Author Archives: 4CapoeiraThoughts

Beginners Workshop in Nambour (March 2012)

It was really gratifying to hold this ‘fresh-beginners’ workshop in Nambour. And thanks to Nina, we’ll be able to follow up these workshops regularly in the Sunny Coast. There has been a while since I last held workshops for fresh-beginners. … Continue reading

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Capoeira Kids Program in Aotearoa NZ

Mestre Brabo has just launched a Capoeira Angola program for kids in his Academia and Cultural Centre in Auckland (Aotearoa NZ). He pioneered teaching Capoeira in NZ almost 20 years ago and ever since has been committed to teach and … Continue reading

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Capoeira and security: the view from upside-down. By Zoë Marriage

Through an account of capoeira, the Brazilian dance-fight-game, we uncover two simultaneous stories of security: first, the gradual monopolisation of violence by the state; second, a somatic, lyrical representation of a history of violence, oppression and liberation.

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