All Blog Posts Tagged 'capoeira' (7)

Capoeira camp in Salvador Brazil Come train with famous masters to improve your game and knowledge of capoeira check out the video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpKxSKVAlvA AXE Continue

Komunitas capoeira saat ini begitu diminati oleh pelajar dari SD-Mahasiswa, bahkan karyawan pun baik swasta dan negeri begitu berminat mengikuti beladiri capoeira. Banyak yang beranggapan bahwa capoeira itu unik, berbeda dari bela diri yang sudah ada di Indonesia. Mulai dari gerakan dasarnya sampai gerakan-gerakan akrobatik yang sulit dipelajari buat orang awam. Tapi ada juga orang yang kurang berminat dengan bela diri ini karena sudah pesimis akan kemampuannya atau ada juga yang mengatakan "wad… Continue

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I was looking through some videos on You Tube and came across this one http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8xxgFpK-NM I think as the name suggests is the best video of Capoeira I have seen till date. These guys are absolutely amazing and the guy who made the video is extremely talented. Please watch Continue

Travado's note: This is just a primer. I have read more books on Capoeira and will post the reviews on it. For any capoeira beginner, this list should be enough. BTW, this appeared on my regular blog close to a year ago. This past week, Beautiful Asiatic Earth learned that I used to teach Capoeira. She excitedly asked me to teach the babies at the Earth Appreciation Day this Sunday, June 24th, 2007… Continue

I have never been very good at patience in the learning process. I like being a rockstar IMMEDIATELY, and when I have to work too hard at something, I get frustrated and want to quit. Is there something wrong with me, or do lots of people feel this way? I remember reading somewhere that kids in "gifted" programs and such actually tend to fail or otherwise do poorly in school much more often than "regular" kids. Something about not being used to having to put an effort (so no skill in studying a… Continue

ABOUT TOPAZIO: The Topázio group was founded in 1987 by Raimundo dos Santos – Master Dinho. The group has been known for introducing new movements in the capoeira fight. The group was founded to keep together Master Dinho..s trainees that were teaching capoeira in other communities. It was a way to officialize what all of them felt. They were members of the same family. Since then the group has been branching out and increased the number of trainees. There are school branches all over Brazil a… Continue