Last week, CFdB crew did some workshops at Dandenong! Was an awesome experience to share Capoeira with the Year 9 & 10 students. It was such a MASSIVE improvement from last year’s workshops with the same school :)
Thanks to Dandenong H.S. Awesome Team effort from Mestre Val, Sebastiao, Ramsey (his 2 kids), Mateo & me (Cantora)
A Message from Mestre Val…
Mestre Val has returned to Australia from a Tour of Europe & the UK. CFdB Capoeira Kids is already off to a GREAT START. Have a wonderful Capoeira Kids Term everyone!
Pictured here, alongside his portrait in the Mural at CFdB Academy is Mestre Val’s Capoeira Master, Mestre Alfredo who lives in Bahia, Brazil. Here he is, visiting CFdB for the 20th Capoeira Filhos da Bahia International Encounter 2013 – Celebrating 20 Years in Australia.
At this event, Mestre Alfredo finally graded Mestre Val with the highest grade available in CFdB – an all white Cord, recognition of achieving the highest level of Capoeira Mastery. Mestre Alfredo is a student of Mestre Paulo dos Anjos.
‘Play our game’ By Thalia Osegueda Boa Morte Santos.
I just found this artwork done by my beautiful Daughter Thalia on June 4th of 2015 and I am so amazed with her imagination and intelligence, I do keep each and every things she creates and time to time I look at them, I didn’t see that one until today when I was tiding up. Thanks Thalia, you made my day once more
– Mestre Val Boa Morte
On July 15th, 2008, Capoeira was officially recognized as a culturally preserved art by the Brazilian government’s Department of Culture. It is a rich and multi-dimensional art that teaches culture, language, music and encompasses a complete body workout.
On this day, the Brazilian Government acknowledged the global popularity with an official recognition of Capoeira.
Capoeira joined an impressive list of cultural items named part of Brazil’s intangible patrimony.
According to newspaper coverage of these events, the Instuto de Patrimonio Historico Artistico Nacional (IPHAN; Institute of National Historic Artistic Patrimony) is presently trying to make reparations for both official and subtle discrimination against capoeira, meaning not only discrimination during the period of prohibition, but also the period during which Capoeira was marginalised within Brazilian society at large.
The motivation for this pronouncement appears in part to have come from the overseas interest in Capoeira, which has helped it gain legitimacy within Brazil. Such developments speak to the complexities of global culture.
Source:
CAPOEIRA by Lauren Miller
Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation, Volume 2
Ed. Thomas A. Green, Joseph R. Svinth – pp. 37 -42
CAPOEIRA CLASSES – COMING SOON in SEPTEMBER at Universum Klub Palestre!
VIA MERCADENTE 14, 47841 Cattolica, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
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Universum Klub Palestre says:
GRANDE GIORNATA DI CAPOEIRA ORGANIZZATA DAL AUSTRALIA Gugu Capoeira Feliz da VidaGUGU LA PALESTRA Universum Klub Pasini Fabio PRESENTI I MIGLIORI MAESTRI …UNA TRADIZIONE CHE CONTINUA COME OGNI ANNO A CATTOLICA…
A SETTEMBRE I CORSI SI SVOLGERANNO IN PALESTRA REGOLARMENTE…
Great day of capoeira organised by Australia Gugu Capoeira Feliz da Vida gugu the gym Universum Klub Pasini Fabio present the best masters… A tradition that continues as every year to Catholic…
In September, the classes will be held in the gym on a regular basis…
