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Capoeira students listen to Mestres at the Palesta (Debate) in Brazil in 2008

Capoeira Maculelê is not only committed to offering high quality classes in Decatur, GA, but also to sharing of quality information and philosophy about capoeira. Capoeira, especially today, is about sharing of information. In fact, no information in capoeira is owned by any one person. According to Mestre Bimba, capoeira is an evolving art.

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The opinions posted in this blog are Juba's opinions alone, and they do not reflect reality or actuality in capoeira in general. But, isn't that what blogs are for?

The Secret of Capoeira

I haven't posted anything in a while, and we've been keeping pretty busy. I few weeks ago, however, I told a story that Mestre Azulão told us once in a few years ago. Mestre Azulão used to teach classes in Foz do Iguaçu, a city in the state of Paraná, near the Iguazu falls (which are absolutely breathtaking, by the way).

The Different Styles of Capoeira

To most people who know a little about capoeira, the art comes in two flavors: Angola and Regional, Mestres Pastinha and Bimba being the modern, respective fathers of each branch. In the capoeira resources section of my site, I have a short article discussing the various forms of capoeira as they are practiced today.

Yet I consistently hear capoeiristas of gradauted ranks making bizarre juxtapositions about the various rhythms played on the berimbau and their accompanying games. Here's a quick summary about how it works.

Today, capoeira is practiced in three flavors:

Training versus Instruction versus Play: What it takes to become awesome at capoeira

I've shared this theory of mine with a few people in the past, but after hearing Instrutor Mico briefly mention the difference between training and teaching, I decided to post the idea. This concept drives my decisions about how to structure classes in Decatur.

What we casually refer to as "class" can really be thought of as being a complex of four different components:

Developing Your Capoeira Game

Estagiario Aranha, of Maculelê Tallahassee, came to Decatur and Emory three weeks ago to give a few workshops, play with students in the roda, and just relax for a few days. One of his workshops was scheduled to be an hour long, but it spiraled into a three-hour workshop at the end of which my students played the best I've ever seen them in a roda on the square.

During the workshop, Aranha made an interesting point about training capoeira and capoeira development. While I cannot repeat exactly how he shared this philosophy via a blog, I'll do my best.

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