It's been a week since we last had our fill of capoeira. For all those hungry capoeiristas out there, I understand the lack of training may be causing some of us to 'itch' which could lead to accidents due to the uncontrollable urge to try 'flying' and other crazy things. In order to prevent this we will be resuming training again this coming week!
Tuesdays, 7.30pm/ 1930 hours (for the army boy in you) - SMU, CCA Room.
Thursdays, 7.30pm/ 1930 hours - NUS, MPSH 2
Please feel free to drop by (that's just saying it nicely, haha what I meant to say was please get your a** down to) either one of these 2 days or both if you can so that we can get some capoeira loving a.k.a axe into our lives.
In the meantime if you're interested in 'flying' please contact Faizal, Ken/ Toshi/ Sapo (they're the same person) or me directly. Secret training. Insurance not included.
Alrighto. Train hard peeps. Hope to see everyone soon!
~Guy who didn't wash his abadas for the entire batizado
Freedom to Express, Freedom to Move, Freedom to be Ourselves. Axé Capoeira
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Batizado 2011
Once again the Batizado/grading is over! The 4-day event is certainly bigger than the previous year! And this is also the first Xango grading in Singapore.
Note: for those who want to know the difference b/w Zambiacongo and Xango pls approach anyone who attended the workshop!
The workshop wouldn’t be possible w/o the following ppl:
Mestre Luizuinho Barravento and Formado James
The HQ for all the planning work
And EveryONE for the fabulous AXE..
I always look forward to the big rodas because of the high enthusiasm of everyone singing, clapping, playing the instruments and jogo-ing. No doubt it looks intimidating (when I see some of them ‘flying’), the axe from the roda was really overwhelming.
A short summary of what we did at the workshop:
Sequences at the start of the workshop daily. Followed by either roda, some story telling by the Mestre or maculele. On top of that, we went for a HDB performance at Fajar Shopping Mall on the 3rd day of batizado and also to the KTM railway station before it closes down at the end of this month! (refer to the pics to see how much the GUYS enjoyed themselves tt night!)
There’s so much to write and share with everyone but I don’t know where to start! Haha..just approach any of us if you want to find out more about the workshop. And we’ll try to share what we’ve learnt with everyone too (the moves, songs etc)
Lastly……
7 of us leveled up! The new corda (belt) system has changed so please refer to the FB group for the new color system..
Current raw + light green belt: Toshi, Shiela, Arnold, Kelvin, Brian and ME (Angeline)
Light green: Faizal Bom Garoto
Congrats to everyone for the hard work and Faizal for being the most senior among us now!
And unfortunately, because Syaz wasn’t feeling well, she came to have a feeeeel of the axe but did not take part in the grading. Next year Syaz!
And……Toshi got an apelido! No points for guessing correctly. It’s SAPO! YES! Haha..he’s the only one among us to get an apelido. Guess he can’t escape from that name!
Have a good rest everyone and for those who sustained injury, rest more and recover soon! Look forward to the next grading! In the meantime, train hard!
PS: there will be no NUS training this Thursday (16June). See you guys next week.
Salve capoeira,
Angeline (Rosa) [my first blog entry]
Friday, June 3, 2011
Hey guys below is the timetable for the Batizado, do take a look and get an idea. Cheers
| | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
| 0900-1000 | | | Uniform sale | Uniform sale |
| 1000-1200 | | | Workshop SMU- T junction | Workshop *Scape |
| 1200-1330 | | | Lunch Break/ Uniform sale | Lunch break/ Uniform sale |
| 1330-1530 | | | Workshop SMU- T junction | Workshop *Scape |
| 1530-1600 | | | Break/ Uniform sale | Break/ Uniform sale |
| 1600-1800 | | Workshop NUS – YIH (1530-1730) | Workshop/ Roda SMU- T junction | Batizado *Scape |
| 1800-1930 | | Dinner Break/ Uniform sale | Roda/ Dinner | |
| 1930-2130 | Open Workshop SMU- T junction | Workshop NUS - YIH | | |
All workshop contents will be decided by Mestre Luizinho. Venues are in Blue.
Notes:
- There is no stay over for Batizado.
- All students are to come in ZC T-shirts & abadas if available.
- New students are to come in any comfortable T-shirts and track/sports pants that at least cover the knees. White colour is preferred.
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Training on 2/6/2011 - Thursday
Hi Guys,
Do take note we WILL NOT be having training as usual on Thursday as most people will be busy so please continue to train on your own at home. Have a great weekend ahead
axe~
Kelvin
Monday, May 23, 2011
Holiday Training @ SMU 24th May 2011
Hey guys!
We will be having holiday training tomorrow 7 pm @ SMU CCA Room below the School of Infosys. You can take an MRT to Bras Basah MRT and exit the SMU exit.
Alif will be there to take you guys for training so do go down and learn all you can!!
Kelvin
~Axe~
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Holiday Training Timings and Schedule
Hi capoeiristas
We will be having training on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 7-9pm.
For Thursdays the official venue will be NUS SRC (Sports and Recreation Centre) MPSH2.
If there are any activities going on or the MPSH is booked, our training will be shifted to YIH (Yusoff Ishak House) Amphitheater.
For Tuesday trainings we will either head down to SMU from 730pm onwards at CCA room, or if there are more people around we will conduct training at NUS.
If you are interested to train and unsure do drop us a call, Text message or email and we will inform you when and where we will be having training.
For this Thursday 19/5/2011, Training will begin at 7pm OUTSIDE MPSH 2. Do take note.
Have fun and continue to train hard for the holidays.
~Axe
Kelvin Kwek
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
A Game Within The Game
Ola camaras! Was browsing capoeira videos for stress release yesterday, and I found an angola video that demonstrates very well the various types of chamadas. I thought it'll be useful for those who aren't clear what is a chamada, especially since now we explore more regional techniques than angola.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWlwRovRXlQ
(dunno why I cant embed >< The game starts around 1:30, and do watch it till finished.. some nice exchanges at 3:17 and 5:00)
A bit about the chamada, taken from the book Ring of Liberation : Deceptive discourse in Brazilian capoeira by John Lowell (available in NLB, and a very good book for malicia-lacking people such as myself >< also one of the best I've read regarding capoeira history, philosophy and rituals.)
In angola style, the jogo is by no means a seamless flow of continuous action, but is usually broken up by several types of 'inner games' or subroutines. The most common kind of diversion is called chamada de mandinga, or chamada de bençao. (Chamada means 'call', thus this is a 'call of the mandinga' or 'call to the blessing'). The signal for chamada is one player (the 'caller') stop moving and spread his arms wide, leaving himself open... When a player sees his opponent open himself in an invitation to a chamada, he might respond by attacking immediately, since it would seem to be prime opportunity.. but an angola player will rarely attack immediately, both because he is aware that a chamada is being signalled, and because direct attacks are foreign to the esthetic of deception, which celebrates indirectness. The convention is for the one being 'called' to put on a solo demonstration, to 'show his stuff', partly in order to proof that, far from being tired, he is still able to perform the most complex acrobatics, called 'floreios' (flourishes). Such exhibitions are also entertaining for the spectators, of course. After such moves, the soloist cautiously approaches his opponent, who has not moved the entire time, but is still in his stationary, open posture. The task of the moving player is to come close to the 'caller' and join hands with him, always on the alert for an attack. The closer he gets the more the tension heightens, since in the near range a sudden elbow or knee is hard to avoid. The stationary player is also on intense guard since he is vulnerable as well, and if his back is turned he usually turns his head to the side in order to watch his opponent out of the corner of his ete. The players join one of both hands after they come together and, side by side, step backward a few paces and forward a few, in a kind of walk or dance... After a few steps in each direction, one player offers the other the floor, in the same gesture used for the saida, and the tension heightens again as the players separate. Usually the first player to make a break for the open floor receives a kick from the other, or sometimes the kick itself will be the signal to break and resume normal play. The chamada activities serve as subroutines which intensify the action by forcing the players into close proximity, thereby heightening the tension. They also serve as tests for both players, to see if they are able to approach and separate while remaining protected against attack. Often the chamadas are accompanied by many small feints, almost like fidgets, to feel out the opponent, to see if he is guarding a certain point.
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alrite, now watch the video once again n try to spot these stuff! =D
for those with a few days left before exams are finished, persevere!
cheers!
shiela
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWlwRovRXlQ
(dunno why I cant embed >< The game starts around 1:30, and do watch it till finished.. some nice exchanges at 3:17 and 5:00)
A bit about the chamada, taken from the book Ring of Liberation : Deceptive discourse in Brazilian capoeira by John Lowell (available in NLB, and a very good book for malicia-lacking people such as myself >< also one of the best I've read regarding capoeira history, philosophy and rituals.)
In angola style, the jogo is by no means a seamless flow of continuous action, but is usually broken up by several types of 'inner games' or subroutines. The most common kind of diversion is called chamada de mandinga, or chamada de bençao. (Chamada means 'call', thus this is a 'call of the mandinga' or 'call to the blessing'). The signal for chamada is one player (the 'caller') stop moving and spread his arms wide, leaving himself open... When a player sees his opponent open himself in an invitation to a chamada, he might respond by attacking immediately, since it would seem to be prime opportunity.. but an angola player will rarely attack immediately, both because he is aware that a chamada is being signalled, and because direct attacks are foreign to the esthetic of deception, which celebrates indirectness. The convention is for the one being 'called' to put on a solo demonstration, to 'show his stuff', partly in order to proof that, far from being tired, he is still able to perform the most complex acrobatics, called 'floreios' (flourishes). Such exhibitions are also entertaining for the spectators, of course. After such moves, the soloist cautiously approaches his opponent, who has not moved the entire time, but is still in his stationary, open posture. The task of the moving player is to come close to the 'caller' and join hands with him, always on the alert for an attack. The closer he gets the more the tension heightens, since in the near range a sudden elbow or knee is hard to avoid. The stationary player is also on intense guard since he is vulnerable as well, and if his back is turned he usually turns his head to the side in order to watch his opponent out of the corner of his ete. The players join one of both hands after they come together and, side by side, step backward a few paces and forward a few, in a kind of walk or dance... After a few steps in each direction, one player offers the other the floor, in the same gesture used for the saida, and the tension heightens again as the players separate. Usually the first player to make a break for the open floor receives a kick from the other, or sometimes the kick itself will be the signal to break and resume normal play. The chamada activities serve as subroutines which intensify the action by forcing the players into close proximity, thereby heightening the tension. They also serve as tests for both players, to see if they are able to approach and separate while remaining protected against attack. Often the chamadas are accompanied by many small feints, almost like fidgets, to feel out the opponent, to see if he is guarding a certain point.
___
alrite, now watch the video once again n try to spot these stuff! =D
for those with a few days left before exams are finished, persevere!
cheers!
shiela
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