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Berimbau Toques
First Published in 2014Last modified May 2025 The best known Capoeira toques are Angola, São Bento Pequeno and São Bento Grande. Here I go through those and various others that I have learned. The notation is explained here. For further explanations of specific toques, follow the links provided. * Toques on YouTube (Recorded in 2015)…
Knee Injury Update
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…
Acupuncture 2nd visit
30 Sep 2013 – Acupuncture 2nd visit My phone navigation wasn’t working today so I had to find the place from memory, and I took a wrong right turn towards the end (most of the way was quite easy to remember) on Fulham Road. It sorta felt wrong, so I did a u-turn and soon…
Donating money to UINCAP
1) You can donate by using this search engine for your searches: http://uincap.easysearch.org.uk/ AND/OR 2) You can also donate when you shop online How you can help Just register here: http://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/uincap And a portion of money spent on online shopping will be donated to UINCAP.
Refreshing Smoothie
25 September 2013 Refreshing Smoothie Today I started the day with one my favourite smoothies: 1 banana (can be cut into small pieces and frozen, or fresh) 100g of raw spinach 250ml organic apple juice juice of 1 lime You need a blender, obviously. The banana had been cut into small pieces and frozen. Delicious,…
New Gunga
24 September 2013 – New Gunga A belated birthday present, from my wonderful, delightful friends (thank you xx) !!! Now I have the full set of cabaças… This one came from Germany, and I heard it had a perilous journey, hence the delay. My viola and other berimbau also come from there. I didn’t get…