A Capoeira é tudo que a boca come
I’ve been involved in translating UINCAP’s website to readable Portuguese, rather than the crazy mess you get when you use a robot. It’s been very interesting, it’s been so long since I wrote in Portuguese! But once you start it comes back… This is all part of a drive to do some fundraising for UINCAP … Read more
25 October 2013 Mestre Acordeon’s Berkeley to Bahia bike ride http://b2bjogacapoeira.com/ (domain deregistered) Mestre Acordeon will commemorate his 70th birthday by riding his bicycle on a 14,000-mile journey from Berkeley to the source of his eternal inspiration: his hometown of Salvador da Bahia, Brazil. This epic and historic journey, called Project B2B-Joga Capoeira (Berkeley to Bahia), will … Read more
25 October 2013 – Entrevista com Mestra Úrsula I have had the pleasure and honour to spend time with Mestra Úrsula, during a three day event in London, in 2012 and I started following her work. Here’s an interview with her. I’m copying it here in case the original site disappears, it happens a lot! … Read more
16 Oct 2013 – Knee Injury update So it seems that, slowly, my knee is getting better. Yesterday I forgot to wear my knee support, cycled to work and felt no pain. I can almost cross my legs and touch the floor with my knees and bend forward, but not quite as far as I … Read more
04 Oct 2013 – Knee Injury Update It doesn’t feel like acupuncture is working at all – was in much discomfort yesterday, so I made an appointment with local GP. They only knew about my hip pain, not knee, so I hoped that might speed up my position on the waiting list. The surgery has … Read more