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So, last Thursday a member of my group got his apelido. Now he's Galo Preto. If you know what that means, yes he is a black dude and that joke's already pretty worn out. If you don't know what that means, go look it up. You're on the internet, man. Anyway, it got me thinking a bit.

The more advanced members of the group Samurai (the boss man. He cuts down his oppenents like a samurai is the reasoning behind that), Maluca (I'm not sure how you spell that one. But Samurai said, "Because he's craz… Continue

I haven't told you guys about Samurai yet, huh? He runs the Stonybrook group. I think he's a little disappointed in me since I mentioned I've been to Capoeira Angola. Must not have occurred that just because you're there doesn't mean you're learning from the Mestre. He has advanced students to teach. I learned from more advanced students who'd hop out of the roda and teach the newbies. Plus I only wound up goin' twice.

Back to Samurai, he's got the whole regionale thing going. You know

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This Thursday I join my first real capoeira group. Capoeira Angola doesn't really count for this as I was never really a member due to difficulties with transportation. For someone like me who's been doing things solo for such a long time, this is incredible.

Capoeira's about interaction. Alone there's only so much you can do. I'm going to try and enjoy today and tomorrow because I know that when Thursday swings by I'm going to be practicing like a fiend. Pray for my knees.