All Capoeiristas say over and over again that Capoeira is not only a martial art. We tend to look down on other martial artists in the knowledge that they just learn how to bash their heads while we get to learn movement, music and philosophy in one. Actually, that is unfair, cause other martial arts [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Capoeira Today’
February 17, 2009
Open Roda in Amsterdam
Hello people,
yes, I am still alive. And these days there will be another post on this blog, but first things first:
Capoeira Angola Center of the Netherlands presents
Umoja (The spirit of togetherness)
A time to reflect on unity within our families, communities & nations.
Open Roda
Sunday 1 March 09
14.00 – 17.00
All styles are welcome…wear Capoeira clothes and sport [...]
November 3, 2008
Mixing styles: Can you train both Angola and Regional?
This is one of the most controverse topics in discussions between Angoleiros and Regionalistas. And it is a question which is coming up more and more often since several groups claim for themselves that they a) practise both or b) that the dichotomy between Regional and Angola is artificial and thus, that they are training [...]
October 1, 2008
Today is Carybé Day
É argentino, é brasileiro, é quichua,
é asteca, é inca, é carioca por bossa
mas baiano por fé.
É amigo do mundo inteiro
menos de quem náo dá pé.
Canta cantigas de Cuzco
da Havana e do Tremenbé.
É um sambista milongueiro
Bate um violáo de terreiro.
E é santo de cadomblé.
–Vincius de Moraes
On the 1nd of October 1997 a guy named Hector [...]
September 22, 2008
Are Angoleiros Snobs?
The other day I talked with a Regionalista whom I didnt know much. And in this conversation he was talking about a teacher of Capoeira Angola who was (quote) “like all Angoleiros a bit of a snob”. He knew who he was talking to, so I smiled and replied “yeah I know, I’m like that, [...]
September 12, 2008
Spot the mistake
Or: A painful lesson in malicia
The first time I have seen this video I thought, yep, this clip will make a big round in the web and people will start discussing about how effective Capoeira is in a fight or not. I don’t think that people who dont know much about Capoeira should judge [...]
July 8, 2008
Bring Capoeira Back to the Streets!
This topic is circulating through my mind since a couple of weeks. Maybe it is due to me leaving my first Capoeira group more than a year ago, which lead to me visiting groups and training with different groups – also regional, which is not really my line of Game. Anyway, during those times I [...]
July 2, 2008
My favourite Youtube-Clips!
I realized the other day that I did write mostly about serious topics. That is ok, cause, well, Capoeira Angola is something I take serious. But as important as all the cultural aspects and the little rules and the philosophy of capoeira is the fact that Capoeira Angola is FUN!!! I sadly dont have any [...]
June 24, 2008
How can I become an Angoleiro?
Once upon a time… I was biking to a Regional training and a girl who was riding with me asked me: “Why do Regionalistas admire Angoleiros ?”
Well, I think I was the wrong person to ask, because I am an Angoleiro and before I came into contact with regionalistas I didnt even know that there [...]
May 13, 2008
The ups and downs of Capoeira life
I remember the words quite well. “Be careful, you are too much into Capoeira.” I heard this sentence sth like 2 months ago. In those days I bought my new berimbau, started learning new songs, new ladainhas, read a couple of more articles about Capoeira, and started a Blog, in which I write down things [...]
