good backflip tutorial

epic

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capoeira log 14

ok, i haven't updated my log very much lately... but i got something for ya.

first watch this (you can mute the cheezy rap):



ok, now for stuff :

 the retreat
mea lua de frente - parallel - back to jinga - descida - quexada (from the descida) - fake mea lua de compasso - negativa (to other direction) - subida con trice - martelo (from back leg) - rasteira (from same position)

thursday class
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2. mea lua de frente - (directly into) cocorinha (on other side) - half mea lua de compasso (till you get to au stretch position) - au on head into negativa - subida con trice - bounce jinga fake (in same position, *2) - front spin kick from the back leg (alternatively, step and do the kick)



wednesday 02/25/09
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class 1 (Ana):
mea lua de frente - quexada - rasteira (from the back leg) - switch jinga

macaco notes:
do the full motion, pushing legs in together, and sweeping arm down (especially when doing it from half role)


class 2 (Coisa):

partner sequence:
a.) half mea lua de frente - negativa - role - esquiva lateral
b.) esquiva parallel - step into lateral (on the bent leg)

au to queda de rins (on other side)
queda de rins to au (on other side)
mea lua de compasso to au
armada to au

practice for mortal:
lay on back - swing in arms and feet to chest at same time -
try to make legs get to chest first.


fri 2/27/09 : martelo du chao day
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sequence:
mea lua de frente - rasteira (on other side) into negativa - switch negativa - queda de rins negativa - subida con trice - switch back to jinga - esquiva parallel - martelo du chao (in other direction, spin back to jinga) - cocorinha - angola rasteira (plus hook leg) - slide back into parallel - back to jinga (smoothly, swing arm in front of face)

partner sequence:
a. jinga - basic round kick (armada, quexada, or mea lua de compasso) - esquiva in place - hopping martelo du chao
b. jinga - esquiva parallel - martelo du chau (to other side) - esquiva in place


mon, march 23, 2008:

sequencia:
mea lua de frente - into esquiva (on same side) - queda de rins (the small one where you just slide in your leg, on the other side) - movie into cocorinha (to the other side) - cocorinha rasteira - slide foot into esquiva lateral - cabecada

partner sequencia:
A: esquiva parallel - mea lua de frente - into armada - au
B: esquiva parallel - cocorinha - cocorinha rasteira - fake au into cabecada

wed., 3/26/09:

practice:
1. squat parallel (put funk in your movement, wave your hands from side to side) - rasteira - lateral - come into cabecada - stay in squat position (repeat)

2. descida forward - step parallel into cocorinha - back to descida - cabecada - back to descida (repeat)

partner sequence:
a : armada - step armada - martelo du chao
b : (keep jingaing) any esquiva - rasteira OR any esquiva, cabecada - any esquiva


sat, 3/28/09:

partner sequencia:
a: any round kick - esquiva - vingativa + step back quexada - block cabecada (w/ hands) - mea lua de compasso
b: any esquiva - any martelo - esquiva (on the quexada) - cabecada (to head) - esquiva go under leg and pull opponents leg from under them

practice: s-dobrado