Category: capoeira
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Toque de Angolinha and Mestre Waldemar
26 October 2014 Toque de Angolinha and Mestre Waldemar Another Sunday and another new toque to practice. This one is called Angolinha. Or Waldemar (da Paixão). So I learned a new toque and also about Mestre Waldemar. I heard about him before, in songs mostly. His presence as a Capoeira Mestre started in the 40s…
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Toque de Cavalaria
12 October 2014 – Toque de Cavalaria Today I think I finally understood this toque during music practice. We started with the stripped down version of it: dom dom dom domdimdom x2 dom dom dom dom dom dom domdimdom dom dom dom dom domdimdom So, once we did a lot of that, with some added…
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Hand injury & chibata
26 September 2014 – Hand injury & chibata I have had an injury free summer – my hip hardly hurts when I run these days, my knees are strong, my right shoulder has been fixed since the injection. In fact, since I started T25 I have been feeling noticeably stronger! Even my legs feel sturdier.…