Comments on: Intentions in Capoeira http://soulcapoeira.org/articles/intentions-in-capoeira/ capoeira adelaide australia Mon, 09 May 2011 03:52:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Eurico Vianna http://soulcapoeira.org/articles/intentions-in-capoeira/comment-page-1/#comment-9394 Eurico Vianna Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:16:00 +0000 http://soulcapoeira.org/articles/intentions-in-capoeira/#comment-9394 Hi Chan, I found your blog searching for Capoeira blogs over the internet. My name is Eurico Vianna. I am a PhD student at the Centre for Public Culture and Ideas at Griffith University (AU). My research topic is Capoeira and social inclusion, and I am currently writing the 4 Capoeira Thoughts Blog, a not-for-profit initiative, as part of my field research. I have a solid background as a practitioner and for the last 10 years I have been working as a Capoeira teacher holding regular classes, workshops, lectures and promoting events in several countries. In 2002 I started a non-profit organisation in Brazil through which I have been running Capoeira programmes fostering the social inclusion of youth in ‘at risk’ situation living in shelters. More details about my professional background as a practitioner can be found here (add link). My goal in setting the 4 Capoeira Thoughts Blog is to build an online network of social active capoeiras collaborating on issues of Capoeira philosophy, intercultural learning, social inclusion and education. I also aim to gather collaborators to co-edit and co-author the an online Journal open to submissions on the above mentioned matters. The 4 Capoeira Thoughts is open to guest-authors approaching the social role of Capoeira. I hope to publish their posts; interview people with similar initiatives; and promote community based endeavours related to Capoeira. There are two main advantages in partly basing my research on matters raised over the Internet. First, there will be no geographical barriers preventing multinational participation. Second, practitioners' posts and comments will be directly influencing the research matters. The overall aim is to discuss the worldwide spreading of Capoeira; the global forces acting upon it; how practitioners locally respond to these forces; and the art's local purpose as a potential educative and inclusive cultural practice. Please, check the blog out and feel free to drop me a few lines sharing your thoughts ( 4capoeirathoughts_at_gmail_dot_com ). I would also appreciate if you could spread the word out about my research. Here is the URL for my blog 4capoeirathoughts.com . I am looking forward in setting a network of practitioners interested in learning and sharing more about Capoeira as a social inclusive and educative tool. Axé! Eurico Hi Chan,

I found your blog searching for Capoeira blogs over the internet.

My name is Eurico Vianna. I am a PhD student at the Centre for Public Culture and Ideas at Griffith University (AU). My research topic is Capoeira and social inclusion, and I am currently writing the 4 Capoeira Thoughts Blog, a not-for-profit initiative, as part of my field research.

I have a solid background as a practitioner and for the last 10 years I have been working as a Capoeira teacher holding regular classes, workshops, lectures and promoting events in several countries. In 2002 I started a non-profit organisation in Brazil through which I have been running Capoeira programmes fostering the social inclusion of youth in ‘at risk’ situation living in shelters. More details about my professional background as a practitioner can be found here (add link).

My goal in setting the 4 Capoeira Thoughts Blog is to build an online network of social active capoeiras collaborating on issues of Capoeira philosophy, intercultural learning, social inclusion and education. I also aim to gather collaborators to co-edit and co-author the an online Journal open to submissions on the above mentioned matters.

The 4 Capoeira Thoughts is open to guest-authors approaching the social role of Capoeira. I hope to publish their posts; interview people with similar initiatives; and promote community based endeavours related to Capoeira.

There are two main advantages in partly basing my research on matters raised over the Internet. First, there will be no geographical barriers preventing multinational participation. Second, practitioners’ posts and comments will be directly influencing the research matters.
The overall aim is to discuss the worldwide spreading of Capoeira; the global forces acting upon it; how practitioners locally respond to these forces; and the art’s local purpose as a potential educative and inclusive cultural practice.

Please, check the blog out and feel free to drop me a few lines sharing your thoughts ( 4capoeirathoughts_at_gmail_dot_com ). I would also appreciate if you could spread the word out about my research. Here is the URL for my blog 4capoeirathoughts.com .

I am looking forward in setting a network of practitioners interested in learning and sharing more about Capoeira as a social inclusive and educative tool.

Axé!
Eurico

]]> By: Benjamin http://soulcapoeira.org/articles/intentions-in-capoeira/comment-page-1/#comment-408 Benjamin Thu, 29 May 2008 12:39:12 +0000 http://soulcapoeira.org/articles/intentions-in-capoeira/#comment-408 Interesting article. I figured out how to make the lady switch directions over and over again at will. When the leg the outstretched leg is passing in front or behind of the base leg, just imagine the leg in the opposite position. e.g. when she is spinning clockwise and the leg is moving "in front" of the base leg, imagine the leg is actually moving "behind" the base leg and the picture will switch directions. As for intentions, the Bible says that the light of the body is the eyes, and with that being said, the eyes never can not lie. Interesting article. I figured out how to make the lady switch directions over and over again at will. When the leg the outstretched leg is passing in front or behind of the base leg, just imagine the leg in the opposite position. e.g. when she is spinning clockwise and the leg is moving “in front” of the base leg, imagine the leg is actually moving “behind” the base leg and the picture will switch directions. As for intentions, the Bible says that the light of the body is the eyes, and with that being said, the eyes never can not lie.

]]> By: Sean http://soulcapoeira.org/articles/intentions-in-capoeira/comment-page-1/#comment-401 Sean Thu, 22 May 2008 14:40:08 +0000 http://soulcapoeira.org/articles/intentions-in-capoeira/#comment-401 Hey, don't take this as argumentative, but the dichotomy between right and left brain is completely misunderstood within lay-culture. If you do a little neuro-science research, you will find that the two hemispheres do indeed differ, in terms of capacity for language, memory formation, and even certain aspects of behavior. The idea that one hemisphere dominates the other makes no sense. The two work together, and depend on each other to create what we consider a typically fully functioning individual. The direction of the dancer's spin has nothing to do with determining the nature of your personality or the disposition to use one hemisphere or the other. Regardless, this is a great article! .Sean / Descalco Hey, don’t take this as argumentative, but the dichotomy between right and left brain is completely misunderstood within lay-culture. If you do a little neuro-science research, you will find that the two hemispheres do indeed differ, in terms of capacity for language, memory formation, and even certain aspects of behavior. The idea that one hemisphere dominates the other makes no sense. The two work together, and depend on each other to create what we consider a typically fully functioning individual.

The direction of the dancer’s spin has nothing to do with determining the nature of your personality or the disposition to use one hemisphere or the other.

Regardless, this is a great article!
.Sean / Descalco

]]> By: vinnie http://soulcapoeira.org/articles/intentions-in-capoeira/comment-page-1/#comment-392 vinnie Sun, 11 May 2008 11:12:35 +0000 http://soulcapoeira.org/articles/intentions-in-capoeira/#comment-392 Akira the same thing happens to me too, just dont know what to say Akira the same thing happens to me too, just dont know what to say

]]> By: Akira http://soulcapoeira.org/articles/intentions-in-capoeira/comment-page-1/#comment-381 Akira Wed, 07 May 2008 02:30:06 +0000 http://soulcapoeira.org/articles/intentions-in-capoeira/#comment-381 Um... what does it mean if the dancer keeps switching direction? When I first looked at the image, she was rotating anti-clockwise. As I continued to read the rest of the article it switched to clockwise and I thought I was seeing things. But it switched back again after I carried on looking at it. As I finished the article and scrolled back up to the image, it switched back to clockwise. At first I thought maybe your image randomly spun in either direction from time to time, but now I'm not too sure... If you image isn't actually swapping directions, then what the hell does that say about my brain usage? O.o Um… what does it mean if the dancer keeps switching direction? When I first looked at the image, she was rotating anti-clockwise. As I continued to read the rest of the article it switched to clockwise and I thought I was seeing things. But it switched back again after I carried on looking at it. As I finished the article and scrolled back up to the image, it switched back to clockwise.

At first I thought maybe your image randomly spun in either direction from time to time, but now I’m not too sure… If you image isn’t actually swapping directions, then what the hell does that say about my brain usage? O.o

]]> By: Mariposa http://soulcapoeira.org/articles/intentions-in-capoeira/comment-page-1/#comment-331 Mariposa Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:29:04 +0000 http://soulcapoeira.org/articles/intentions-in-capoeira/#comment-331 Chan, this is an absolutely awsome article!!! I will try the games with my children for sure! That is going to be fun for all of us! We'll use soft toys instead of sticks though :) The spinning lady excercise helped me understand why I sometimes misinterpret the direction of the kick in the moment the kick is born. Very helpful material!!! I have some friends who study at the Gestalt institute of psychology here in Toronto, I had really enriching discussions with them.. So yes, I would recommend everybody to dig into the Gestalt theory Have a great weekend!!! Chan, this is an absolutely awsome article!!! I will try the games with my children for sure! That is going to be fun for all of us! We’ll use soft toys instead of sticks though :)

The spinning lady excercise helped me understand why I sometimes misinterpret the direction of the kick in the moment the kick is born. Very helpful material!!!

I have some friends who study at the Gestalt institute of psychology here in Toronto, I had really enriching discussions with them.. So yes, I would recommend everybody to dig into the Gestalt theory

Have a great weekend!!!

]]> By: Pipoca http://soulcapoeira.org/articles/intentions-in-capoeira/comment-page-1/#comment-328 Pipoca Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:49:33 +0000 http://soulcapoeira.org/articles/intentions-in-capoeira/#comment-328 AWESOME! This is a great experiment! I hope I can take part in a trainathon someday. Wow! AWESOME! This is a great experiment! I hope I can take part in a trainathon someday. Wow!

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