Comments on: C.A.P.O.E.I.R.A.: The 8 Principles of a Great Capoeirista http://thecapoeirablog.wordpress.com/2008/03/10/capoeira-the-8-principles-of-a-great-capoeirista/ A blog about the art, culture, history, philosophy, community, and practice of capoeira. Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:26:29 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: leandro http://thecapoeirablog.wordpress.com/2008/03/10/capoeira-the-8-principles-of-a-great-capoeirista/#comment-1640 leandro Thu, 21 May 2009 08:23:55 +0000 http://thecapoeirablog.wordpress.com/?p=216#comment-1640 nice huh.. your the man bibbow like it nice huh..
your the man bibbow
like it

]]> By: Mike http://thecapoeirablog.wordpress.com/2008/03/10/capoeira-the-8-principles-of-a-great-capoeirista/#comment-921 Mike Thu, 13 Mar 2008 05:58:18 +0000 http://thecapoeirablog.wordpress.com/?p=216#comment-921 Well done Faisca. I think this post itself shows me that you embody these attributes. I look forward to possibly, one day, meeting you in the roda. Play Well! Well done Faisca. I think this post itself shows me that you embody these attributes. I look forward to possibly, one day, meeting you in the roda.

Play Well!

]]> By: Urso http://thecapoeirablog.wordpress.com/2008/03/10/capoeira-the-8-principles-of-a-great-capoeirista/#comment-918 Urso Tue, 11 Mar 2008 19:28:19 +0000 http://thecapoeirablog.wordpress.com/?p=216#comment-918 Faisca, excellent post. Especially with getting everything to work with all the letters, I was wondering how you were gonna pull that off when starting to read this post. I particularly like the respectful part, in that Capoeira is hard, and it takes time to learn and excel at. Thats why it's important for leaders to show respect for their students in order to foster a better capoeira education and help them achieve more faster. See you tonight Faisca, excellent post. Especially with getting everything to work with all the letters, I was wondering how you were gonna pull that off when starting to read this post. I particularly like the respectful part, in that Capoeira is hard, and it takes time to learn and excel at. Thats why it’s important for leaders to show respect for their students in order to foster a better capoeira education and help them achieve more faster. See you tonight

]]> By: Mariposa http://thecapoeirablog.wordpress.com/2008/03/10/capoeira-the-8-principles-of-a-great-capoeirista/#comment-917 Mariposa Mon, 10 Mar 2008 17:19:19 +0000 http://thecapoeirablog.wordpress.com/?p=216#comment-917 Great posting, Faisca!!! Great posting, Faisca!!!

]]> By: Joaninha http://thecapoeirablog.wordpress.com/2008/03/10/capoeira-the-8-principles-of-a-great-capoeirista/#comment-916 Joaninha Mon, 10 Mar 2008 16:09:28 +0000 http://thecapoeirablog.wordpress.com/?p=216#comment-916 This is a really, really good post! The acronym works (haha I don't know why, seeing as it's so unrelated to the topic), and I think you hit the nail on the head with every attribute. I totally agree about the ones that make capoeira so much more appealing to me than other sports too; I'm not athletic at ALL, for starters, and for every other sport I've tried you're doomed from the start, but in capoeira you can just keep going at your own pace until you've caught up; and I definitely improved strength, endurance, etc., and discovered my hitherthen dormant flexibility! The intuition one is right on as well; and I'd add not only while you're playing a game in terms of what moves your opponent will do, but also being able to intuit expressions and nuances and dynamics going on between people, such as if you want to buy in and they're on the brink of a fight, or being able to tell if your opponent would take something you do the wrong way or not. Great job! This is a really, really good post! The acronym works (haha I don’t know why, seeing as it’s so unrelated to the topic), and I think you hit the nail on the head with every attribute.

I totally agree about the ones that make capoeira so much more appealing to me than other sports too; I’m not athletic at ALL, for starters, and for every other sport I’ve tried you’re doomed from the start, but in capoeira you can just keep going at your own pace until you’ve caught up; and I definitely improved strength, endurance, etc., and discovered my hitherthen dormant flexibility!

The intuition one is right on as well; and I’d add not only while you’re playing a game in terms of what moves your opponent will do, but also being able to intuit expressions and nuances and dynamics going on between people, such as if you want to buy in and they’re on the brink of a fight, or being able to tell if your opponent would take something you do the wrong way or not.
Great job!

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