Song for the Week ( Part 1)

Tudo bom! Welcome to the song of the week! Today it's all about the ladies, literally.

Remember, everybody can sing this song. Here are the lyrics.

Mulher na roda
Não é pra enfeitar
Mulher na roda
É pra ensinar

Ê, ela treina com destreza
E respeita o educador
Mostrando delicadeza
E também o seu valor

Mulher na roda
Não é pra enfeitar
Mulher na roda
É pra ensinar

Já passou aquele tempo
Que era só bater pandeiro
Bater palma e cantar coro
Pra poder ganhar terreno

Mulher na roda
Não é pra enfeitar
Mulher na roda
É pra ensinar

Não precisa da espaço
Pois ela já conquistou
Hoje cantar bem na roda
Não é só pra cantador

Mulher na roda
Não é pra enfeitar
Mulher na roda
É pra ensinar

PS Ria LOVES this song.

Vocab of the Week ( Part 1)

Today's vocab word is training. It's to built up to the game. The goal. It's the go time for all capoeiristas. I've used this analogy a bunch of times. It's the friday night lights of the capoeira world. Think about it. You get to class, warm up,  and stretch. You prepare your body for the class. Then you begin working on different kicks, and esquivas and different movments for moving around the roda. Afterwards you start working on different sequences where you can learn how to apply those kicks and movements. You prepare for the game and the roda.  If you're lucky, there's a roda at the end of the class. If you're lucky. Not all classes end with a roda, and there's no rule that their has to be. It's like at soccer practice (from my 12 years of experience.) You don't always scrimmage. I can only speak for myself, but for me scrimmaging is the 2nd best part. The best part is the game. It's what I've been practicing for. It's what I've been training for. Everybody moment before that day has been leading up to that game. So remember what your training for. Remember why you're learning a list of movements (mostly because those movements have a purpose.) Remember to use them where it matter most.

Video of the Week ( Part 2)

Hello again (it's been too long!)

Here's a another joyous Video of the Week! segment. Here's for all my percussionist, especially those in the newly formed samba troupe. Call it...inspiration from Mestre Barrão, founder of Axè Capoeira .

Inspired? Good, now start drumming!

Video of the Week (part 1)

Hello Hello! So, who's this mysterious Mestre Esquilo that professor has been talking about in practice yestereday? Check out the man in the red bandana.

Yeah, he's pretty sweet. Enjoy! 

PS This isn't the first time he's been featured on our dailies, check the facebook group to find it!

Portuguese of the Week

Hey guys, here's two weeks worth of Portuguese.

Verb Conjugation

A
falar  (to speak)

eu ( I) - falo
voce ( You) - fala
nos ( We) - falamos
voces (they) - falam

e
comer ( to eat)

eu  - como
voce - come
nos - comemos
comem - comem

i
partir ( to come from)

eu - parto
voce - parte
nos - partimos
voces - partem

The key is that most verbs end with the corresponding -ar, -er, and -ir ending conjugate in the preceding ways.There are some important irregular verbs as well. Play with them, learn them, and definitely try to use them. Take the  previous verbs I gave you two weeks ago, and try to apply this to them. Try to get comfortable.

PS I'm sorry for the delay of the week, life's always gets in the way. I'll definitely double up with videos, vocab, and songs this week.

Song of the Week

This week folks we have a double whammy from Mestre Suassuna (it's been CDO kind of week.) Here are two songs São Salvador and Quem Vem La Sou Eu. The second song would be the the easiest of the two to learn, but hey, who doesn't like a challenge?

Here's another verse for Quem Vem La Sou Eu

Eu venho de longue,
Venho da Bahia,
Jogo Capoeira,
Capoeira, sou eu


Additional verses of São Salvador

Éjogo de liberdade
Jogo de libertação
Praticado na Senzala
No tempo da escravidão

É jogo praticado na terra de São Salvador

Jogo de muita mandinga
Do escravo sofredor
Que queria se livrar
Do chicote do feitor

É jogo praticado na terra de São Salvador

Vocab of the Day

Miudinho, is a type of capoeira toque and jogo (game). Like Angola and São Bento Grande, the berimbau plays a unique rhythm that calls for a certain game to be played. Miudinho is a fast, close game that is usually done by advance cordão de ouro players. Mestre Suassuna is the creator of both the group Cordão de Ouro, and the toque. He has said that he created Miudinho, to bring back the way he played capoeira in older times, and reinforce that stratagem (of playing closer) in a capoeira game. Miudinho is usually learned in several sequences. (Also, refer to the video of the week to see an example of a Miudinho game)