Here’s a link to some photos taken of the Axé Capoeira group performing at the Richmond Open Brazilian Jiu Jitsu tournament. Enjoy!

http://richmondsportsclub.ca/?p=310

Here’s a link to some photos taken of the Axé Capoeira group performing at the Richmond Open Brazilian Jiu Jitsu tournament. Enjoy!

http://richmondsportsclub.ca/?p=310

Effective immediately and for a limited time.

Capoeira is offered FREE to all Richmond Sports Club members.

All you have to do is have a gym membership and you can train with the class.

Come get an amazing workout and learn capoeira!

Effective immediately and for a limited time.

Capoeira is offered FREE to all Richmond Sports Club members.

All you have to do is have a gym membership and you can train with the class.

Come get an amazing workout and learn capoeira!

You know what’s funny. I’ve been training for so long that I totally forgot how hard it is to sing and clap at the same time when you first start out. Especially when you’re singing in another language. And I quickly realized it when I taught your first song. But it brought back some good memories. I remember that I couldn’t do it at first and told another capoeirista how hard it is to do both things at the same time. And he says to me, “Try playing an instrument and sing.” Haha, he’s right, that’s harder.

There really is no trick to accomplishing this task. It’s quite simple really. It’s practice. Now the clapping is quite easy. I’m sure you can master it in only a few claps and repetitions. It’s adding the singing that makes it quite difficult. So my tip, simply put, learn the song. Learn it so that you can sing it effortlessly. Sing it in the shower. Sing it in the drive to work. Eventually you will learn how the song and rhythm match. And once you get the rhythm of the song, you’ll understand the beats. And to further help understand the beats, you’ll use clapping. And by combining singing and clapping together, already you’ve improved your coordination and improved your rhythm of your game with the music.

Imagine that. Singing AND clapping. Two minor things (from a fitness point of view) that help majorly in capoeira. See? Capoeira isn’t all about the cool flips and kicks.

I heard an interesting point last class. I teach you guys a lot of things in an hour that sometimes it can get overwhelming. And then by the time you come to the next class, you’ve probably already forgotten most of the things I taught you in the last class. Well I have a suggestion that may help you.

All capoeiristas should have their very own little notebook to carry around in class. I know many students and teachers who do that, and in fact I met someone who told me a story of how he has stacks of notebooks that contain capoeira movements, capoeira sequences and song lyrics. It’s a great reference guide and you can write it however you please. Write down whatever makes you understand the movement. I’m a great resource, considering I am your teacher, so feel free to ask me anytime you want if you have any questions about the class or the movements you learned.

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