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Capoeira Clip from Besouro o Filme

March 23, 2012
By Capoeira Universe

Here’s a clip from the movie Besouro of Filme; some capoeira with a little wire-fu.

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Slums, Drums and Capoeira Documentary

February 26, 2012
By Capoeira Universe

Produced by Whitematter in 2010, check out this trailer to a vivid view of capoeira in the favelas: http://slumsdrums.com/trailer.html

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Capoeira Meme

February 16, 2012
By Capoeira Universe
Capoeira Meme

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Capoeira Nago Milwaukee’s 3rd Annual Batizado

September 10, 2011
By Capoeira Universe

EVENT DATES: SEPT 30 – OCT 2, 2011 CONFIRMED GUESTS INCLUDE: Contra-Mestre Andre’ (New York, NY), Professor Sabidinho (Madison, WI), Instructor Brucutu (Chicago, IL), Instructor Mosca (Madison, WI), Graduado Montanha (New York, NY), Graduado Vagalume (Miami, FL), Graduado Sapo (Milwaukee, WI) SCHEDULE OF EVENTS: Thursday, Sept. 29: 7pm, Sage Martial Arts Academy Friday, Sept....

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What to do when you’re losing students

September 5, 2011
By Capoeira Universe

Here’s a continued article to the previous marketing piece. We’ve all experienced the stress of realizing that our student ratio has peaked. Take a deep breath and know that you’re not alone. It’s a natural step to progression, believe it or not. Don’t give up. Teaching capoeira to your city is a great gift...

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Marketing your grupo

August 30, 2011
By Capoeira Universe

To run a capoeira school is to run a small business. To keep a small business running, you have to accept the boring technical aspects along with the art of capoeira. Here’s a quick article (from a non-capoeirista, but still) to help you do a marketing checkup for your grupo: A Quick Marketing Checkup

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Capoeira in your face

August 22, 2011
By Capoeira Universe

Great first impression for people who have never seen capoeira before.

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More Info for the Casting Call

July 7, 2011
By Capoeira Universe

The producers are requesting that the Capoeira group resides within the Greater Toronto area or an hour outside of it. Now, that obviously puts lots of you out of the running, but don’t let that discourage you. If your group has a branch in or around Toronto, then, by all means, send us their...

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CAPOEIRA CASTING CALL!!

July 1, 2011
By Capoeira Universe

If you’re in a capoeira group in Canada and love to cook and entertain as well, we’ve got a project for you! We’re working with The Food Network to find a quality capoeira group to be featured in one of their shows. If you’re interested shoot us an email ( admin@capoeirauniverse.com ) with your...

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Steroids!

June 26, 2011
By Capoeira Universe

Like in any other sport, steroids exist within capoeira. Is it cheating to use them? Is it simply a means for a capoeirista to reach his/her full potential as a martial artist? If you discover that a higher belt in your grupo uses them, what, if anything, will you do about it? There are...

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