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"Capoeira," an exotic but interesting sport - rather old-fashioned, yet shrewd and clever, with feline blows - is being practiced with general interest lately in Bahia. Until recently, the curious spectacle was not so sought-out. However,"capoeira" is now being appreciated with enthusiasm, taking part in sporting festivals. |
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The well-known Bahian capoeirista Manoel dos Reis Machado, commonly known as Bimba, was in our offices yesterday. He spoke about the current activity of that branch of martial arts which is a genuinely national style, since it differs much from capoeira d’Angola. The famous champion talked about a rumor regarding Mr. Samuel de Souza. About the published topics, Bimba said: |
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- Stop smoking. It's forbidden to smoke during training
- Stop drinking. The use of alcohol damages one's metabolism.
- Avoid demonstrating your progress to your friends outside the capoeira roda. Remember that surprise is your best ally in a fight.
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Capoeira regional is the sum of the old capoeira plus batuque (an old dance/martial art, largely extinct today, from which capoeira regional borrowed primarily the bandas and the vingativa), and Bimba's creativity. Mestre Bimba's academy was the first academy of capoeira in the world and the fifth academy of any sporting activity in Brazil. |
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In the Centro de Cultura Física Regional – Mestre Bimba's Academy – the ritual of the nickname was one of the most important and beautiful traditions for us. Several days after the new student's enrollment, when we had already learned the basic teaching sequences, Mestre Bimba would say: "Today you're going to cair no aço [fall on the steel]" – that is, we would play for the first time to the sound of the berimbau. We would get excited, and the older students would get anxious to give us a nickname. |
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