The science of the art of capoeira

Introduce yourself

cientista's picture

Hi everyone,
A lot of people are registering on site which great news!! It would be cool if you could all pop a quick message about yourself here. Just to say hi. If you want tell a little bit about yourself, your group or your style and what you hope to get from the site even better... or literally just say 'hi'.

So to kick things off...

Hi everyone, my name is Cientista, Andy. I'm a student of Mestre Poncianinho of CDO London. I've travelled around a bit, lived in Thailand and Brazil for quite a while and for now I'm settled back in London where I work in new media. i hope that together we can make Capoeira Science be all it could be.

Um Abraco pra todo mundo!
Cientista

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Chaleira's picture

Hello

I've been following capoeirascience.com for a while and decided to finally register today! This is an awesome site! I'm Chaleira (my capoeira name), 28 yr old, from South Carolina, currently living in Jacksonville, FL. I've always loved martial arts, and now that I've found capoeira, it's like a match made in Heaven! I've been training with Grupo Bantu Beira-Mar under Contra Mestre Bundo since November-2007.

Sem Capoeira eu nao posso viver!!!

CapoeiraPod

Oi!

CapoeiraPod is a podcast with music and interviews from live Capoeira rodas all over the world (so far Brazil, Argentina, Australia, USA)

It is 100% free (no ad`s!) and aims to promote Capoeira and is presented in English and Portuguese.

You can subscribe through itunes (search CapoeiraPod) or go to the webpage www.capoeirapod.podomatic.com and then go to the RSS link (copy and paste into your RSS reader).

I`d love some feedback and suggestions about the podcast - and questions for the Mestre`s that you`d like answered.

If you like it, please pass onto your Capoeira friends or add a link to your social network of choice

Salve Prima

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Hello from me too!!!

Well, I guess it was about time to introduce myself too!! My name is Irini,I am 25 years old, I am from Greece and particularly from the beautiful island of Crete!!!! I'm a student Contra Mestre Papa Leguas of the group CDO Crete... I have been doing capoeira for two years and I can't imagine life with out it... One more dream I hope will come true one day is a trip to Brazil.... Oh and don't forget: "stay tuned" to Capoeira Science!!!!

Muitos Beijosssss de Creta!!!
Rinio

Chaleira's picture

Hi

Crete is a beautiful place! I visited there back in the summer of 2006! I didn't know there was a capoeira group there!

cientista's picture

Hi Rinio!

Haha thanks for the advert ;-) I saw some pictures from your recent Crete event, man I should have sorted that out and gone there it looked like a good time!! It all about capoeira in the mediterannean now, goodbye stinky old London, hello island living!

Hello everybody, my name is

Hello everybody, my name is Kevin. I'm 18 and got into capoeira just a couple years ago. I just recently quit a job working with kids after school, had a blast using some capoeira to beat em all at tag. I've managed to meet Mestre Efraim once, and haven't had a class in a while.

Hi

Hello all,
Newbie greetings. like the site,it's got a grass roots feeling but done with professionalism. I'm living in tropical norway, where i train with a group known as Centro Cultural Capoeira Baiana. Good bunch of people, capoeira keeps me sane and in-shape, which in a land full of bad food,shit weather and rude people is a necessity.
keep on kicking!
Delmonte

cientista's picture

Haha yeh

Ha I guess its because capoeira comes from a place with good weather, amazing food and very friendly people that it gets us through the opposite back in moody Europe.

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Olá

Olá
My name is Che Zaragoza, I am a student in San Diego CA, also inspired to vagabond my way to South America soon. Hoping to travel to Brasil as well.
I am 22 years old. I had always been interested in Capoeira. I have a background in Muay Thai Kickboxing but didnt really feel a deep connection with it. When I later found about the art of Capoeira I was intrigued and so my new journey begins. I hope to learn alot from this forum as well as meet new friends.

Che

Hi, everybody

I'm from Mexico. I study capoeira angola with Treinel Diabo of Banda do Saci-ECAIG of Mestre Curió.

I love all about capoeira. If you're looking for some books about it, you can find them here:

http://www.scribd.com/Rhauko

I uploaded them I will upload more.

Greetings for all.

Jessica/ Pipoca.

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Nice books

Thanks very much Pipoca. People - you should check our Pipoca's capoeira book list on Scribd, you will learn a lot!

hi

hello guys,
my name is siri, and i'm a student of C.M Papa Leguas from indonesia. still newbie at capoeira. i would be happy to know you guys another capoeirista from every where :)

axe!!

hello

My name is nick I've recently got into capoeira and want to know more. I've practiced si lum kung fu, tae kwon do and some yoga. but capoiera has stolen my soul lol. the rhythm and flow is exactly what ive been looking for. unfortunately i live in a place where there is no instructor. so what ive learned has all been from you tube vids. im not in the best shape atm but thats all changing. i hope to start learning capoeira very soon.

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Olaa

Oi gente!

My name is Ninis/Curio; whatever floats ur boat. I'm from Indonesia and student of Contra Mestre Papa Leguas CDO. I just love capoeira because it takes a whole life to explore without an end. I also love traveling but never been to Europe or even Brazil *tough desperately want to be there! lols* and sometimes writing in local media. I always excited to meet new people and enrich by each other. Meet me in facebook: Annissa Aprilia Curio or twitter @Niniscurio

Grande abraco e axe! xxxx

-Curio

Capo

Hi im Bola ive studied martial Arts all my life it seems but capoeira is an art of flowing everlasting change and i love it more than the other arts ive studied as well. Indonesia has a rich history of martial art styles have you ever studied them or do you prefer capo?

hi bola

yes..i've been studied one of it called 'pencak silat' when i was elementary n junior high. but somehow i feel that im enchanted by capoeira ;)

hello, my name is william. i

hello, my name is william. i have done some studying on capoeira for about two years. im not quite in the shape to start yet, but i hope to be there soon. i live in huntsville, alabama. i also study various other martial arts, like aikido, and have taught myself muay-thai, through watching numerous fight vids and reading on the basics of the style.

Hello

Hello, I am Elias from Brazil, Sao Paulo, I practice capoeira approximately 2 years and I love, is a philosophy of life and a part of the culture of my country. I want to one day travel to other places to disclose it. That besides being an art is also a way of working the body and mind. sorry about the poor English and if you want to contact me add in messenger elias.paiva2@hotmail.com =)

hi

i am from Arizona, i was about 23 when i started to learn about the art, stretches, skives and so on, i fell off, but hope to remember some of the old moves, you to get back in shape. I learned at EastLack park, on 16st and Jefferson, i don't know but they had free lessons, with Master Cajia. if its still going on, but it was hard work but fun, you know a new experience. kids, women, fellas, all types and creased. style the half sun

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Hello

My Name is kendall im 31 year old and i live in houston tx,Ive been doing capoeira off and on 4 about 5-6 but just the past year ive been teaching my sons capoeira i cant afford to take any real class any more so i just learn from capoeira sites on line. But the reason i love capoeira so much is because its like a part of my african american past that was lost threw slavery.

G'Day

G'Day

I'm Boca de Siri a capoeirista from Australia, I've always been a fan of the capoeirascience website and am looking forward to the content and the discussion.

Peace and Axe
Siri