MESTRE BIMBA’S ADVANCED SEQUENCES

This is a clip of my mestre, mestre bamba and Instrutor Toinho doing the cintura desprezada.
There are a few variations you will see around the place, but these are the standard ones that are taught in the academy.
Cintura desprezada traditionally, was only taught to the formados or higher. It was traditionally used to help the capoeirista to understand how to get out of someone trying to throw you.
(it was NOT used to teach people how to get them into holds).

The capoeira itself is free flowing, but it has set sequences that occur within the game. This is like the advanced sequence of mestre bimba. It was used to help the students learn how to fall well, as well as overcome fear in complex situations.

It is to the tune of Iuna. With only one berimbau and two pandeiros.

CAPOEIRA REGIONAL MOVEMENTS:

The capoeira regional movements are split into three categories:
basic, traumatic and take-downs.

BASIC:
1. AU
2. COCORINHA
3. GINGA
4. NEGATIVA
5. ROLE

TAKEDOWNS:
35. APANHADA
36. ARQUEADO
37. ARRASTAO
38. BAIANA
39. BALAO DE LADO
40. BALAO CINTURADO
41. BANDA DE COSTAS
42. BANDA TRACADA
43. BENCAO
44. CRUZ
45. CRUCIFIXO
46. CRUZILHA
47. DENTINHO
48. GRAVATA ALTA
49. GRAVATA BAIXA
50. RASTEIRA
51. TESOURA
52. VINGATIVA

Many of these movements over time have lost relevance or have lost their meaning. Many of the movements associated with these names have also been lost. But I am sure there are some mestres who still remember which movements are which.
Many of these movements were rarely used in the game of regional anyway. It was mainly the movements from the 8 sequences that were mainly used. Mestre Itapoan said once when teaching a workshop that if you have learnt the sequences properly and understand them, you will be able to apply the movements and method to any roda from any style around the world.