Lelé's Capoeira Blog
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This Blog is mostly about capoeira music and training. I keep a record of some of what we learn in classes/workshops, as I see them as important records of capoeira teaching. I also explore my various injuries and share anything interesting I find related to Capoeira/Brazilian history and culture.
Lelé's Capoeira Blog
9M ago
Lelé Capoeira coming at you from new domain! Click here to go to LeleCapoeira.com ..read more
Lelé's Capoeira Blog
10M ago
Peleja de Riachão Com o Diabo – Leandro Gomes de Barros (Literatura de Cordel) Sections of this epic poem from literatura de cordel have been incorporated into Capoeira, where Riachão and the Devil (diabo) have a defiant dialog/word battle : Mestre Traira – Riachão do Diabo Sílvio Acarajé Amongst others ..read more
Lelé's Capoeira Blog
1y ago
20 April 2023 – Mestre Boa Voz Last night, during our Capoeira class, Mestre Poncianinho told us that Mestre Boa Voz had passed away and talked a little bit about his music. We started playing two by two with a song of his that we all know so well and ..read more
Lelé's Capoeira Blog
1y ago
Well… I had to try! Depending on who you ask, chatGPT could bring the demise of the job market and a world controlled by robots or the dawn of a new era, where boring, repeatable jobs can be done by AI, while us bio humans get to do the creative ..read more
Lelé's Capoeira Blog
1y ago
What I know about Yoga (Go to last update 14 Oct 2022) First published 4th of November 2017 Yoga Journey Back in 1995, when I was in college, a friend told me about Yoga. She practised it at home, every morning at 6am and she said it had made her ..read more
Lelé's Capoeira Blog
1y ago
What I know about YouTube Fitness Videos (Go to last update 14 Oct 2022) First published 24th of September 2020 Lockdown YouTube Fitness Videos I’ve done a few fitness DVDs over the years: T25, Insanity, Ashtanga Yoga with David Swenson, Rodney Yee, Zumba… and I am a fan of them ..read more
Lelé's Capoeira Blog
1y ago
Coração Cantador – October 2022 Mojuba’s event, Coração Cantador took place in London, at the Dance Attic from 30th of September to 2nd of October. There was a large Instructor grading – to make up for the 2 year event hiatus, caused by covid. I graded as an Instructor, after ..read more
Lelé's Capoeira Blog
2y ago
First Published 10 September 2018 Last updated 04 April 2022 Songs grouped by theme, to help me remember them!!! Sand & Water playlist Na beira do mar Beira mar iôiô Beira mar iáiá Eu não vou no mar (Mestre Zé Baiano) Sobrado de mamãe é debaixo d’água (Mestre Marrom ..read more
Lelé's Capoeira Blog
2y ago
Learning the guitar – 3 Years of progress in one page! 12 January 2018 I learned classical guitar for about 6 months when I was 15 years old, back in Brasilia. Long enough to develop callouses (which have long faded away) and to get frustrated because I wasn’t learning any ..read more