I find capoeira to be a beautiful, challenging, and fulfilling activity. However, it is somewhat factious, not well documented, and difficult for a beginner to pickup. In particular, I struggle with the non-unified naming of the various moves between capoeira groups. (Give example). The goal of page is to document most every capoeira move (defense, attack, movement, etc) and present them in a way that makes it easier for a beginner to better learn the moves and the names associated with them.
==== Capoeira basics ====
== Movements ==
* [[https://youtu.be/Y5BICdz5Huo?t=357|Ginga]]
* Passage
* [[https://youtu.be/Y5BICdz5Huo?t=518|Passagem lateral]]
* [[https://youtu.be/Y5BICdz5Huo?t=669|Passagem de frente]]
* Role (rolls)
* [[https://youtu.be/YkjKw8FPA6Y?list=PLD57755E647234751&t=28|Standing]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RP2pXmCIu7g&t=74s|From negachiva]]
* Bananeira (handstand) (Both legs up, scissored, kicks, etc)
* [[https://youtu.be/Y5BICdz5Huo?t=1514|Au]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajj9ArDIXOo&t=2s|Aú Aberto]] (straight legs)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMbs_yPTNVg|Au fechado]] (tucked legs)
* Queda de rins
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVM_9OPgQ3Q&t=98s|Ponte]]
== Esquivas (Escapes) ==
* [[https://youtu.be/7XkzzJ1VScg?t=34|Cocorinha]]
* Baze
* Quebrado. also known as [[https://youtu.be/Y5BICdz5Huo?t=1109|Esquiva agachada]] or [[https://youtu.be/ftYjPNhP81M?t=82|Esquiva de costa]]
* [[https://youtu.be/Y5BICdz5Huo?t=841|Esquiva lateral]] (side lean in horse)
* Esquiva de costa
* [[https://youtu.be/iuebJy4_JFQ?t=87|Esquiva baixa aka Equiva de frente]] (back or standing lunge with rear leg going back)
* [[https://youtu.be/Y5BICdz5Huo?t=1221|Esquiva diagonal]] (front lunge)
* Esquiva back lean
* [[https://youtu.be/iRb8inBYpf0?t=40|Negativa]] (forward negativa. step forward, sink on back leg)
* [[https://youtu.be/Y5BICdz5Huo?t=1417|Negativa de frente]] (back negativa. step back, sink on back leg)
* [[https://youtu.be/Y5BICdz5Huo?t=1319|Negativa lateral]] (side negativa)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5FBVfwOu2Q|Negativa angola ]] (extreme side, head to floor)
* Queda de Tres/quatro - fall back into a crab-walk position.
== Strikes ==
* [[https://youtu.be/Qz5dtM5XnTQ?t=58|Bencao]] - push/stomp kick
* [[https://youtu.be/w07DZuROkMg?list=PLD57755E647234751&t=52|Ponteira]] - snap kick
* [[https://youtu.be/Y5BICdz5Huo?t=2139|martelo]] - round kick
* [[https://youtu.be/Hrwx81ePVlY?list=PLD57755E647234751&t=45|Chapa]] - side kick (also called pisao)
* [[https://youtu.be/UzG2bNa4CrE?list=PLD57755E647234751&t=57|meia-lua de frente]] (forward, outside to inside)
* [[https://youtu.be/Y5BICdz5Huo?t=1616|Queixada]] (esquiva alta, step forward, then kick inside to outside)
* [[https://youtu.be/Y5BICdz5Huo?t=1737|Armada]] - spin kick
* [[https://youtu.be/Y5BICdz5Huo?t=1866|meia-lua de compasso]] - spin heel kick (both hands down or one hand down)
* [[https://youtu.be/9xB_40oQsDM?list=PLD57755E647234751&t=63|Gancho]] - hook kick
* Martelo Passano
* Chapelle de choro
== Counters and take downs ==
* Rasteira
* Negachiva de Bimba
* Step on foot
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXyQk4LTlm8&t=408s|Rasteira de frente]]
==== Legend ====
* **Bold font** - Common moves that every capoeirista should be familiar with.
* Nonbold font - Rarer moves that not everyone will have seen.
* Green - Beginner (Most beginners can learn within a few months of regular capoeira practice)
* Yellow - Intermediate (Most beginners can learn within a year of regular capoeira practice)
* Red - Advanced (Most beginners likely won't be able to learn this until at least a year of regular capoeira practice)
===== Movement/Acrobatics =====
* [[https://youtu.be/Y5BICdz5Huo?t=357|Ginga]]
* Passagem
* [[https://youtu.be/Y5BICdz5Huo?t=518|Passagem lateral]]
* [[https://youtu.be/Y5BICdz5Huo?t=669|Passagem de frente]]
* Role (rolls)
* [[https://youtu.be/YkjKw8FPA6Y?list=PLD57755E647234751&t=28|Standing]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RP2pXmCIu7g&t=74s|From negachiva]]
* Feints
* [[https://youtu.be/AS9QCSUAVYI?list=PLD57755E647234751&t=51|Balanca]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q46HsfbXYTQ&t=99s|Pêndulo]]
* Queda de Rins
* [[https://youtu.be/INFUiJLaclo?list=PLD57755E647234751&t=33|From crouch]]
* From standing
* Fall back
* Queda de tres
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfGcBKYkHU8&t=25s|Queda de quatro]]
* Swap legs
* Troca de Pé
* Bridge
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVM_9OPgQ3Q&t=98s|Ponte]]
* Handstand
* Bananeira (headstand = head + both hands. Both legs up, scissored, etc)
* Handspin - Pião de Mão
* Headspin - Pião de Cabeça
* [[https://youtu.be/Y5BICdz5Huo?t=1514|Au]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajj9ArDIXOo&t=2s|Aú Aberto]] (straight legs)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMbs_yPTNVg|Au fechado]] (tucked legs)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSW6girBUJ4&t=134s|Aú sem mão]] (no hands)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXubas-HOOU&t=23s|Au De Frente]] (Front Walkover)
* Au kick
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpJHIWT8O64&t=53s|Au Batido]] - "L"-kick
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnjLv85phj4|Aú Batendo]]
* Flips
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6W5o-njNHgY&t=265s|Raiz]]
* Handsprings
* Macaco [[https://youtu.be/uwWKvLzSU9c?list=PLD57755E647234751&t=45|from floor]] and [[https://youtu.be/uwWKvLzSU9c?list=PLD57755E647234751&t=56|from Ginga]]. Means "monkey"
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRg2SRqszWk&t=89s|S-Dobrado]]
===== Defense ======
[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXyQk4LTlm8&t=215s|big list]]
* [[https://youtu.be/7XkzzJ1VScg?t=34|Cocorinha]]
* Esquiva (escapes)
* [[https://youtu.be/Y5BICdz5Huo?t=841|Esquiva lateral]] (side lean in horse)
* [[https://youtu.be/Y5BICdz5Huo?t=1109|Esquiva agachada]] or [[https://youtu.be/ftYjPNhP81M?t=82|Esquiva de costa]]
* [[https://youtu.be/iuebJy4_JFQ?t=87|Esquiva baixa aka Equiva de frente]] (back or standing lunge with rear leg going back)
* [[https://youtu.be/Y5BICdz5Huo?t=1221|Esquiva diagonal]] (front lunge)
* Negativa
* [[https://youtu.be/iRb8inBYpf0?t=40|Negativa]] (forward negativa. step forward, sink on back leg)
* [[https://youtu.be/Y5BICdz5Huo?t=1417|Negativa de frente]] (back negativa. step back, sink on back leg)
* [[https://youtu.be/Y5BICdz5Huo?t=1319|Negativa lateral]] (side negativa)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5FBVfwOu2Q|Negativa angola ]] (extreme side, head to floor)
* Queda de Quatro - fall back into a crab-walk position.
===== Kicks =====
Crescent kicks
* [[https://youtu.be/UzG2bNa4CrE?list=PLD57755E647234751&t=57|meia-lua de frente]] (forward, outside to inside)
* [[https://youtu.be/Y5BICdz5Huo?t=1616|Queixada]] (esquiva alta, step forward, then kick inside to outside)
* [[https://youtu.be/Y5BICdz5Huo?t=1737|Armada]] - spin kick
Spinning heel kicks
* [[https://youtu.be/Y5BICdz5Huo?t=1866|meia-lua de compasso]] - spin heel kick (both hands down or one hand down)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKDwKpKgBTQ|Meia-lau de chao]] or [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfVg8ZBP8UQ| Chibata]] (ground) - (au spinning heel kick followed by negachiva)
* [[https://youtu.be/CBwr7ZxrwrY?list=PLD57755E647234751&t=60|Rabo de Arraia]] - spinning heel kick with no hands on the floor
*
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNiKxyToJ6Q&t=15s| Meia lua solta]]
Front/straight kicks
* [[https://youtu.be/Qz5dtM5XnTQ?t=58|Bencao]] - push/stomp kick
* [[https://youtu.be/w07DZuROkMg?list=PLD57755E647234751&t=52|Ponteira]] - snap kick
Round kick, martelo
* [[https://youtu.be/Y5BICdz5Huo?t=2139|martelo]] - round kick
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXyQk4LTlm8&t=55s|martelo Invertido]]
* [[https://youtu.be/rCBfWxpQSb8?list=PLD57755E647234751&t=54|Martelo de Negativa]] or [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4TIWcM_5rs&t=25s|Martelo do Chão]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MNkabm8fys|Chapeu de Couro]] - martelo from the ground (esquiva de frente or negativa) with or without a small hap to start
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLD7Iwz-QDw&t=8s|Martelo rodado ]] or [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXyQk4LTlm8&t=205s|Parafuso]] (tornado kick)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZMRHTgo_Qc&t=238s|Martelo cruzado]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXyQk4LTlm8&t=156s|Martelo preso]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXyQk4LTlm8&t=165s|martelo bicicleta]]
Side kick (chapa)
* [[https://youtu.be/Hrwx81ePVlY?list=PLD57755E647234751&t=45|pisao]] - side kick (also called chapa)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXyQk4LTlm8&t=122s|Chapa de costas]]
* [[https://youtu.be/qrBVBid5KEc?t=33|Chapa de au fechado]]
* Chapa Giratória or [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXyQk4LTlm8&t=135s|Pisao de Costas]] (spinning side kick)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrBVBid5KEc|Other advanced chapas]]
Au kicks
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXyQk4LTlm8&t=176s|Choice (Patana)]]
Misc
* [[https://youtu.be/9xB_40oQsDM?list=PLD57755E647234751&t=63|Gancho]] - hook kick
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXyQk4LTlm8&t=112s|Chibata]]
Handstand
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQ6TdAhKG8w|L-kick (au batido)]] also [[https://youtu.be/8FgIakO6QmM?t=14|here]]
* Au cortada
* Handstand front kick - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhkqHmELjcc
Misc advanced kicks
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZVMECdP1Vo
===== Arm strikes / punches / close range =====
[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXyQk4LTlm8&t=294s| big list]]
===== Take down / sweeps =====
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXyQk4LTlm8&t=390s|Banda de frente]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXyQk4LTlm8&t=398s|Banda de costas]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXyQk4LTlm8&t=408s|Rasteira de frente]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXyQk4LTlm8&t=416s|Rasteira de costas]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXyQk4LTlm8&t=424s|Banda de mao]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXyQk4LTlm8&t=432s|Boca de calca]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXyQk4LTlm8&t=441s|Boca de calca de costas]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXyQk4LTlm8&t=451s|Cesta pra frente]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXyQk4LTlm8&t=462s|Alavanca]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXyQk4LTlm8&t=474s|Arrastao]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXyQk4LTlm8&t=483s|Malandro]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXyQk4LTlm8&t=492s|Tesoura escorada]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXyQk4LTlm8&t=506s|Vingativa]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXyQk4LTlm8&t=516s|Cruz]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXyQk4LTlm8&t=525s|Tesoura de mao]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXyQk4LTlm8&t=536s|Tesoura de costas]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXyQk4LTlm8&t=546s|Tesoura da negativa]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXyQk4LTlm8&t=560s|Tesoura de frente]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXyQk4LTlm8&t=560s|Cesta de lado]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXyQk4LTlm8&t=585s|Tesoura de pes]]
===== Unsorted patterns =====
* 10 patterns - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dk8-9T6uMI8
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhSmNw5zTBg
===== Unsorted beginner moves =====
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XFyk4gzqbA
===== Unsorted advanced moves =====
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zMk8wBwNaY
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jgaVueubcI
===== Ranking =====
Every group has their ranking or even emphasis on ranking. Most fall roughly into the four following bins (some with finer delineation).
- Aluno - Student
- Aluno Graduado - Advanced student - Help teach the less advanced students.
- Instructor or Assistant instructor - Helps run classes but does not lead a group.
- Professor - Runs their own group.
- Mestre - Master.
===== Terminology =====
* https://thecapoeirablog.wordpress.com/capoeira-terms/
===== Similar lists (with videos) of movements =====
* https://www.akban.org/wiki/Portal:Capoeira#Capoeira_techniques