Bencao ("blessing" forward kick with push from heel)
Cabecada ("head" push usually to stomach)
Chapa (push; queixada position with posterior kick with circular pushing motion )
Chapa giratoria (spin like armada but kick in the middle of turning from back)
Chapeu de couro ("leather hat"; usually done from esquiva frontal, opp hand on ground, kick through)
Chibata presa ("whip stick"; opposite of meia lua de compasso )
Cotovelada (elbow strike from outside to inside)
Escorpiao ("scorpion"; hands on ground, weight on front forearm, back leg hooks around and kicks forward)
Espora (like esporao, but lower kick)
Esporao (like chapa but with a hook)
Giro armada (fake armada, than armada)
Joelhada ("kneed"; knee comes up in front to hit opponent)
Martelo (round house kick)
Martelo de chao (round house kick with hand on ground)
Martelo rodado (jumping armada with second leg kicking; step across with outside leg, opposite knee comes up, next leg kicks)
Meia lua de compasso (hands on ground, one leg comes forward sideways, back leg kicks circular)
Meia lua de frente or pasa pe (half moon lateral kick standing)
Meia lua encaixada (de compasso into queda de rins)
Meia lua solta (de compasso without hands)
Parafuso (jumping armada with legs together, one bent; from cadera, outside knee comes up and jumping armada)
Pisao (big step, sideways like queixada, kick with heel)
Ponteira (like bencao but with quick kick at end)
Queixada (step into frontal plane, twist to wind up, and kick to unwind)
Navalha ("razor blade"; like an au with legs kicking forward)
Arrastao (grabbing around legs)
Barreira direta (hands in front of body)
Barriera cruzada (hands crossed in front of body)
Cortacapin ("grass cutter"; hop over extended leg with flexed knee in circular motion)
Escala (step forward facing sideways in sagittal plane)
Escapa (step forward, then finish 360 to back)
Esquiva frontal (dodge to the front)
Esquiva lateral (dodge to the side)
Ginga (basic movement of capoeira)
Negativa (crouch with one leg straight, other leg bent, weight on heels)
Ponte (backbend)(examples of combos-escaping esquiva to ponte, mea lua to side to ponte)
Rais (step across, look behind you, bring leg around and do 360 jumping)
Role (rolling over straight leg)
Role giro de costa (role turn around to the back)
Quebrada (dodge perpendicular to opponent)
Queda de quatro (crab position)
Queda de rins ("falling on the kidneys", crouch with forearm on ribs and elbow at hip)
Amazonas (handstand with one leg coming forward across body in the air)
Au de cabeca (au with head on ground)
Au de costas (hands come down in front of legs; arching au)
Au de frente (front walkover starting from au stance)
Au defensivo (au with legs low)
Au encaixado (au into queda de rins)
Au pesada (cartwheel landing perpendicular with feet landing at the same time)
Au role (cartwheel with leg going down into knee flexion for role)
Au sem mao (au without hands)
Au trocado (au with "switch" of feet, au with opp leg starting first; good to go into from facing backwards, i.e. from au defensivo)
Bananeira ("banana tree"; handstand)
Canivete (from standing or ground, fall somersault-ish onto forearm and roll over forward, same leg and arm move first)
Coluna mea lua into front walkover/backbend
Macaco ("monkey"; backhandspring-ish with inside hand on ground, other hand thrown over head)
Piao de mao (twirling handstand; one hand on ground, opposite leg goes up, then other hand goes down, and opp leg goes up making a circle)
Rosca de mao (piao de mao from au)
S-dobrado ("s" movement formed starting from esquiva frontal, coming forward, wrapping leg?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1CPgMo6LwI)
Take Downs
Banda de costa (like calcanheira, but done during or before a kick)
Banda de frente (body facing opponent foot goes to their foot; good to do when opponent does armada)
Banda de frente presa (do after tronco, arm goes around leg, hold onto cubital fossa, bring hips forward)
Banda trancada (weaving leg around opponent and catching their leg) (counters: triangle with legs and squeeze head; grab behind heels and push hips up, use their arm to get up; hook foot behind knee when still standing; arm triangle by pushing their elbow across their neck; push their elbow across their neck and you turn to inside with hands on ground)
Boca de calca (grabbing their leg between your legs)
Calcanheira (heel to heel, arm out; done after a kick)
Paulista (bring back leg behind own leg and hooking opponent's ankle)
Rasteira (sweeping leg with one hand on ground, other arm over head)
Rasteira de mao (rasteira with the hands pushing and pulling)
Rasteira encaixada (rasteira into queda de rins)
Tesoura de costa (facing opponent, hands on ground, back leg behind opponent, front leg across opp's hips; then bend them; you should fall backward; have legs at knee and hips of opponent)
Tesoura de frente (facing opponent with foot between their legs, role with their legs between yours; you should fall forward; have legs at knee and hips of opponent) (counters: step backwards; bring hand to ground and chibata presa; hook foot)
Tronco (body in cadeira with fleshy part of arm protecting body, and you just let the person kick you; usually go into banda de frente presa afterwards)
Vingativa (and counters) (take down facing same way as opponent and coming in behind them with elbow trapping leg or across body) (counters: step back into another vingativa; get leg out and spin; get leg out and martelo; tesoro de costa; kick their leg out and push their shoulder; step out, one hand on tricep, other on shoulder with calcanheira with legs)
Berimbau toques: Regional de Bimba, Samba
--Sao Bento Grange: xxo00
--Angola: xx0o (shake caxixe)
--Samba: xx00xx00xx00 00
--Santa Maria: 000^000^000^o (x)0oxxoxxoxxo0o0^ (used for money game)
--Cavalaria: xx0xx0xx0o0xx00000xx0o0 (signal to run from the cops)
--Iuna: xx0^0^0^xx0^0^0^xx0^0^00000^0^0^0^(for showing off, just higher cords playing in roda)
Samba pandeiro (thumb, fingers, palm, fingers; keep hand close to pandeiro, thumb is the hit, the rest is a shake)
Samba drum: RH 0 0 xx 0 0 xx x
0=out
o=soft out
x=in
Angola (form of capoeira with lots of traditional movements made popular by Mestre Pastinha; lots of rules; done often close to ground, very sneaky, some say it looks lazy, ginga goes back onto heels; calls done hitting every central body joint until hand and then move forward and backward)
Benguela (capoeira-ish with more movements done on a line; mixture of Angola and Regional; low to the ground; close movements like cogs in a wheel; created by Mestre Bimba)
Balanco (movement without kicks)
Maculele (Brazilian dance with sticks or machetes)
Pernada (mostly standing kicks usually at end of roda; try to keep hips squared)
