Capoeira Connection’s Article on ‘Teaching Capoeira to Foreigners’ included contributions from Mestre Barrão, Mestre Val Boa Morte, Mestre Suíno & Mestre Joao Grande. Below is what Mestre Val had to say :)
(via sources Ginga Capoeira, Praticando Capoeira, Interview with Poloca. http://www.nzinga.org.br)
Mestre Val Boa Morte:
“Capoeira in Australia is going very well, with Instructors, Professors, and Mestres working hard to keep it organized and interesting. Capoeira is able to compete with other sporting styles – and around here there are many, including Brazilian jiu-jitsu…The only difference is that Australians are less spontaneous, they have a little less energy, and take a bit longer to fall in love with the art. In the roda, they’re slightly less competitive and they don’t have evil intent. They have respect for themselves and for others, both inside and outside the academy. The hardest thing for them is to accompany the music, since they don’t yet speak Portuguese well.”
(Source: Ginga Capoeira, Ano 2, n. 12)
