Passenger or Pilot? Taking Responsibility for Your Own Learning
Are you just along for the ride — or are you actually learning?In this episode, we talk about what it means to move from passive consumption to real mastery. About the difference between sitting in th...
26 Jan 6min
Malandragem Today: What Capoeira Teaches Us About Health and Survival
Malandragem is often associated with mischief, cunning, and street smarts. In Brazilian culture, it grew out of necessity — a way to survive in a world shaped by inequality and oppression.In this epis...
24 Jan 4min
The Three Pillars of a Good Capoeira
To become a master, you first have to become a good student.In this episode, we explore the idea of good study through the “Three Pillars” described by Mestre Ombrinho: the academy, homework, and trav...
23 Jan 4min
Learning, Practicing, Training: The Path to Mastery in Capoeira and Life
Mastery in capoeira is not about titles, cords, diplomas, or recognition.It’s about shaping the body, the mind, and the spirit — and allowing a practice to transform the way you live.In this episode, ...
21 Jan 5min
Apples and Potatoes: Capoeira, Career, and the Long Game of Life
In this episode, we explore capoeira as a philosophy for life through a simple but powerful metaphor: apples and potatoes.Potatoes give quick results. Apples take years to grow, but last a lifetime. J...
19 Jan 5min
Capoeira as a philosophy for life
In this episode, we step back and look at capoeira not as a set of movements, but as a philosophy and a way of life.Capoeira is a young, evolving art — shaped by communities rather than institutions, ...
17 Jan 6min
50 Lessons on Capoeira, Teaching, and Life. The Introduction.
What this podcast is about, where it comes from, and who it’s for.50 Lessons is a podcast built around capoeira — not only as a physical practice, but as a philosophy, a culture, and a way of life.In ...
17 Jan 3min
