Capoeira Batizado pictures.

I had a capoeira batizado this past weekend and I thought i'd just go ahead and post a few pix. Oh yeah go ahead and photoshop the living shit out of them. I don't care. Actually I look forward to it.

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I also went up a rank from yellow to yellow/orange
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I love Capoeira http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...uff/bob-cp.gif

How do you train the sparring side of Capoeira? Is it mostly forms, like Tae Kwon Do, or is there some aspect of training that allows for full sparring?

That's one of the things I really like about Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is the emphasis on full sparring (called "rolling"). You work on technique for an hour then you roll for 30 minutes of 7 minute rounds, you get a goddamned workout and you also learn how to use your techniques in a combat/competitive situation.

edit: cool pics, BTW. I can't seem to find the few that I have of me getting my ass handed to me at the only BJJ tournament I've been to.

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How do you train the sparring side of Capoeira? Is it mostly forms, like Tae Kwon Do, or is there some aspect of training that allows for full sparring?

That's one of the things I really like about Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is the emphasis on full sparring (called "rolling"). You work on technique for an hour then you roll for 30 minutes of 7 minute rounds, you get a goddamned workout and you also learn how to use your techniques in a combat/competitive situation.

edit: cool pics, BTW. I can't seem to find the few that I have of me getting my ass handed to me at the only BJJ tournament I've been to.

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how do we train? Well we train like MMA fighters do except we don't use any pads or mouth guards. We throw punches and kicks at each other and just man up and take it. Also we crosstrain with BJJ because its extremely popular in Brazil and my teacher is a badass from the streets of Rio so we train like Brazilians. Capoeira has no forms like TKD, Karate or Kung Fu.

However NOT every capoeira school does this. Capeoira is wierd, in the fact that despite there being 2 styles(angola & regional) every school is different than the next. Regional has colored cords(like karate belts) and Angola doesn't. However every regional organization has different color cord systems. So a Master in one org might be red whereas in another its white or even black or blue.

all capoeira schools concentrate on the cultural and musical aspect of Capoeira(if not then you take the art soul of capoeira away) but some only do that, others train with lots of flips and acrobatics to entertain tourists and others train with the combat aspect usually mixing it with Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu to cover all aspects. My class is the latter, we do alot of combat training.

Oh yeah and we don't dance around and do flips when we fight for real or when we spar. That stuff is the cultural aspect of Capoeira, and a tradition of 400 years. People seem to always wanna attack capoeira for that. If you go to the slums of brazil and pick a fight expect to get punched in the face, kicked in the ribs and then put in a submission hold all without one ounce of flashiness or dancing.

here is some capoeira mma stuff:

guy with green/yellow underwear
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezGfmJ0SCoY

guy with blue/white shorts
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4xZVowtX3E

guy in red shorts
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e67uap4ZEzE

that's pretty cool. i always wanted to do capoeira myself but back in the day when i originally looked into it the nearest school was some big fancy pants organization that was like 30 miles away from here & even then they were charging way too much for classes.
i have however gotten into kung fu san soo, tae kwon do & hap ki do. did all that stuff for many years. due to my build people have always told me i should be a football player or a wrestler or something but nah... that's just not me. lately though i have thought about possibly trying to get into boxing or kick boxing & seeing if i could even make some $$$ on the side. would sure beat a deskjob anyway.

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that's pretty cool. i always wanted to do capoeira myself but back in the day when i originally looked into it the nearest school was some big fancy pants organization that was like 30 miles away from here & even then they were charging way too much for classes.
i have however gotten into kung fu san soo, tae kwon do & hap ki do. did all that stuff for many years. due to my build people have always told me i should be a football player or a wrestler or something but nah... that's just not me. lately though i have thought about possibly trying to get into boxing or kick boxing & seeing if i could even make some $$$ on the side. would sure beat a deskjob anyway.

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yeah they charge waaaay too much in the states. its cheaper and much more abundant in Europe.

Before I joined the military I was actually gonna start training Vale Tudo and try to do fights at the local casinos where I lived. Had I gotten injured I might not have been able to join the air force. I'm glad i passed it up and went straight in the air force hahaha.

Capoeira really that popular in Germany? I would think Europeans would be more into kickboxing.

Had a guy do a demo back in high school, mostly did flips and stuff.

EDIT: Is this on the base, or outside?

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Originally Posted by SPINMASTER X

how do we train? Well we train like MMA fighters do except we don't use any pads or mouth guards. We throw punches and kicks at each other and just man up and take it. Also we crosstrain with BJJ because its extremely popular in Brazil and my teacher is a badass from the streets of Rio so we train like Brazilians. Capoeira has no forms like TKD, Karate or Kung Fu.

However NOT every capoeira school does this. Capeoira is wierd, in the fact that despite there being 2 styles(angola & regional) every school is different than the next. Regional has colored cords(like karate belts) and Angola doesn't. However every regional organization has different color cord systems. So a Master in one org might be red whereas in another its white or even black or blue.

all capoeira schools concentrate on the cultural and musical aspect of Capoeira(if not then you take the art soul of capoeira away) but some only do that, others train with lots of flips and acrobatics to entertain tourists and others train with the combat aspect usually mixing it with Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu to cover all aspects. My class is the latter, we do alot of combat training.

Oh yeah and we don't dance around and do flips when we fight for real or when we spar. That stuff is the cultural aspect of Capoeira, and a tradition of 400 years. People seem to always wanna attack capoeira for that. If you go to the slums of brazil and pick a fight expect to get punched in the face, kicked in the ribs and then put in a submission hold all without one ounce of flashiness or dancing.

here is some capoeira mma stuff:

guy with green/yellow underwear
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezGfmJ0SCoY

guy with blue/white shorts
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4xZVowtX3E

guy in red shorts
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e67uap4ZEzE

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Oh, don't get me wrong, I'm fully aware of the fact that Capoeira fighters are legitimate badass mofos, but I guess I didn't really realize just how heavy the emphasis is in cross-training with striking and BJJ. It makes sense that those two would be more heavily emphasized in the combat training aspects, though I would assume that the agility gained through the musical/cultural part would make for a much tougher fighter.

No mouthguards? Shit, everyone at my school wears a mouthguard for grappling alone, not to even mention MMA training. That either makes your school some brave sumbitches or my school some pussy sumbitches. ;)

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Oh, don't get me wrong, I'm fully aware of the fact that Capoeira fighters are legitimate badass mofos, but I guess I didn't really realize just how heavy the emphasis is in cross-training with striking and BJJ. It makes sense that those two would be more heavily emphasized in the combat training aspects, though I would assume that the agility gained through the musical/cultural part would make for a much tougher fighter.

No mouthguards? Shit, everyone at my school wears a mouthguard for grappling alone, not to even mention MMA training. That either makes your school some brave sumbitches or my school some pussy sumbitches. ;)

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It is true that most capoeiristas who've been doing capoeira for a while are quite fast and are really good at lightning speed takedowns. Also long time practitioners are quite ripped without even having to lift weights because of all the positions we whole ourselves for example the guy in the middle(Aquatico) and on the right(Mestre King):
http://www.oficinadacapoeira.de/foto...a/bild_001.jpg

But i say once again thats only some capoeira schools. Some Capoeira students couldn't throw a kick to save their life while others have taken out people from the Gracie camp(i think it was a guy named "Mestre Hulk"). Capoeira really is a mixed bag.

Truthfully the reason we don't train that way is cuz we just don't have it. But even if we did i don't think we'd use it. When i see videos of the way they spar in Brazil they don't use anything either. I wouldn't say you guys are pussies in the least bit. I think your guys would whoop up my guys(maybe save for my teacher lol) cuz you train to fight much more often than we do.

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Capoeira really that popular in Germany? I would think Europeans would be more into kickboxing.

Had a guy do a demo back in high school, mostly did flips and stuff.

EDIT: Is this on the base, or outside?

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Capoeira has taken Europe by storm. its real popular out here in Germany and all through out Europe. The countries aside from Brazil that are pumpin out good Capoeiristas are France, Belgium, Holland and Germany. They are all over it.

This is not on base, this is in Köln Germany. An hour and a half north of where I live.

Congrats my fellow friend, nicely done.

Well that's all right. Hats off to ya!

/me waits for someone to Photochop Blanka into those pictures.

Congrats on achieving a new rank.

Some of those pictures make it look like it's a Kool-Aid cult or something.

Seriously, Capoeira's cool shit, Eddy in Tekken Tag is what turned me on to it. It looks so fucking cool, I'd love to see someone in real life move as fluid as him and kick ass while doing it.

All I have to add is that it's a very pretty (for lack of a better term) fighting style.

Congrats on the new rank. :D

I can't sleep and feeling like jacking threads. What are your favorite jungle records Spin?

(I'm way too bored)

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Have you hit that white bitch with the camel toe yet?:eek_2:

Thanks for the Congrats guys. Even though i'm sure some of you are saying an "empty" congrats to be nice, i really do appreciate it. I don't think I earned it when I compare myself to people back in Brazil but my Instructors think I'm good enough for it especially after I'm the 4th rank up even though I've only been doing capoeira for a year and 3 months! So thanks alot guys.

@Neo Collector, Muito Obrigado! Meu Mestre quer me vir a Brasil no Rio o ano proxima, por que sou o melhor aluno! Mas não tenho dinheiro!! FUCK. Necessito BUNDA Brasileira!!!!:very_ang:

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/me waits for someone to Photochop Blanka into those pictures.

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I wish somebody would. I think its funny when people photoshop stuff but they never do it to people who want it, they always do it to people who don't(like in DashK's thread lol)

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All I have to add is that it's a very pretty (for lack of a better term) fighting style.

Congrats on the new rank.

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you are right, it is very "pretty". A good roda of capoeira is very pleasing to the eye. We always get in trouble for not clapping and singing during a session of capoeira because many of us get mezmerized by whats going on.

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I can't sleep and feeling like jacking threads. What are your favorite jungle records Spin?

(I'm way too bored)

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favorite jungle record? "Capoeira" by Jmajik and Gil Felix(Marky and XRS remix).

Heh:smirk:

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Have you hit that white bitch with the camel toe yet?

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NO, she wasn't hot in the least bit. She was pretty good at capoeira but her face was a bit rough. I know in that picture it looks like I'm giving her the "rape stare" but in fact i'm thinking in my mind "not in a million years".

Good times man. That looks like so much fun.

Of course I know about Muay Thai. Muay Thai is the king in my eyes. There is nothing better. Outside of Capoeira, Muay Thai and Kung Fu are my favorites.

where in the Netherlands do you live? Maybe I've seen him. In that group picture half of those people are from grupo "Aldeia" in Rotterdam. I've went against people from Amsterdam, Utrecht, Rotterdam and a few other places. I used to be in the Netherlands quite often, usually around the Limburg area.

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@Neo Collector, Muito Obrigado! Meu Mestre quer me vir a Brasil no Rio o ano proxima, por que sou o melhor aluno! Mas não tenho dinheiro!! FUCK. Necessito BUNDA Brasileira!!!!:very_ang:

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HAHAHAHAHAHA, com certeza vc precisa de umas bundas, se vc arranjar dinheiro pra vir me avisa, irei lhe encontrar com o maior prazer. Come and see for your self, the BUNDAS ..... :loco:

That's pretty cool....:buttrock:

Thanks for sharing that..

Ah how I miss my days of being in martial arts. Maybe I should sign back up and see sensei once again. Great pics, Spin! I'm loving it!

Peace and love!
Maury V.

Rough face, huh? Nuts, sn00t hit my thoughts oh ye-with-the-massive-forehead ;)

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too bad more and more fights are getting faught with guns instead of fists.

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Heh.

One form of violence is good yet the other is bad?

lol

Looks like a lot of fun Spin, congrats on the new rank.

I didn't know so many women were into it.

That tall black dude looks like Bob.

Actually I'm just saying that because all black men with dreads like those look alike.

here are 2 horribly shitty vids of me playing. I don't mean the quality of the vids either, i mean the quality of me performing. I hate watching vids of myself. YUCK. I mean of course I've only been doing this for 1 year but damn, i mean just yuck. And to think I'm considered the best in my class. I have alot of work to do.

http://s123.photobucket.com/albums/o...t=DSCF1931.flv

http://s123.photobucket.com/albums/o...t=DSCF1933.flv

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here are 2 horribly shitty vids of me playing. I don't mean the quality of the vids either, i mean the quality of me performing. I hate watching vids of myself. YUCK. I mean of course I've only been doing this for 1 year but damn, i mean just yuck. And to think I'm considered the best in my class. I have alot of work to do.

http://s123.photobucket.com/albums/o...t=DSCF1931.flv

http://s123.photobucket.com/albums/o...t=DSCF1933.flv

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Okay, I just watched that... and very cool... but my thought is: at the end of your acrobatic drum circle flexing and posing-a-thon does everyone retire to a giant bedroom for some kind of orgy? Seriously, the chick you were finding seems energetic, athletic and flexible.

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Okay, I just watched that... and very cool... but my thought is: at the end of your acrobatic drum circle flexing and posing-a-thon does everyone retire to a giant bedroom for some kind of orgy? Seriously, the chick you were finding seems energetic, athletic and flexible.

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That looked like the chick that he said he'd never fuck in a million years.

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Okay, I just watched that... and very cool... but my thought is: at the end of your acrobatic drum circle flexing and posing-a-thon does everyone retire to a giant bedroom for some kind of orgy? Seriously, the chick you were finding seems energetic, athletic and flexible.

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LOL wtf. no orgy. They had a couple hotties but thats it, not many. I've been to ones with a trillion hotties. LOL your irony is killing me especially when you compare that chick to somebody like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NAFsTAc3fA

Most of those girls were stiff as boards and were scared of the really advanced people. Shit they were scared of me and I looked like shit.

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LOL wtf. no orgy. They had a couple hotties but thats it, not many. I've been to ones with a trillion hotties. LOL your irony is killing me especially when you compare that chick to somebody like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NAFsTAc3fA

Most of those girls were stiff as boards and were scared of the really advanced people. Shit they were scared of me and I looked like shit.

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It's just the whole samba-background thing --it has the peace-love-and-karate-based-sex vibe. As for the women: If they're scared... it's up to you to comfort them. Make them realize their fear is unfounded. Oh man, those are the ones that turn into fah-reaks.

Anyway, yeah, I watched that chick at the beginning of the youtube link, and while some see a Brazilian martial art, I see something that makes me think "Mmm... flexible and strong."

Of course, when I see guys do it I get tired just watching them (and order another mocha).

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It's just the whole samba-background thing --it has the peace-love-and-karate-based-sex vibe. As for the women: If they're scared... it's up to you to comfort them. Make them realize their fear is unfounded. Oh man, those are the ones that turn into fah-reaks.

Anyway, yeah, I watched that chick at the beginning of the youtube link, and while some see a Brazilian martial art, I see something that makes me think "Mmm... flexible and strong."

Of course, when I see guys do it I get tired just watching them (and order another mocha).

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Yes it has that vibe for sure and because the art thrives on being social(if you don't meet with other groups it quickly becomes stale) the family and peace and love atmosphere is strong. Every gathering we have has at least 2 other groups there. And at the end of each gathering they have a samba dance and then a party with lots and lots of food and more dancing.

The sexyness is also very apparent because is shows strong in all Latin cultures. I hate to be a youtube whore and post more vids but with shit like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Mf_PTB8juc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5pOlXOJQfc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5e6Eg2-nDQ

its hard to keep your boner from showing through those translucent white pants lol. Capoeira brings about soooo many women, and hot ones too. And time after time after time I pull so many girls attention cuz I do capoeira. They think its so sexy cuz it is. Women who do it are sexy as hell and women love men who do it. Capoeira is very very sexy(when its done right that is, lol). If i still had my vids i'd show you what happens when a guy and a girl who are really good at capoeira "flirt" with each other in the circle. Its like the most graceful and coolest thing you could look at.

To top it off they even have all women's or majority women's capoeira events. To help the girls who are a bit scared or timid come out and show their true skill. I missed one of the events that happened about 2 hours from here in Holland last year. Damn, it woulda been so badass:smirk:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dlZOdJAOas

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HAHAHAHAHAHA, com certeza vc precisa de umas bundas, se vc arranjar dinheiro pra vir me avisa, irei lhe encontrar com o maior prazer. Come and see for your self, the BUNDAS ..... :loco:

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BUNDAS:drool:, Mas necessito dinheiro:crying: Não é muito fácil.

p.s. I didn't understand "irei, Ihe encontrar com o maior prazer". My portuguese really sucks.:lolz:

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BUNDAS:drool:, Mas necessito dinheiro:crying: Não é muito fácil.

p.s. I didn't understand "irei, Ihe encontrar com o maior prazer". My portuguese really sucks.:lolz:

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"I'll go to meet you with great pleasure for me"

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"I'll go to meet you with great pleasure for me"

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I'm jealous of you spanish speakers:envy: . Most of you can read portuguese and have conversations with portuguese speakers. There is a mexican guy in my class and he talks to my teacher in spanish and my teacher talks back to him in Portuguese, its crazy. The guy who originally used to translate for my class was from puerto rico and he was the same.

Once the puerto rican guy left I had to do it the hard way and learn from the ground up:mad:. I'm happy that I had to cuz i picked up another language but man is it rough.

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"I'll go to meet you with great pleasure for me"

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And the answer is correct, you won a thousands free posts on NG.com :multi_co: , very good job on the translation.

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I'm jealous of you spanish speakers:envy: . Most of you can read portuguese and have conversations with portuguese speakers. There is a mexican guy in my class and he talks to my teacher in spanish and my teacher talks back to him in Portuguese, its crazy. The guy who originally used to translate for my class was from puerto rico and he was the same.

Once the puerto rican guy left I had to do it the hard way and learn from the ground up:mad:. I'm happy that I had to cuz i picked up another language but man is it rough.

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Its not as easy as you think it is, in many times in my life ive tried to speak in spanish and just talked shit and i mean shit when a say it, nowadays i only speak in portuguese or in english, no spanish talk anymore, but as you said i can understand nearly everything in spanish. And about the money to the now called "BUNDA TRIP" just use your credit card and when you come back to germany you will see how you pay for it. :tickled: Come and enjoy it a little, you wont live forever and you need to take some breaks in life to use all the money you get, thats my moto for some time now.

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Its not as easy as you think it is, in many times in my life ive tried to speak in spanish and just talked shit and i mean shit when a say it, nowadays i only speak in portuguese or in english, no spanish talk anymore, but as you said i can understand nearly everything in spanish. And about the money to the now called "BUNDA TRIP" just use your credit card and when you come back to germany you will see how you pay for it. :tickled: Come and enjoy it a little, you wont live forever and you need to take some breaks in life to use all the money you get, thats my moto for some time now.

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I knew it wasn't that easy but its still cool that if you speak one languages you can have a good understanding of another.

But i have found that alot of spanish speakers do have a hard time trying to actually talk portuguese. They have horrible spanish accents and keep accidentially using spanish words. And from what you said i see its the same for portuguese speakers who try to speak spanish.

But about the "BUNDA TRIP", Its very hard for me now. One reason is when I finish with the military I plan to move to Luxembourg. I need to save alot of money and I need to finish my college degree or I will be fucked. If I go on this trip i will spend alot of money for a ticket and I won't be able to take a class during that time so i will be behind and with less money. I don't want to do that.

Trust me, I would love to go to Rio and walk the streets looking at some hot Brazilian girls' "bundas". But i have to make sure I have a place to live and a job later in life:)

That first one of you playing, Spin, was damn fun.

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That first one of you playing, Spin, was damn fun.

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I don't know. I think i'm waaay too critical of myself. It was fun as hell while i was doing it but looking back at it I'm embarassed. I guess that In my mind i look better than I actually do. That just means i gotta train harder.

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I'm jealous of you spanish speakers:envy: . Most of you can read portuguese and have conversations with portuguese speakers. There is a mexican guy in my class and he talks to my teacher in spanish and my teacher talks back to him in Portuguese, its crazy. The guy who originally used to translate for my class was from puerto rico and he was the same.

Once the puerto rican guy left I had to do it the hard way and learn from the ground up:mad:. I'm happy that I had to cuz i picked up another language but man is it rough.

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Uhmmm, no, it's not that easy. Many Spanish speakers will find trouble in understanding Portuguese, but I belong to a region in Spain that has 2 official langauges: one is Spanish, and the other is Galician (was the common language for Portugal and Galicia-my region- 800 years ago) That's why I can speak and understand Portuguese easily.

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Originally Posted by MUSOLINI

and vlad ive got a friend thats from galicia, its above portugal right.

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Yeah, where is your friend from?

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I don't know. I think i'm waaay too critical of myself. It was fun as hell while i was doing it but looking back at it I'm embarassed. I guess that In my mind i look better than I actually do. That just means i gotta train harder.

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Limit pusher, eh?

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Uhmmm, no, it's not that easy. Many Spanish speakers will find trouble in understanding Portuguese, but I belong to a region in Spain that has 2 official langauges: one is Spanish, and the other is Galician (was the common language for Portugal and Galicia-my region- 800 years ago) That's why I can speak and understand Portuguese easily

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I know its not super easy but like i said 2 spanish speaking guys in my class would talk to my teacher and they would hold conversations in 2 languages. I mean they weren't doing taxes or math equations. Just simple chit chat and there were very little problems if any understanding each other. They even asked each other "do you understand me" and they both said "clearly". In my organization there is a Colombian guy who told me he can't really understand it but thats it. I guess it depends on the person themselves.

I'm familiar with the Galician speaking areas. I did a bit of research on it while studying portuguese. Languages is one of my hobbies. I live in an area where within a 2 hour drive you can hear 4 languages and countless dialects.

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Uhmmm, no, it's not that easy. Many Spanish speakers will find trouble in understanding Portuguese, but I belong to a region in Spain that has 2 official langauges: one is Spanish, and the other is Galician (was the common language for Portugal and Galicia-my region- 800 years ago) That's why I can speak and understand Portuguese easily

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I know its not super easy but like i said 2 spanish speaking guys in my class would talk to my teacher and they would hold conversations in 2 languages. I mean they weren't doing taxes or math equations. Just simple chit chat and there were very little problems if any understanding each other. They even asked each other "do you understand me" and they both said "clearly". In my organization there is a Colombian guy who told me he can't really understand it but thats it. I guess it depends on the person themselves and how good their ears are with similarities and differences.

I'm familiar with the Galician speaking areas. I did a bit of research on it while studying portuguese. Languages is one of my hobbies. I live in an area where within a 2 hour drive you can hear 4 languages and countless dialects.

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Originally Posted by MUSOLINI

i live close to nijmegen, or like they say it in german, nimwegen. its actually close on the border of 3 provinces, brabant (north), south is in belgium, gelderland and limburg. i think you might know nimwegen or arnhem, lots of german tourists come here to buy their weed.

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Ok I know where you live. I live about an hour and some change south of Maastricht, Holland. I used to party a lot in Beek, Holland at the "Mondial". Good times.

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Limit pusher, eh?

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Not really, I'm actually quite the lazy motherfucker. But i've progressed in rank so fast in Capoeira especially given my circumstances and I feel that I shouldn't let my teacher down by looking like shit, even though he said he's proud of me and that I look extremely good for somebody who's only been doing capoeira for 1 year.

I push the limits of being a lazy ass, thats about it.

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Originally Posted by SPINMASTER X

here are 2 horribly shitty vids of me playing. I don't mean the quality of the vids either, i mean the quality of me performing. I hate watching vids of myself. YUCK. I mean of course I've only been doing this for 1 year but damn, i mean just yuck. And to think I'm considered the best in my class. I have alot of work to do.

http://s123.photobucket.com/albums/o...t=DSCF1931.flv

http://s123.photobucket.com/albums/o...t=DSCF1933.flv

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Dude that's great watchu' talkin bout man? I'd love to be able to handstand kick and stuff, haven't done anything of the sort since my skater days in the mid 80s until '91 when hand plants on a half pipe and shit were normal. Everyone has the room to improve man, you'll get it. Thanks to you however, I've taken up a serious interest in Parkour and when I'm not working I'm working out and trying out simple stuff at first.

Actually met this one dude that's a real estate agent named Jurec Dinimunoz (however it's spelled) who goes into one of the banks I guard when on the "guard" detail, [this week it's something else] that's been doing Parkour since he lived over in Europe about 4 years back. Guy had me doing the old wall running thing like back in the day. Figured I should start out with where I had left off, before I knew there was a name for this stuff. Last night I damn near dislocated my left shoulder attempting a run up jump, translation to other wall skip across (4 steps)... but on the 2nd go through I missed the second wall and plundged HARD damn near face first into the wall, but motioned myself slightly inverted and ended up hitting the wall with the shoulder, only to hit the ground and lose my footing and careen right into some bushes. I'm alright though.

ANYHOW mad props (seriously) on the Capoeira. The videos you put up make me want to join in and break dance at least. I can see where the vibe comes into it, with the drums and all. It's mesmerizing.

Bumping this thread like Commisioner Gordon sending out the Bat Signal to hail Batman.

As luck would have it, there's a Capoeira instructor in town, just came back from my 2nd lesson, it's a wonderful martial arts this Capoeira is, rich in history and music, it feels more like dancing than anything.

Great videos Spin! I really like the music and movement. How do the rules work, or is it all free form? Sorry if you explained it earlier, I have no attention span.