Capoeira Terms


	GIARDINO CAPOEIRA \| Home History Of Capoeira \| Mestre Bimba's Rules \| Songs \| Videos \| Capoeira Terms \| Miscellaneous \| Capoeira Pictures \| Other Links \| Contact Me As Definições de Capoeira (Capoeira Terms) Academia - Capoeira School Aluno - Student of a capoeira master ; same as discipulo Agogo - Musical bells of the Capoeira orchestra Angola - A traditional style of Capoeira Angoleiro - A practitioner of the Angola style Arame - Metal string on the berimbau Armada - Spinning back kick similar to queixada Armada Pulada - Jumping Spinning back kick similar to queixada Armada Dupla - Toe touch while spinning through the air Arrastao - Capoeira takedown, pulling both legs from under an opponent Asfixiante - A straight punch Atabaque - A drum that's used in Capoeira rodas ; similar to the conga Ataque - Attacking move or movement initiative Au - Cartwheel Au Chibata - Low, rolling twist kick ; use elbow to roll Au Sem Mao - No handed cartwheel Au Giratoria - Spinning handstand Au Agulha - Round off Au Esquisito - Kicking while doing a handstand Aviso - A berimbau rythmn, formerly used to warn players of a police raid Axe - Good energy or good luck Balanco - Part of the ginga ; torso rocks forward and back as the weight shifts Bamba - Someone adept at verbal or physical sparring ; Capoeira expert Banda - Movement to trip or flank an opponent Barravent - A berimbau rhythmn ; refers to the prepossesion trance state Base - Base, the ginga ; the fundamental movement of Capoeira Batizado - The Capoeira initiation ceremony ; baptism Bencao - Blessing ; a front kick Bencao Pulada - Lunging front kick Berimbau - Lead instrument in Capoeira, a musical bow Boca de siri - 'Crabs mouth' movement Braco - Arm Brincar - To play like a child Cabaca - Gourd used as the resonator on the berimbau Cabeca - Head Cabecada - Head butt Camara - Comrade ; Capoeira college Capoeirista - Capoeira player Cavalaria - 'Cavalry', a berimbau rhythm formerly used to warn of a police raid Caxixi - Woven rattle played with the berimbau Chamada - 'Call', a named subroutine of Capoeira play, the basic kind of inner game Chapa - Side thrust kick, target with heel Chula - Special introductory song, always follows ladainha Cintura - Waist Cocorinha - Squatting movement Comprar de jogo - To buy a game ; entering the circle by cutting in on another player Contra-golpe - Counter attack - to respond to an initiative Conta-mestre - An instructor working under a master's guidance in an academy Cordao - Colored belt awarded to mark grades of advancement in some academies Corridos - Call and response songs accompanying action in the circle Cutelo - Chop hand strike Da volta ao mundo - 'Take a turn around the world' , a subroutine that envolves circling the roda Dedeira - Eye strike Defesa - Defensive move or movement response Desequilibrante - Movement that unbalances an opponent Direita - Right Discipulo - Disciple , student of a Capoeira master Dobrao - Coin used to play the berimbau Entrada - Enterance into the roda Esquerda - Left Esquiva - Escape movement Esquiva Lateral - Escape to the side Esquiva Baixa - Escape to the back Fechar o corpo - To close the body Floreios - Acrobatic Movements Formatura - Graduation ceremony for a new capoeira master Fuga - Flight ; a catagory of defensive movements Galopante - A cupped hand strike ; usually to the ears Ginga - The fundamental Capoeira Movement Giro - Fake a kick by spinning on heels like an armada Godeme - Back hand strike Golpe - Strike or blow ; attacking movement Gunga - The bass berimbau iaia , ioio - Terms used by slaves for daughters and sons of the master Jogador - Player Jogar - To play games Jogo - Game Ladainha - Litany ; an introductory solo, usually sung by a master Ligeiro - Swift, quick ; nimble, agile ; slippery, dishonest Joelhada - Knee strike Macaco - Monkey flip Maculele - Another martial arts dance to music, involving rhythmic stick play Malandragem - Hooliganism or shady activities ; synonym for Capoeira play Malandro - Street tough, hoodlum, scoundrel, con man, bad guy Malicia - Deception, trickery, cunning, double-dealing, indirection Mandigueiro - Sorceror, healer, synonym for Capoeira player Manganga - Medicine man Mao - Hand Mariposa - A spinning creseant kick while landing on the foot you strike with Martelo - 'Hammer' kick ; target with top of foot (roundhouse kick) Martelo Rotado - 360 degree Hammer kick (roundhouse kick) Medio - Medium pitched berimbau Meia-lua de frente - Out to inside creseant kick with a straight leg Meia-lua de compasso - 'Half moon in a compass' , a spinning kick with one hand on the ground Mestre - Master, senior Capoeira teacher Mocambo - Fugitive slave community Moeda - Coin used to play the berimbau Moleque - Street urchin Mortal - Back flips Negativa - Defensive position while sitting on the ground with one leg bent and the other straight Nome de guerra - Nickname given to a player, sometimes as a part of a batizado initiation Pandeiro - Tambourine Parafuso - Spinning creseant kick with both legs extended ; target with top of the foot Passada - Footwork ; especially in the ginga Patua - Protective amulet Pe - 'Foot' ; position in front of the berimbau Perna - Leg Piao - 'Spinning top' ; headspin with no hands Pointeira - Snapping front kick Ponte - Bridge backbend Queda - Fall, basic way to lose advantage in the game Queda de Rins - 'Fall on kidneys' ; head and hands form tripod while hip sits on elbow Queixada - In to outside creseant kick with a straight leg Quilombo - Fugitive slave community Rabo de arraia - 'Stingray's tail' kick Rasteira - Sweep ; the basic takedown Rastiera de costas - Backward sweep with both hands on the ground Reco-reco - Ribbed bamboo scraper in Capoeira musical ensemble Recuo - Retreat move ; usually with one hand on the ground Regional - Innovative, modern style of Capoeia ; associated with Mestre Bimba Role - Defensive roll low to the ground Roda - Circle ; space for playing Capoeira Saida - Exit ; most formal way to enter the ring ; one exits from the foot of the berimbau Samba duro - Hard samba ; involves tripping people while dancing Sequencia - Sequence of moves learned by player in Regional style Tesoura - Leg scissors takedown from side Tesoura Angola - With legs spread out, slide towards opponent for a takedown Troca - Switch legs Tocar - To play music Vadiacao - Loafing, hanging around ; synonym for Capoeira Vaqueta - Stick used to strike the string of the berimbau Verga - Wooden pole that is the body of the berimbau Vintem - A coin, stone, or washer used to produce diffrent sounds on the berimbau Violinha - High pitched berimbau Um - (oom) One Dois - (doys) Two Tres - (trayce) Three Cuatro - (kwah'-tro) Four Cinco - (sink'-oh) Five Seis - (sayce) Six Sete - (seh'-chee) Seven Oito - (oy'-toe) Eight Nove - (no'-vee) Nine Dez - (dez) Ten