi kayaknya badan terlalu tua…..
gak kuat mlintir2 kaya gitu…
capoeira e dmais