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101 Part I – Capoeira In Israel, and The Capoeira Instructors Course Initiative. Ft. Mestre Edan.

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This conversation was very motivating and has a lot of great information. In this episode I had the amazing pleasure to interview Mestre Edan (@edan ) all the way from Israel, one of the Capoeira pioneers in Israel, using an awesome strategy to build a community, using some army tactics, “you build an army you start a school for officers because the officers are going to train the soldiers”.

This made Capoeira so big in Israel that now Capoeira gives a very hard time to Judo, everyone knows what Capoeira is, what can we learn from that? and How can we apply the same system here in the USA and make our Capoeira schools grow so big, that we can give hard times to another martial arts?

He also told us the story behind The Instructor Course (by the way, this course can be done by any level, not only instructors) and how he specializes in kids… Wait for Part II next week.

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100 Breaking Down The Capoeira Game. Ft. Mestre Mindinho

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What is the Capoeira game? Have you ever been in a position where you had no idea what the Capoeira game actually looks like or how to understand it? Comment below!!

To celebrate my first 100th episode I had the awesome pleasure to interview my Mestre, Mestre Mindinho (@mindinhovalente), to talk about “The Capoeira Game”, the very first time I came across with Mestre Mindinho’s information, was with one of his videos where he was explaining the Capoeria game, what it is and how to understand it.

Let us know if you have questions about the Capoeira game and how it works.
Understanding the Capoeira game can get confusing when we are starting in Capoeira, but as Capoeira educators we should be able to explain this dynamic through words for those that have never seen Capoeira before or for those that are starting in this beautiful art.

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99 I Really Enjoy Seen My Students Getting Better. Ft. Inst. Turbulencia

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In this episode, I got the amazing pleasure to interview my brother Inst. Turbulencia (@turbulencia_tudo_pode) from Clarksville, TN, where we talk about the coming event he is having in Clarksville, TN, and how you should join us at this event this weekend, in our conversation we also talked about his awesome journey in Capoeira, but also talked about all the trips he made to Brazil looking and learning directly from his Mestre.

We also talked about that awesome feeling that you get when you watch your students getting better, and better, if you teach, let us know how you feel that the progress from your students!!

Join us for his event from Aug 6th to the 8th, and let’s support each other, you can check more information here:

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98 Part II – Don’t Take Capoeira as a Short Term. Ft. Prof. Bacana

Part II of my conversation with my brother Prof. Bacana (@prof_bacana_maculele_capoeira) is up on all the podcast platforms; in this second part, we talk about how he is trying to build an ego-free environment in his new gym because there are 3 different martial arts that are part of the business, we talk about how his Mestre is his inspirations to keep pushing himself, important is having a mentor in Capoeira, to help you grow and understand what we do, what it takes to be a Capoeirista from his perspective, and making Capoeira a long term activity so you can see for yourself the benefits of this amazing art.

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

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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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94 We Cannot be Ashamed of Money. Ft. Inst. Caxixi

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What would it happen if Mestre Pastinha received the monetary value he deserved, with all his knowledge and all his contribution to the Capoeira history? He probably wouldn’t go in such bad living conditions, sadly he got more value after he was gone.

Mestre Pastinha was one of the biggest pioneers of Capoeira in Brazil, he did many researches, including traveling all the way to Africa looking for answers.

We in the Capoeira community should not be ashamed to talk about money, wanting to make a living with what we love, to sustain our lives and families with what we dedicate so much time, energy, sweat, smiles, and sometimes tears. It should not be hard for us to make a living with Capoeira.

We, the teachers should have at least a basic understanding of financial education, what is actually a liability and asset, and much more. let’s get educated about money, so we can provide higher quality classes to our students and community, but also provide for our families with what we love doing!!

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93 First time Ever in Person Group Interview. Ft. GCB Cleveland

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For the very first time ever in The Capoeira Experience Podcast, this is the biggest group interview I’ve done so far.

Part of the team from Capoeira Brasil Cleveland, OH, came to my June Open Roda. I had the awesome pleasure to listen to the story of my awesome friends, Tubarao (@drydenkyle), Isaiah, Furao (@meurbano), Unicornia, Pikachu (@teejcapoeira), and Tempestade (Not from Cleveland lol).

Each of them has such a great story in Capoeira, and each of them is adding such an awesome energy to this awesome art!!… We also go the chance to exchange some perspective of our Capoeira and what we like about our community, highlighting the positive of our community, we also mentioned how beautiful is to see the diversity in our Capoeira community, from ages to nationalities, we can see so much!!

It feels so good to have good friends around us, especially those that want to be around you, making you feel home, warm, and loved. Take care of your friends as much as they take care of you, love them as much as they love you and you will see the magic happen!! Much respect and love for all my friends out there!!

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92 Capoeira and Wood Crafting. Ft. Sabonete

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Today I had the pleasure to interview my good friend Sabonete, she has amazing woodwork, Capoeira, and much more, she made awsome Berimbaus from scratch (listened to her playing in the interview), we talk about her Capoeira story, and how her connection with the Orixas can to her life, we also talked about how she puts her energy into creating a beautiful craft!

Check all her work and DM her to buy some awesome material, from Berimbaus, to baquetas, to benches!! You name it!!

Wood Crafting can also translate into Capoeira, when we teach students we are teaching this beautiful craft, this beautiful art that we all love, we teach how to put movements together to create what we call the Capoeira Game!!… We are Capoeira crafters!

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91 Capoeira and I Got Reconnected. Ft. Puma Camille

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Have you ever imagine that Capoeira was already part of yourself?, and when you found Capoeira you felt that this was actually a reconnection?

Many of us felt that way when we started Capoeira, long after years is when we understand that connection.

On episode #91, I got the huge pleasure to interview Puma Camille (@puma) where we talk about that connection he had with Capoeira from the very beginning, where we talk about the connection beyond the physical body and objects that surround us and Capoeira, how we need to stay connected to our ancestors and how we are opening our eyes to new realities.

List to this interview and get to know for yourself the passion that Puma Camille shows us on Social Media!

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90 Being Available to Explain Capoeira From Different Ways. Ft. Monitor Peruca

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We all learn in different ways, some of us are slow learners (like myself) or some are fast learners, some of us are visual (like me) and some of us are theoretical, we also can be hands-on and learn from the experience rather from the books (like myself).

We can be excellent at whatever we do, but recreating that in other people, with different ways of learning is a WAY different story, know how to teach, know how to control your emotions during the class, and know how to explain what you are passing is not an easy task, it is something that takes time, a lot of practice and a lot of experience to create an excellent class, and of course, every teacher has a way of teaching, but we gotta know how to bring all the students up, with lacking the empathy of having a good Capoeirista in and out of Capoeira.

During this episode, I got the amazing pleasure to interview an old friend from Venezuela, Monitor Peruca (@juan), a friend that came from the exact same Capoeira community that I am from. During this interview, we talked about his Capoeira Experience between both countries, how he views teaching, and the coming up event “Sua Casa” organized by him and his team, an awesome event which will have many aspects, Afro-Venezuelan drums, free beginners class, a percussion workshop, dance workshop, a lot of Capoeira workshops and Batizado!!

We all are ready to travel and play Capoeira, reconnect with old friends and make a lot more new friends, who else is ready to travel?

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89 Learning How To Approach Different Teaching Strategies – Instructor Course. Ft. Mestre Cueca.

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Mestre Cueca (@cueca) and his team offer online courses that help you understand different ways of teaching, they give you tools and more knowledge so we, teachers, can apply that in our classes, helping us approach Capoeira in a very professional perspective when it comes to teaching. This course is for Instructors but also for people that want to help their teachers grow their schools. Check it out!

Just to you know, this course is not about a group or group methodology, the purpose of this course is to help you understand teaching techniques, which is an excellent tool not very common in Capoeira!

Teaching is not easy at all, it can be intimidating at the beginning, and sometimes overwhelming especially when you don’t know what and how to teach next (there’s no school or college program that teaches us how to teach Capoeira, if there is one, let me know).

This was an awesome pleasure since we need more of this kind of material, and you can support this type of work easily.

Listen to this episode and listen to the experience of many Capoeiristas around the world in one place!! The Capoeira Experience Podcast, a podcast made from the community to the community!!!

Want to share your Capoeira experience?? DM me and let’s share your experience with the community!!!

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88 Capoeira Training Planner. Ft. Graduada Iguana.

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Have you ever wanting to see the progress on your Capoeira? or Have you ever think about keeping track of your progress and having a road map where you want to be in 3, 6, 9, or 12 months?… The best way for us to keep track of our progress is to write them down, having a planner can help you to not forget what you want, especially for your Capoeira!…

In this episode, I had the pleasure to interview the creator of the first Capoeira planner (@Capoeiraplanner_by_Iguana) where you can keep track of your progress, and also learn some new material with all the features that are included every month in this planner! Give it a look at the planner, it is awesome!

Want to learn more about this planner?… Send me a DM for more detail!

Listen to this episode and listen to the experience of many Capoeiristas around the world in one place!! The Capoeira Experience Podcast, a podcat made from the community to the community!!!

Want to share your Capoeira experience?? DM me and let’s share your experience with the community!!!

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87 Never Really Thought That I Was Gonna Fall in Love With Capoeira. Ft. Redibull

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One of the biggest benefits that Capoeira can offer is the awesome communities that we can create. In this episode, I got the pleasure to interview my brother Redibull (@lucas). Where we talk about his journey in Capoeira, how in a very short period of time he could fall in love with Capoeira without even imagine that it could happen this way.

We talk about his experience in the community, how and what he felt in the process.

Listen to this episode and listen to the experience of many Capoeiristas around the world in one place!! The Capoeira Experience Podcast, a podcat made from the community to the community!!!

Want to share your Capoeira experience?? DM me and let’s share your experience with the community!!!

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86 Tips on How To Learn Portuguese

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85 Self-Motivation, How to Keep The Fire. Ft Caxixi

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Keeping my mind focus on where I want to keep me motivated, connecting with the Capoeira community through this podcast, and in person keeps me motivated!!

I was really closed to stop teaching classes, but I changed my mind after my last trip to Fortaleza, Brazil, I had the opportunity to meet amazing Capoeiristas, and also watch them playing in the roda!! Amazing Capoeiristas there!!!! Till I had the chance to have a conversation with one of them, where we talked about finding your own motivation when there’s little to non-Capoeira in your city, where you have to travel far to find a Capoeira class.

I will never forget this conversation because I told him how difficult it was for me to keep my motivation back then, which he responded “Caxixi, I’ve been there, and I know how you feel, so here is my advice for you, YOU HAVE TO WIN THE WAR IN YOUR HEAD, because if you win that war, you will find the fire and keep it”…

So today I want to tell you the same, and you want to quit Capoeira, if one day you lose your motivation, listen to me and WIN THE WAR IN YOUR HEAD!!!… Don’t quit!!!

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84 Voice Warm-Up Tips For Singing in Roda, Music is The Foundation of The Roda. Ft. Instrutora Faisca.

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In this episode, I had the pleasure to interview @julia.faisca, where we talked about the importance of Capoeira music in the roda, but we also talked about some tips of how to warm up your voice and how to take care of it, before, during, after the roda and even after the roda. During the interview, we also talked about how creating music is the collab of many people around us, and here is something important: singing in the roda is carrying the responsibility of setting up the energy of the roda!, but is also up to all of us standing in the roda to keep that energy through our voice, our claps, and our presence.

She also mentioned awesome tips to learn and get inspiration from any type of Brazilian music. She wanted to share her Spotify playlist of Brazilian music (I went through this playlist myself and it is awesome all this music):

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83 How To Fix Your Cabaças. Ft. Aroeira

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In this episode, I had the pleasure to talk to Aoeira ( @aroeiracapoeira ) all the way from Texas, where he walks me through how he fixes and currently fixing some cabaças. You won’t believe how broken those cabaças were till he shows you how they were before.

You can also support his skills in fixing cabaças, go give him a follow, and talk to him here ( @aroeiracapoeira ) about fixing your cabaças.

If you own a Berimbau, or even if you not, you know that watching a cabaça getting completely unusable, hurts so much, especially if that the only Berimbau you have, sometimes those cabaças can be completely broken, either in half, or a small crack, or even worse than that… broken in little pieces!!…

The first thought is “well I lost my cabaça, so I’m gonna throw this cabaça away and one day gets a new one”. I have been there many times.

I have dropped cabaça before, I have seen many scenarios, but in the end, they all are painful to see!

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