Comments on: 4 what? http://4capoeirathoughts.com Social Inclusion / Intercultural Learning / Education / Capoeira Philosophy Fri, 23 Jul 2010 13:27:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: 4capoeirathoughts http://4capoeirathoughts.com/about-me/#comment-16 4capoeirathoughts Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:56:04 +0000 http://4capoeirathoughts.wordpress.com/?page_id=24#comment-16 Boca Rica, Thanks a lot for supporting my work since the early days in Brazil! And now for encouraging my research and blog initiative. Please, don't forget that the blog is open to guest posting! If you want to share your ideas and experience with our community, please, bring it on!! Soon I'll be posting on Mestre Suassuna's life, maybe we can cooperate somehow. What do you say? As you said, I hope that we can see each other soon nas voltas do mundo! Muito Axé meu Camará!!! Abraço Boca Rica,

Thanks a lot for supporting my work since the early days in Brazil! And now for encouraging my research and blog initiative. Please, don’t forget that the blog is open to guest posting! If you want to share your ideas and experience with our community, please, bring it on!!

Soon I’ll be posting on Mestre Suassuna’s life, maybe we can cooperate somehow. What do you say?

As you said, I hope that we can see each other soon nas voltas do mundo!

Muito Axé meu Camará!!!
Abraço

]]> By: Boca Rica http://4capoeirathoughts.com/about-me/#comment-15 Boca Rica Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:10:12 +0000 http://4capoeirathoughts.wordpress.com/?page_id=24#comment-15 My friend C. M. Eurico, such a great work about capoeira. It's really nice to know that you keep reseaching and practicing and spreading capoeira all over the world. For sure i will recomend this blog to all my friends and students. Hope to see you soon in capoeira life... Nas voltas do mundo... Axé!!! Boca Rica My friend C. M. Eurico,
such a great work about capoeira.
It’s really nice to know that you keep reseaching and practicing and spreading capoeira all over the world.
For sure i will recomend this blog to all my friends and students. Hope to see you soon in capoeira life… Nas voltas do mundo…
Axé!!!

Boca Rica

]]> By: 4capoeirathoughts http://4capoeirathoughts.com/about-me/#comment-14 4capoeirathoughts Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:55:06 +0000 http://4capoeirathoughts.wordpress.com/?page_id=24#comment-14 Hi Tres Pratos, The idea of using Internet can enlarge a lot the geographical scope. And once it's considered a public space, it causes less trouble with HRECs. More than about the results, I'm curious too to see what sort of issues capoeiristas from different countries will bring up, so that we can deal with them within our community. If we can spot what political and cultural forces are causing the practitioners' struggle within the practice, and how they work, it's likely that we'll understand better how to use Capoeira as a social inclusive tool. As for your help, you're more than welcomed. As a researcher and a capoeira, I'm sure your comments will be spot on. You can also indicate issues you find relevant for posts. And finally, I'm sure all the readers would be interested in reading about your research on Capoeira. How about writing a summary of it as a post? Or maybe a narrative of your difficulties approaching Capoeira within the western academia, also revealing your findings. How does that sounds to you? Looking forward in hearing from you. Axé! Eurico Hi Tres Pratos,

The idea of using Internet can enlarge a lot the geographical scope. And once it’s considered a public space, it causes less trouble with HRECs. More than about the results, I’m curious too to see what sort of issues capoeiristas from different countries will bring up, so that we can deal with them within our community.

If we can spot what political and cultural forces are causing the practitioners’ struggle within the practice, and how they work, it’s likely that we’ll understand better how to use Capoeira as a social inclusive tool.

As for your help, you’re more than welcomed. As a researcher and a capoeira, I’m sure your comments will be spot on. You can also indicate issues you find relevant for posts. And finally, I’m sure all the readers would be interested in reading about your research on Capoeira.

How about writing a summary of it as a post? Or maybe a narrative of your difficulties approaching Capoeira within the western academia, also revealing your findings. How does that sounds to you?

Looking forward in hearing from you.

Axé!
Eurico

]]> By: Marrit Zijlstra http://4capoeirathoughts.com/about-me/#comment-13 Marrit Zijlstra Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:34:31 +0000 http://4capoeirathoughts.wordpress.com/?page_id=24#comment-13 Dear Eurico, Ariane told me about your blog, I am very pleased with it. I am very curious about the results of your research. I am glad to see that there is coming more and more research and interest on the social inclusion etc. of capoeira, because when I did my research in 2008 on capoeira(efffect of capoeira on violence and poverty) a lot of people were (and still are) very skeptical on capoeira and its effects. It was for me even impossible to do research about the differences and resemblances between 'Brazilian' capoeira and 'European' capoeira because capoeira was just a sport according to my professors. Moreover, there is hardly any research, and little is known about the side-effects of capoeira. Most scientist see capoeira just as a sport. Therefore it is absolute great that you started this blog and, started questioning and researching on the issues of education, social inclusion, intercultural learning, and Capoeira philosophy. If you need some help, count me in! I will read your blog with a lot of interest. Boa sorte! Marrit(tres pratos) (the Netherlands) Dear Eurico,
Ariane told me about your blog, I am very pleased with it. I am very curious about the results of your research. I am glad to see that there is coming more and more research and interest on the social inclusion etc. of capoeira, because when I did my research in 2008 on capoeira(efffect of capoeira on violence and poverty) a lot of people were (and still are) very skeptical on capoeira and its effects. It was for me even impossible to do research about the differences and resemblances between ‘Brazilian’ capoeira and ‘European’ capoeira because capoeira was just a sport according to my professors. Moreover, there is hardly any research, and little is known about the side-effects of capoeira. Most scientist see capoeira just as a sport. Therefore it is absolute great that you started this blog and, started questioning and researching on the issues of education, social inclusion, intercultural learning, and Capoeira philosophy. If you need some help, count me in! I will read your blog with a lot of interest. Boa sorte!
Marrit(tres pratos) (the Netherlands)

]]> By: 4capoeirathoughts http://4capoeirathoughts.com/about-me/#comment-12 4capoeirathoughts Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:07:22 +0000 http://4capoeirathoughts.wordpress.com/?page_id=24#comment-12 Hi Jeff, Thanks for visiting. We're looking forward in hearing your (and everyone's) thoughts about these issues as well. ;) Please, drop us some lines anytime! Axé! Eurico Hi Jeff,

Thanks for visiting. We’re looking forward in hearing your (and everyone’s) thoughts about these issues as well. ;)

Please, drop us some lines anytime!

Axé!
Eurico

]]> By: Jeff http://4capoeirathoughts.com/about-me/#comment-11 Jeff Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:49:25 +0000 http://4capoeirathoughts.wordpress.com/?page_id=24#comment-11 Interesting articles and really relevant in todays atmosphere of capoeira evolving in different directions, spreading throughout the world and colliding with different cultures and attitudes. I look forwards to reading more about these issues. Axé, Jeff Interesting articles and really relevant in todays atmosphere of capoeira evolving in different directions, spreading throughout the world and colliding with different cultures and attitudes.

I look forwards to reading more about these issues.

Axé,

Jeff

]]> By: 4capoeirathoughts http://4capoeirathoughts.com/about-me/#comment-10 4capoeirathoughts Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:15:29 +0000 http://4capoeirathoughts.wordpress.com/?page_id=24#comment-10 Oi Mandingueira, You're welcome. I'm counting with you to make this blog an space of discussions and not a 'information centre in english' for non-Brazilian capoeiristas. This is a space to discuss our community's issues openly, without hierarchies or flags. What about you posting an article on the difficulties women face in Capoeira due to sexism? Lets keep in touch! Axé! Eurico Oi Mandingueira,

You’re welcome. I’m counting with you to make this blog an space of discussions and not a ‘information centre in english’ for non-Brazilian capoeiristas.

This is a space to discuss our community’s issues openly, without hierarchies or flags.

What about you posting an article on the difficulties women face in Capoeira due to sexism?

Lets keep in touch!
Axé!
Eurico

]]> By: Joaninha http://4capoeirathoughts.com/about-me/#comment-9 Joaninha Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:45:20 +0000 http://4capoeirathoughts.wordpress.com/?page_id=24#comment-9 Hey Eurico! Thanks so much for telling me about your site! I haven't blogged for such a long time, but you have no idea how excited I am about this and I can't wait to read everything that you've written/will write!! -Joaninha Hey Eurico! Thanks so much for telling me about your site! I haven’t blogged for such a long time, but you have no idea how excited I am about this and I can’t wait to read everything that you’ve written/will write!!
-Joaninha

]]> By: Eurico Vianna http://4capoeirathoughts.com/about-me/#comment-8 Eurico Vianna Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:24:30 +0000 http://4capoeirathoughts.wordpress.com/?page_id=24#comment-8 Fantasma, I'm definitely keen to work with collaborators regardless of how this partnership will be established. For me it could be hosting guest authors, co-authoring, swaping links... As far as we work together to engage practitioners towards a broader sense of cultural identity; one more inclusive and purposeful to our communities. Instead of grasping Capoeira as a cultural practice empowering local expression, most people are developing 'corporative' versions of it. We must find those adopting actions against these market forces in order to increase THE PRACTISE of a inclusive and purposeful Capoeira. Thanks for your comments! Axé! Eurico Fantasma,
I’m definitely keen to work with collaborators regardless of how this partnership will be established. For me it could be hosting guest authors, co-authoring, swaping links… As far as we work together to engage practitioners towards a broader sense of cultural identity; one more inclusive and purposeful to our communities.
Instead of grasping Capoeira as a cultural practice empowering local expression, most people are developing ‘corporative’ versions of it.
We must find those adopting actions against these market forces in order to increase THE PRACTISE of a inclusive and purposeful Capoeira.
Thanks for your comments!
Axé!
Eurico

]]> By: Fantasma http://4capoeirathoughts.com/about-me/#comment-7 Fantasma Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:53:12 +0000 http://4capoeirathoughts.wordpress.com/?page_id=24#comment-7 Great stuff. I started in 1990 too - good luck and I hope we can collaborate as I believe we are batting on the same wicket. Axe Great stuff. I started in 1990 too – good luck and I hope we can collaborate as I believe we are batting on the same wicket.

Axe

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