On some Mondays and Tuesdays a few of my friends would catch me doing odd things in the school parking lott with some friends.
It’s hard for me to explain what Capoeira is exactly, it looks like dancing but it’s actually Brazillian martial arts :p Wiki it for more info ><
Ain’t is just awsome? ;]
Our capo family: Ben (Bendez), Phillips, Chua, Nigel, Andrea, Yu An, Me, Shinji (tartaruga), Mior, Ku, Zee and many others :)
NOT FORGETTING OUR INSTRUCTOR TERRY!!
thank you for the year of torture, bruises, pain, sores, sweat, (only once) blood and most importantly, teachings and fun :X
this is probably the only martial arts where you actually "play" in a roda instead of sparring. plus you need to clap, sing (in Brazillian Portuguese!) and play instruments to build up axê (which basically means energy) before playing. only 2 people can enter the roda (with the exception of solos) and play. you’ll earn your cordão (cord) which is like the belts in Tae Kwon Do in a ceremony called Batizado.
hopefully i can earn mine on the 8th of November :D
there are other elements to capoeira such as Maculelê (looks weird at first but it’s damn fun. we actually did a performance once)
and Samba de roda (never got to learn it T.T terry doesn’t teach it! D:)
Today was our last lesson and roda. best one yet though there were people who couldn’t make it :(
Until the day we can get together for another roda, boa sorte, meus amigos! :]
Capoeira was really fun… haha, you got that right… A year of \’torture, bruises, pain, sore and so on\’…But most importantly, TERRY TAUGHT US WELL =)