Gemini - Blue

This song made my night even better =)

Learning is definitely not mere imitation, nor is it the ability to accumulate and regurgitate fixed knowledge. Learning is a constant process of discovery - A process with no end. And when you are learning, you must be aware of your conscience. recognizing that your emotions often err in their over-enthusiasm, and your faculty of reason often is without the warmth of feeling that is necessary to enable yourself to combine justice with mercy in your judgments, encourage your conscience to guide you as to what is right and wrong, but also, never set aside the verdicts it renders no matter what may be the cost of carrying them out.

Bruce Lee

When you pull your own weight, your mind will never fail you. There's a huge difference between the two. It's only when you keep going-even though your body isn't quite cooperating-that you'll find inner strength. You'll be utterly amazed at what you discover if you visit that space often enough.

Matisyahu - One Day (live + beatbox)

I've had this song in my iPod since January but I still love it! It's such an uplifting and real song! Take a listen ! Check the beatbox too!!

What makes me truly happy inside....

Miudinho capoeira games like this inspire me to keep training and eventually have great control, expression, balance, coordination, strength, power, agility and speed like this. Capoeira always takes me away from anything I'm going through in life; whether I'm having a great week or down week, capoeira still takes me away from my daily life for hours at a time letting me focus on having pure fun w/ expression and control of my body. The musical aspect of brazilian songs and singing in portuguese inspire me as well to really find songs that lift my spirits up day to day. It's crazy how certain songs can really change your mood or even enhance them. Anyways, I just thought I'd share this clip of some people from my group. CAPOEIRA!!...Cordão de Ouro!!!!

Capoeira Song - Mea Patua

http://capoeirascience.com/pt-br/node/108

Contra Mestres Casquinha and Xuxo of CDO wrote the verses to go with this beautiful song. Watch the tutorial with clips of Casquinha himself in action, learn the lyrics, discover more of capoeira's rich mythology and become a better musician yourself.

A patuá is a sacred amulet, magical protection to achieve the famed 'corpo fechado' (protected body) and stay safe in capoeira.

As Casquinha tells us a patuá can be anything that is sacred - his berimbau, his friends and the songs that accompany him on life's journey.
This capoeira song tutorial was filmed in High Definition around the time of the last Dec 2009 Batizado. Thanks to Kia for the cameras and all the participating Mestres in this video Mestre Gil, Mestre Simon and of course Mestre Poncianinho who not only hosted the event but really helped to make this video happen.