I’ve become involved in capoeira’s ways
of life in recent times, though always been a fan, having it as an interest since
my teenage youth, whether from movies or real martial arts matches. But,
once dabbling deeper and then engulfing in the illustrious history of capoeira,
as a form of slave resistance, contemporarily taking many art-forms and
spiritual pathways, (similar to growth-dynamics of Rastafarianism) my appreciation
of it was enriched along with the desire to be representative of it.
As it would possibly be with many American
black youth, the introduction into the actual actions of capoeira was through,
indirectly in this case, B-Boying (break-dancing). Thus I was surprised at
myself given the physical relation that I hadn’t adapted into this martial arts
dance-style sooner, in this sense directly,
especially with rotational kick movements I already had some ability with such
as: Au Aberto, Meia Lua De Queda Rins, and Macaco. Still hard work
though, and much to be learned to even achieve greater of the power moves.
While future articles will elaborate
more, it should be clear why Capoeira martial Arts can be taken on as a full
afro-cultural imperative, not only a Brazilian one: whether acculturating, even
returning to it in a Pan-African context, or solely as a fun athletic pursuit. A
focus that causes, if not just wanting to anyway like myself – specifically, if
born into English predominantly – push any language barrier to learn and articulate
Portuguese.
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