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I’m sitting here in my white polyester pants and a white t-shirt waiting to go to Capoeira.  I began stepping up Capoeira training about two months ago, and it Sometimes I feel like I wait all week to go to Capoeira, I look forward to it all week.  Then, on Thursday and Saturday, I feel like I’m in a training montage.  (Everyone knows from movies that if you want to get really good at something physical, all you have to do is a quick montage…)  I am learning to be confident and gently aggressive in the hota, to both act and react to an opponent; I am learning balance and gaining strength and flexibility.  It’s the most fun I can imagine having, pretty much.

I just got distracted watching videos, which I like to do.

The group I train with is here:

http://www.lampreiacapoeira.com/ (click on Videos if it pleases)

I’ll start going in to City Center when I’m better…

This one, among many videos, is good–there are faster games of Capoeira, but slow games like this demonstrate the artistry and are much more demanding in terms of form and the communication between players.  Notice the shaker in the middle which never gets disturbed, then tell me about control and discipline…