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Capoeira Jargon Capoeira Jargon Capoeira jargon ABCDE FGHIJKLM NOPQRS TUVWXYZ abada capoeira pants; a capoeira group academia gym or capoeira school aluno student; student of a capoeira master angola slower traditional style of capoeira performed closer to the ground; rhythm of angola angoleiro a practitioner of the angola style apanhar to be beaten apelido nick-name arame wire; wire of a berimbau armada navy; basic spinning kicks used in capoeira arrastao capoeira takedown, pulling both legs from under an opponent atabaque large drum used in capoeira rodas ataque attacking move or movement initiative aú cartwheel aula class aviso a berimbau beat, indicated what kind of game will be played axê capoeira energy or mana Capoeira jargon ABCDE FGHIJKLM NOPQRS TUVWXYZ Bahia Brazlian state on the eastern coast (see Salvador) balan balance; movement of the ginga bamba a master of physical sparring and wordplay; also a capoeira expert banda band; movement to trip or flank an opponent baqueta stick used to strike the wire of the berimbau barravent a berimbau rhythm; alludes to a trance before spiritual possesion base the ginga, the fundamental movement bater to beat batizado the capoeira initiation ceremony; baptism batuque street capoeira beija flor humming bird (flower kisser); flourish bensão blessing; straight kick beriba wood for making berimbau berimbau one-stringed precussion instrument resembling a bow besouro beetle; legendary capoeirista from the turn of the century Bimba creator of the Regional style boca mouth; opening in the gourd of a berimbau boca de siri crabs mouth movement brincar to play like a child Capoeira jargon ABCDE FGHIJKLM NOPQRS TUVWXYZ caba head; gourd resonator of the berimbau cabeçada an attack with the head camar comrade; capoeira college capoeirista practioners of capoeira cavalaria cavalry; a berimbau rhythm formerly used to warn of a police raid caxix rattle played with the berimbau chamada call; berimbau rhythm to call attention chula chant chutar to kick cintura desprezada acrobatic exercises to help capoeiristas land on their feet cocorinha squatting movement compasso jogado thrown compass; flourish comprar to buy; entering the circle by cutting in on another player contragolpe counter-attack contramestre one level below a master cord big cord corda colored belt awarded to mark advancement in some academies corridos call and response songs accompanying action in the circle costas back (anatomy); coast Capoeira jargon ABCDE FGHIJKLM NOPQRS TUVWXYZ da give; hit danado smart defesa defense; defensive move dende desequilibrante movement that unbalances the opponent discípulo disciple, student of a capoeira master dobrão old brazlian coin used to play a berimbau often substitued with a rock dom gift, special ability Capoeira jargon ABCDE FGHIJKLM NOPQRS TUVWXYZ é is ele he entrar to enter; to enter in the roda esquiva escape movement [basic movement] eu I Capoeira jargon ABCDE FGHIJKLM NOPQRS TUVWXYZ faca knife faca de ponta the point of a knife fazer to do; to make fechado to be closed; bulletproof fechar to close ficar to stay floreios acrobatic movements folha seca dry leaves fome hunger força strength formatura graduation ceremony for a new capoeira master formiga ant forte strong frente front frio cold fuga flight, running away; a catagory of defensive movements fundamentos basics; used to describe the philisophical roots of capoeira Capoeira jargon ABCDE FGHIJKLM NOPQRS TUVWXYZ galo rooster ginga basic movement of capoeira which through continous motion allows an easy entrance to either offensive or defensive action golpe strike or blow; attacking movement gunga large bass berimbau Capoeira jargon ABCDE FGHIJKLM NOPQRS TUVWXYZ hora hour; time Capoeira jargon ABCDE FGHIJKLM NOPQRS TUVWXYZ iai? ioi? terms used by slaves for daughters and sons of the master invergado "inverted"; side flip [flourish] iuna rhythm for slow elegant play by graduate students Capoeira jargon ABCDE FGHIJKLM NOPQRS TUVWXYZ jogador player (of capoeira) jogar to play games jogo game; a game of capoeira; the verb is jogar Capoeira jargon ABCDE FGHIJKLM NOPQRS TUVWXYZ ladainha introductory solo of roda or game, usually sung by a master leve light(weight) lição lesson ligeiro nimble, agile lutar to fight Capoeira jargon ABCDE FGHIJKLM NOPQRS TUVWXYZ macaco monkey; flourish macaco branco my capoeira nickname (Roelant Mulder) macaquinho little monkey macul? rhythmic perfomance stick fighting, often associated with capoeira culture malandragem double-dealing or cunning malandro crook or streetwise person malícia deception, trickery, double-dealing mandigueiro sorceror; healer; synonym for capoeira player mangang medicine man mar or mar ocean martelo hammer; straight kick meia lua de compasso "compass half moon"; spinning kick meia lua de frente "front half moon"; spinning kick mestre master, senior capoeira teacher moeda coin morena dark skinned woman morrer to die mortal deadly; backflip (somersault) Capoeira jargon ABCDE FGHIJKLM NOPQRS TUVWXYZ navalha straight razor negão big strong black guy negativa "negative"; ground equivilant of ginga position nêgo or negro black guy nome de guerra nickname given to a player, sometimes as part of a batizado initiation [see apelido] Capoeira jargon ABCDE FGHIJKLM NOPQRS TUVWXYZ o the onça jaguar outro other Capoeira jargon ABCDE FGHIJKLM NOPQRS TUVWXYZ pandeiro large tamborine played in capoeira or samba parafuso "screw"; an airial spin [flourish] passada footwork, especially in the ginga passo-?-dois Angola movement of forming a cross with your arms to start a short ritual of walking together Pastinha "little folder"; famous deceased teacher of angola from Bahia patu amulet worn around the neck for protection against evil and injury pé foot pé do berimbau position in front of the berimbau peixe fish pesado heavy; strong, hard pião "top"; headspin [flourish] pião de mão "hand top"; handspin [flourish] pisão "big step"; side kick [straight kick] pisar to step ponteira straight kick to the vitals [straight kick] puxar to pull Capoeira jargon ABCDE FGHIJKLM NOPQRS TUVWXYZ quadras four verse songs in a call and response format, typical of regional music quando when que what queda stumble, mistep queda de rins "kidney mistep"; movement balancing hip on elbow [flourish] quexada "chin kick"; a basic cross-step kick [spinning kick] quilombo fugitive slave community Capoeira jargon ABCDE FGHIJKLM NOPQRS TUVWXYZ rabo tail rabo de raia stingray tail; kick raia stingray rasteira a sweeping trip and trademark capoeira move [sweep] rasteira em p sweep without using hands [sweep] reco-reco ribbed bamboo scraper, sometimes shaped like a fish recuo retreat move, usually with one hand on the ground regional fast athletic style of capoeira developed by Master Bimba relógio watch; spin on one hand [flourish] roda circle; circle made of people where capoeira is played roler "to walk around"; turning movement using hands with feet on the ground [basic movement] Capoeira jargon ABCDE FGHIJKLM NOPQRS TUVWXYZ S dobrado "folded S"; movement that takes a capoeirsta from the negativa to the ginga [flourish] sabedoria knowledge saída exit Salvador capital city of Bahia; birthplace of Capoeira samba brazilian rhythm and dance santo saint são saint; they are(verb) sem without senzala slave house; a capoeira group seq??ncia string of movements learned by players in regional style sinal sign Capoeira jargon ABCDE FGHIJKLM NOPQRS TUVWXYZ ter to have terra land tesoura "scissors"; sweep with both legs [sweep] tocar to touch; to play music toques the various rhythms (angola, regional, banguela, etc.) played by the berimbau Capoeira jargon ABCDE FGHIJKLM NOPQRS TUVWXYZ um(a) one Capoeira jargon ABCDE FGHIJKLM NOPQRS TUVWXYZ vadiar to be up to no good; synonym for capoeira verga main shaft of the berimbau vint an old coin; also see dobr viola (violinha) the highest pitched berimbau volta ao mundo "around the world"; circling the ring when one or both of the players is tired Capoeira jargon ABCDE FGHIJKLM NOPQRS TUVWXYZ zumbi legendary king of the quilombos

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