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Wear a pride flag at your next event!

I won’t link to the Daily Mail, but a friend sent me a link which details the tranaphobes have set up a running club to join as a protest against trans runners (Reality Rules Runners UK). I wonder how many who register for this will have no runs or volunteer credits to there name a month on?

Anyway, let’s all wear pride flags and show our support and solidarity to the LGBTQ+ community at our next events.

EDIT: A really simply way to show your support is the rainbow laces, which I wasn’t aware of before. Thnaks to those that pointed them out https://www.stonewall.org.uk/get-involved/support-us/rainbow-laces

EDIT 2: Also to be clear, what I wasn’t clear about was what I meant by a pride flag. By all means wear one as a cape if you wish, I just meant the image - I don’t have an actual pride flag, but a t shirt with it on which is what I’ll wear this Saturday (and my rainbow laces if they arrive in time)

EDIT 3: A follow up post as many people don’t seem to appreciate this.

u/TheLifeCapoeira — 2 months ago
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Singing for Survival - Interview with Mestre Cobra Mansa

In today's episode, I had the privilege to sit down and chat with Mestre Cobra Mansa, one of important elders in modern Capoeira Angola. Here we discuss his life, his personal philosophy for Capoeira, and the fascinating historical research he has done in Africa on Capoeira origins. I hope you enjoy this as much as I did!

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u/TheLifeCapoeira — 2 months ago
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My Empty Hands - Kung Fu

I was on the “My Empty Hands” podcast talking capoeira and martial arts more generally. It’s on Apple podcasts, Spotify and so on too.

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u/TheLifeCapoeira — 2 months ago
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Words to reflect on

Saw this on social media. Words we should all think about as build our capoeira community.

u/TheLifeCapoeira — 3 months ago
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Capoeira Unshackled: A Conversation with Dr. Matthias Assunção on the History of Capoeira

This episode centers on Dr. Matthias Assunção’s research into capoeira’s history and martial arts studies more broadly. Assunção explains how capoeira myths developed over time, particularly misconceptions such as enslaved people using their feet to defend themselves because their hands were shackled. He explained that capoeira's African origins are clear, but it was developed in Brazilian port cities rather than on plantations and emphasized that the art form can be used for both resistance and oppression. This episode also addresses the globalization of capoeira, including debates about singing songs in languages other than Portuguese and how the art form has been adapted in different countries, and the continued debate over capoeira's professionalization in Brazil.

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u/TheLifeCapoeira — 3 months ago
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The Life Capoeira - 46. Mestre Carlo Alexandre (part 2)

Mestre Carlo returns to discuss how the political seeds he talked about in his first appearance on the show have grown; his latest project; why capoeira and politics are inseparable.

To support his latest project, visit from 09:00 4th July:
https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/mundo-girou

To check out his previous work visit his bandcamp profile:
http://www.carloalexandre.bandcamp.com/

For Mestre Carlo’s previous appearances on The Life Capoeira check out episodes 10 and 29

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u/TheLifeCapoeira — 3 months ago