How to Do Capoeira Ginga
African slaves created Capoeira, a unique martial arts technique, about 500 years ago. And when we talk about Capoeira Ginga, we mean the most basic movement of this technique. All you need to do is to move back and forth by alternating both of your legs in triangular form. Head usually moves in alignment with your legs and arms.
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Instructions
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Make sure that your both of your legs are bent and keep your body in balance by sliding one leg behind the other not necessarily in a straight line. You can stand on your toes to boost the movement. Face towards the camara and keep your pelvis straight
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Your hands should move in the opposite direction of the legs and the raised shoulder protects your neck. Execute a continuous movement from side to side in three positions. It means that when you move your left leg, your right arm should move in accordance and when you move your right leg, your left arm should move in accordance.
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From the first and starting position, move into the cadeira position. You need to bring both legs parallel. Lower the torso and brought the arms in front. Brought the arms for the protection of your face and it can help you protect yourself from attacks. This will protect you from attacks coming from low like strikes from knees or face blows. You need to continue your movements by passing the left leg behind the right leg and make sure that you stay on your toes.
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Now you need to move your left arm in front of the face. And move the right hand in front of the sides and make sure that you keep alternating them.
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If you are beginner, avoid mixing up legs and arms and keep things simple. Keep this in mind that your arms and legs should move in reverse direction.
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Another important thing that you need to keep in mind is that the movement of your body part must be continuous and there shouldn’t be any breaks. Try to keep the flow as fluent as possible and you can compare the movement like you moving your head while listening to dub step.
