This book does a great job of breaking down the mechanics of beginner, intermediate & advanced capoeira movements. However, understand that the book alone will not teach you capoeira! I take 1 - 2 classes a week here in Los Angeles & there have been some movements in class that I just didn't understand. Being able to come home & look up the movements in the book, where they are broken down step by step in photographs with instructions has helped me a great deal when I've hit a block. In addition, it covers both Angola and Regional styles of capoeira so you can tailor it to your practice. Finally, one of the coolest elements of the book is that for every move, it gives you pointers on when you could use the move, and others moves that can precede or follow it. That's helped me a lot in learning how to "chain" my moves with more fluidity. The only way to make this book better is if there were a companion DVD that allowed you to see the moves in real time. (hint, hint) I also have the Capoeira Conditioning book by the same author. Together they're like the text & workbook to go with the classes I'm taking.