Good Morning,

had to post this video I saw last night. I hope you enjoy it.

Good Morning Everyone,

Quick post here. I saw this when I woke up this morning, and I thought it was FANTASTIC, and I just had to share it.

Of course  will be talking more about this subject in future,r right now, It’s time for breakfast.

Make it a nice day!!!

It was a fun and beautiful experience. Hopefully with this roda and others like it, we can help  grow and heal any problems we may have as Angoleiros, and as Capoeiristas here in L.A., and beyond.

Here’s this month’s group photo:

Now this is the second moth we had this roda. I promise you, as soon as I figure out how to get pictures and videos from my phone to my computer, I’ll post some videos and Pics from the 1st roda.

Now like I said, the roda was beautiful, there was lots of good energy, and it was great to see Charles’s mom come and visit. She had never got to see Charles play in a roda before. I wonder how she liked it…

And the Roda was also eye-opening. You see, this was the first time I got to play the main berimbau, the GUNGA, in the Roda. And it opened me to a whole new perspective. It’s easy to play capoeira in FRONT of the Gunga, but when you’re BEHIND it, you’re no longer just a participant of the game, you’re IN CHARGE of it. You have to hold the base rhythm, you have to keep the energy up, you have to watch the players and the spectators to make sure things are peaceful and positive… and you have to know when to stop the game when things start getting ugly. For example…

(Note: I read in a capoeira discussion that this fight wasn’t actually real, the capoeiristas involved were friends, and that before this went down, the mestre in charge told the audience what was going to happen)

What I’m trying to tell you is, being behind the Gunga is WAYYYYYYYY different, than playing in front of it.

But all in all, the Roda was Great. I hope that in the future, this Roda will become an institution  in the Capoeira Angola Community here in L.A., and that it become known far and wide as a place where all groups can come play Capoeira Angola in joy, and brother/sisterhood.

Let me end this blog with one of my favorite songs, which was actually sung in the Roda last Sunday: