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Friday, January 27, 2012 at 12:19PM An interesting project from Contra Mestre Itapuã Beiramar and Mestre Toni Vargas of Grupo Senzala in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
Please follow the link to view it on abeiramar.tv
Enjoy!
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Thursday, January 26, 2012 at 12:01PM This feature is designed to give you functional training tools for your off days when you are not training capoeira. We will be looking at various exercises that we will have as resources for you to devise a strategy for your overall physical development as a capoeirista.
The goals are:
Overall Physical Health
Promoting Longevity
Improved Performance in your capoeira training and game
This is another installment in our anatomy series. This week we look at the ankle joint. The ankle works really for us all day every day. The joint requires a combination of strength, stability, and mobility. We have been working on some new ankle exercises in our warmup, so with this video you can create a better image in your mind when we are doing those exercises.
Enjoy!
Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at 5:00PM This feature is designed to spark your interest in researching the world of capoeira's vocabulary, history, and philosophy.
Our Capoeira Wiki-Word series invites you to research the word of the week and post your definition(s) and translations. At the end of each week, the entries will be reviewed and then summarized into a translation and a definition of the Capoeira Wiki-Word of the week.
Submit your entries in the comments section below!
This week's Capoeira Wiki-Word is:
A Sequencia do Mestre Bimba
ps
Don't forget to cite your sources!
I was looking for other things to flesh this out, but this video is an excellent resource. It's Mestre Itapoã, a lifelong student of Mestre Bimba and friend of our own Mestre Acordeon, talking about the sequencia. It really doesn't get any better.
Enjoy!
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at 12:31PM You submit the songs. We show you the lyrics, translation, and give some phonetic spelling to help your pronunciation.
The format works like this:
The lyrics in Portuguese are in bold
The phonetic spelling for pronunciation is in italics with the STRESSED SYLLABLES IN ALL CAPITALS with syllables se-pa-ra-ted by dash-es
The English translation is in regular text
A recent classic. Thanks Risos!
Ô meu mano.
Oh mehoo MAH-no
Oh my brother.
O que foi que tu viu lá
ooh keeh foy keeh tooh veeoo lah
What did you see there?
Eu vi capoeira matando
Ehoo vee kah-pooh-EY-rah mah-TAHN-dooh
I saw great capoeira
Também vi maculelê
tahm-BEHNH vee mah-koo-lay-LAY
I also saw maculelê
Capoeira!
kah-pooh-EY-rah
Capoeira!
É jogo praticado na terra de São Salvador (coro/chorus)
E'ah ZHOH-gooh prah-chee-KAH-dooh nah TEH-hah dee sownh sahoo-vah-DORH
It's game played in the land of San Salvador
Capoeira!
kah-pooh-EY-rah
Capoeira!
É jogo praticado na terra de São Salvador (coro/chorus)
E'ah ZHOH-gooh prah-chee-KAH-dooh nah TEH-hah dee sownh sahoo-vah-DORH
It's game played in the land of São Salvador
Mas sou discípulo que aprendo
mayez soh deeh-SEEH-plooh keeh ah-PREHN-dooh
But I am a disciple I learn
E mestre que dá lição
Eeh MEHS-tree keeh dah leeh-SOWNH
And teacher who gives lessons
Na roda de capoeira
Nah HOH-dah deeh kah-pooh-EY-rah
In capoeira roda
Nunca dei meu golpe em vão - Capoeira!
NOON-kah dey mehoo GOHOO-peeh enh vownh - kah-pooh-EY-rah
I never gave my stroke in vain - Capoeira!
É Manuel dos Reis Machado
E'ah mahn-OOEHOO doohs heys mah-SHAH-dooh
It Manuel dos Reis Machado
Ele é fenomenal
IH-leeh e'ah feh-noh-meh-NOWOO
He is phenomenal
Ele é o Mestre Bimba
IH-leeh e'ah ooh MEHS-treeh BEEM-bah
He is the Master Bimba
Criador da Regional - Capoeira!
Kreeh-ah-DORH dah heh-zheeh-oh-NAWOO - kah-pooh-EY-rah
Creator of the Regional - Capoeira!
Capoeira é luta nossa
Kah-pooh-EY-rah e'ah LOOH-tah NOHS-sah
Capoeira is our fight
Da era colonial
dah EH-rah koh-loh-neeh-OWOO
The colonial era
E nasceu foi na Bahia
Eeh nah-SEHOO foy nah bah-EEH-ah
And was born in Bahia
Angola e Regional - Capoeira!
Ahn-GOH-lah eeh heh-zheeh-oh-NOWOO - kah-pooh-EY-rah
Regional and Angola - Capoeira!
No dia que eu amanheço
nooh DEEH-ah keeh ehoo ah-mahnh-YEH-sooh
On the day I awoke
Danado da minha vida
dah-NAH-dooh dah MEEHNH-yah VEEH-dah
Damned in my life
Planto cana descascada
PLAHN-tooh KAH-nah dehs-kahs-KAH-dah
I plant peeled sugarcane
Com seis dias está nascida - Capoeira!
Konh seyz DEEH-as ehs-TAH nah-SEEH-dah - kah-pooh-EY-rah
In six days it's sprouted - Capoeira!
Monday, January 23, 2012 at 2:15PM This feature is designed to spark your interest in researching the world of capoeira's vocabulary, history, and philosophy.
Our Capoeira Wiki-Word series invites you to research the word of the week and post your definition(s) and translations. At the end of each week, the entries will be reviewed and then summarized into a translation and a definition of the Capoeira Wiki-Word of the week.
Submit your entries in the comments section below!
This week's Capoeira Wiki-Word is:
Kirimurê
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Don't forget to cite your sources!
