Capoeira!
Thursday, March 13th, 2008Last night my friend and Martial Fitness Coach, Sule Welch, invited me to a capoeira class at Studio Dionne. Excited, but nervous, I decided to give the Brazilian martial art a try. And what a great time it was!
Capoeira seems like a mixture of playing, fighting, and dancing and really looks like a graceful form of breakdancing. Watching others can really be captivating, too. The class was very intimidating at first since the advanced and the beginners are all together, but everyone was very nice and reassured me that they felt the same way at their first class.
To top it off, Contra Mestre Muriel is a phenomenal teacher and I spent a good hour on YouTube after class watching him. As the Cordão de Ouro Atlanta website states, it really was a treat to learn from someone of his caliber.
Since I’m brand new to capoeira, I don’t really know a lot about it’s history, but more information can be found on the Cordão de Ouro Atlanta website.