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Tuesday December 18th and Thursday December 20th will be the final capoeira classes of 2012!
Can it be due to the Mayan Apocalypse?
No! We’re going to spend the holidays with family and friends.
Have a safe & happy holiday break! We will see you for more capoeira classes in the new year, starting on Thursday, January 3rd.
(And also — save the date for a pre-Carnaval party, slated for late January!)
Next, we will learn Mestre Bimba’s Sequence #3!
| Player One (Plain Pants) | Queixada, Queixada, Cocorinha, Benção, Aú |
| Player Two (Striped Pants) | Cocorinha, Cocorinha, Armada, Nevagtiva, Cabeçada |
| Step 1 | The two players begin to ginga |
| Step 2 | Player One steps forward (with the right leg) |
| Step 3 | Player One attacks with Queixada but Player Two defends with Cocorinha |
| Step 4 | Once Player One finishes the kick Player Two stands up |
| Step 5 | Player One attacks with Queixada, Player Two defends with Cocorinha |
| Step 6 | Player One finishes the kick and Player Two stands up ready to attack |
| Step 7 | Player Two attacks with an Armada. Player One defends with Cocorinha |
| Step 8 | Player One stands and attacks with a Benção. Player Two defends with Negativa |
| Step 9 | If Player Two were to pull Player One’s leg he would fall badly |
| Step 10 | Player One escapes with an Aú. Player Two attacks with Cabeçada |
Again, here is the video for sequences #1-5. Look out for the techniques mentioned above in Sequencia #3:
Review:
Next, we will learn Mestre Bimba’s Sequence #2!
| Player One (Plain Pants) | Martelo, Martelo, Cocorinha, Benção, Aú |
| Player Two (Striped Pants) | Banda, Banda, Armada, Negativa, Cabeçada |
| Step 1 | The two players begin to ginga |
| Step 2 | Player One attacks with Martelo but Player Two tries to sweep him with Banda (but doesn’t!) |
| Step 3 | Player One attacks again with Martelo (opposite leg) and once again Player Two tries to sweep him with Banda (but doesn’t!) |
| Step 4 | Player Two attacks with Armada |
| Step 5 | Player One defends with Cocorinha |
| Step 6 | Player One stands and attacks with Benção |
| Step 7 | Player Two defends with Negativa |
| Step 8 | Player One escapes with an Aú |
| Step 9 | Player Two attacks with a Cabeçada (while Player One is still in the Au) |
Review:
Capoeira is a Brazilian martial art disguised as a dance and performed to musical instruments and traditional Brazilian songs. It is comprised of specific offensive and defensive movements and, unlike in other martial arts, the participant is constantly in motion because of the basic movement, the ginga. The movements also consist of positions on the ground, kicks, sweeps and acrobatics.
Our style, capoeira regional, is practiced to a quick beat and kicks are performed in an upright and aggressive style. The result? A high-energy, always exciting workout!
No prior experience is necessary. Beginners should wear loose fitting clothing and light footwear. Advanced capoeiristas should wear traditional white capoeira pants and a t-shirt. Shirts and capoeira pants are available for purchase.
Hope you are staying safe, dry and with power still.
According to All Souls’ website the building will be closed tomorrow so there will not be capoeira class. Please let your classmates know!
Hope to see you Thursday instead!
Headed to Columbia Heights Day? You won’t want to miss it!!
At 1:30 pm to 2 pm, Capoeira Barro Vermelho will put on a mini-class and do some capoeira play on Harriet Tubman Elementary School’s field at Kenyon from 11th to 13th Streets.
PLEASE come out and show your support by participating in the class! Everyone is invited.
This will be a great time to get a taste of capoeira in general and learn more about the classes and October specials.
Please join us this weekend as we attend and participate in Capoeira Sul da Bahia’s Batizado! There will not be a class on Thursday & maybe Saturday too, so that everyone has the opportunity to attend this workshop & batizado.
Since the last post they have released a more detailed schedule:
Thu Sep 27 | Workshop w/ Professor Pedro from Italy | 6:30-8:30pmThe fees will depend on how many events you will go to. Anyone & everyone, including students of capoeira or people who just want to watch, are invited to view the batizado on Saturday as a “expectator” for only $5.
If you are thinking of registering for a workshop and/or the batizado, please let us know in the DC Capoeira Facebook group so that we can organize a group discount.
Additional information:
Due to the Memorial Day Weekend, capoeira classes will not meet on Sunday, May 27th at BloomBars (Columbia Heights, Washington, DC).
Instead please join us on Saturday, May 26th at 10:30 am – 12:00 pm; or Tuesday, May 29th at 7 – 8 pm. Both classes will be at All Souls church, located at 1500 Harvard St NW, Washington, DC. (View Weekly Schedule)
You can also bring your kids to learn capoeira every Saturday from 9 – 10 am at BloomBars.
Barro Vermelho Capoeira of Washington DC 