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Intentions in Capoeira

Sensing Intention How do you know whether a person wants to harm you or not? When does the game turn from a game into a fight? Where do people’s true intentions lie? Popularity: 21% [?] [...more]

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This is a way I was taught on how to make a caxixi. I am by no means a professional, but at least this is one way, and you can develop/discover other ways from here. Or simply ask your Capoeira instructor how! Popularity: 21% [?] [...more]

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AWARENESS and MALANDRAGEM

Awareness is something that needs constant maintenance. Sometimes I feel myself stopping in the middle of the day, ‘waking up’ and asking myself, what have I been doing today? and I find it really hard to remember. I never seem to be able to catch up with the world. Regardless of how much I try [...] [...more]

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A CAPOEIRA CLASS WITH MESTRE BAMBA

monday 9th/2/04 Today I survived one of the scarest classes of my life. Without a doubt, just one of the many to come. Popularity: 34% [?] [...more]

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CAPOEIRA IN LONDON

MY FIRST CAPOEIRA CLASS IN LONDON 2004 Walking down the street to buy a coffee I was trying to think of how to introduce myself to mestre carlos. I walked up this dirty street of london, filled with run down shops and small delis. It was a beautiful day as the sun was [...] [...more]

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ADAPTING THE GAME OF CAPOEIRA

One of the most beautiful attributes of capoeira is its ability to adapt. It is in the non-committing, loosely phrased, sneaky way of the brazilian culture that glues the game together. Popularity: 57% [?] [...more]

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TOPAZIO

A RODA AT TOPAZIO We walked down the cobbled stoned streets of the pelourinho, luminecent and glowing with energy. our fate however, lied within the darkness of the night sky and the spiradic glints of twinkly stars. Our destiny lay within the mystery, for better or worse. We [...] [...more]

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MESTRE MORAES

WATCHING A MASTER His Berimbau cried. As his voice roared. Music vibrating from his body. Capoeira seeping from his skin. This, is how I remember Mestre Moraes. Popularity: 31% [?] [...more]

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GROW YOUR GARDEN

CAPOEIRA FEAR I once asked my Martial arts instructor, Sifu Nino Pilla, how can I overcome fear? As his quietly calm words flowed from his experience and wisdom, little did either of us know how much I would use this advice in all aspects of my life’s challenges. Popularity: 31% [?] [...more]