Month: July 2021

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97 Part I – My Mestre Believes in Me. Ft. Prof. Bacana

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It takes courage to open a gym or studio to start your Capoeira work, that is why I wanted to bring to you, my brother Prof. Bacana (@prof_bacana_maculele_capoeira) because when I met him at the Sua Casa event in Charlotte, NC, he told me the story of the opening of his gym during the pandemic, crazy right? But he did it, he works hard for it, and he still standing and expanding!!

I am always going to admire those that work smart and hard for what they want, those who put their actions to work and do not wait for others to do something or give it to them. I am always going to admire those who look for opportunities to learn and to grow.

Thank you so much for the inspiration Prof. Bacana, we will definitely visit you at your class!!

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96 Part II – Correlation of African Dances, and Religion with Capoeira. Ft. Leopardo.

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What you are going to listen to part II of my conversation with Leopardo and the studies he’s done about Capoeira and African Culture.:

The religion of West Africa teaches you:
– respect: to ancestors and our surroundings,
– loving: people and our surroundings, and
– care: for each other to prosper.

The conexions of Capoeira and Candomble.
We mentioned the actual Voodoo.
Ignorance creates a lot of hate anywhere.

I found it very interesting how everything is connected in Capoeira, there are so many little pieces of everything in Capoeira, From African culture to Brazilian culture.

Today Capoeira has conquered the heart of thousands of people around the world (I’m sure we can even say millions of people). There is Capoeira anywhere in the world, letting you know that Capoeira is about people, not where you are from, what you speak, how you look like, or what Capoeira style you do. But something I can tell you for sure, once Capoeira touches your heart, I promise, you are gonna love it!

When I got my very first ceremony in the Yoruba religion I learn so much about how much you need to respect people. They taught me that the heart of the religion is people, without people there is no energy, and without the energy, there is nothing to love.

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95 Part 1 – How Orixas and Capoeira Are Connected. Ft. Leopardo

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In this episode, I had the awesome pleasure to interview my friend Leopardo (@charlie_billon) which has been doing and continues doing researches about the connections of the African culture with our Capoeira, from the cultures to the dances, to the religions in African countries!!… Everything is connected at the end.

Listen to this episode to get some information about the connection of our ancestors with today’s rituals in Capoeira.

for the last few months, I have seen people talking about ancestors, but in reality, we are not getting connected with them, we are getting so trapped in the social media world that we are forgetting about doing our homework. The best way to get connected, and also respect our ancestors is to learn from them, read about them, see their stories, not focus on they had suffered, but on what amazing stuff they left us, such as religions, culture, respect, and love for each other, our elderly and ancestors. That is what they left us, those that once were here with us.

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