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Message no. 1
From: Adam Getchell <acgetchell@*******.EDU>
Subject: Re: Candomble [was Re: Egyptian mythology]
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1998 16:23:46 -0700
>Also, Voudoun has foundations in a few African religions. It's also a
>sibling to Santeria and Candomble.

And Brujeria ...

Candomble, of which I know a little about, being distilled into Capoeira
(which I've studied) which is assuredly more than just a "dance-fight"
martial art. The true initiates of Capoeira have malicia, which is oft
mis-translated into English as malice (it is, rather world-knowledge) and
the mestres teach malandragon, which is knowledge of the world, and would
include realms of what we would call magic.

Capoeiristas of old had "corpe fechados" which reputedly deflected knives
and bullets (the name means "closed body"), worshipped the orixhas, and the
very good book by Mestre Acordeon describes what could only be
characterized as an astral quest.

The songs of the roda in which the jogo is played sing of respect and
veneration for the mestres before, and a carefree attitude of playfulness
and seriousness. E, camara, this game can kill. The cleverness of the songs
and the challenge to the opponent in them dictate the mindset of the jogo,
the rhythm of the music dictate the tempo ... easy and graceful in the
Angola style, high and acrobatic in the Regional style, fast and furious to
see who can throw whom down. Or the malicia tempo, which can be all three.
To listen to the berimbaus and play the jogo is to be swept up in something
greater than oneself...

Capoeira is a fascinating artform ...

>Deird'Re M. Brooks |xenya@********.com | cam#9309026
>Lydia Morales (Brujah)|"But Brain, where are we going to find a four
>Madelynne (Malkavian) | armed goddess of destruction at THIS hour?"
>Sif Stormbringer (Get)|"Shut up, Pinky, or I'll kill you."

--Adam

acgetchell@*******.edu
"Invincibility is in oneself, vulnerability in the opponent." --Sun Tzu
Message no. 2
From: "Ubiratan P. Alberton" <ubiratan@**.HOMESHOPPING.COM.BR>
Subject: Re: Candomble [was Re: Egyptian mythology]
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1998 13:38:59 -0300
> Capoeira is a fascinating artform ...

Finally someone who writes it right :) .

Capoeira is an excellent skill to have in SR, by the way, specially
if you live in North America where almost no one knows about it.

They'll all think you're dancing while you train, and when those
Star people handcuff you, you can still literally kick the life
out of them :) .

IIRC, Capoeira was developed by slaves here, so they could train
themselves and fight without their emprisioners realizing it. A "shadow"
fighting stule from the beggining :).

Bira
Message no. 3
From: Marizhavashti Kali <xenya@********.COM>
Subject: Re: Candomble [was Re: Egyptian mythology]
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1998 14:51:07 -0700
Ubiratan P. Alberton wrote:
>
> > Capoeira is a fascinating artform ...
>
> Finally someone who writes it right :) .

It's not a difficult word to spell...pronounced just like it looks, too.
:-)

> Capoeira is an excellent skill to have in SR, by the way, specially
> if you live in North America where almost no one knows about it.

Really? There's quite a few schools up here right now...indeed, I've
trained in it for a bit. Not quite competent, but I've learned a *few*
moves... Admittedly, the style I'm learning isn't classical Capoeira, but
Capoeira Regional do Brasil. I can't recall the exact differences at the
moment, alas.

> They'll all think you're dancing while you train, and when those
> Star people handcuff you, you can still literally kick the life
> out of them :) .

:-)

> IIRC, Capoeira was developed by slaves here, so they could train
> themselves and fight without their emprisioners realizing it. A "shadow"
> fighting stule from the beggining :).

> Bira

--
Deird'Re M. Brooks |xenya@********.com | cam#9309026
Lydia Morales (Brujah)|"But Brain, where are we going to find a four
Madelynne (Malkavian) | armed goddess of destruction at THIS hour?"
Sif Stormbringer (Get)|"Shut up, Pinky, or I'll kill you."
Message no. 4
From: "Ubiratan P. Alberton" <ubiratan@**.HOMESHOPPING.COM.BR>
Subject: Re: Candomble [was Re: Egyptian mythology]
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 1998 12:20:21 -0300
Marizhavashti Kali wrote:
>
> Ubiratan P. Alberton wrote:
> >
> > > Capoeira is a fascinating artform ...
> >
> > Finally someone who writes it right :) .
>
> It's not a difficult word to spell...pronounced just like it looks, too.
> :-)

I'm from Brasil, I know it :). Most English-speakers I've seen can't
pronouce the "ra" correctly... Actually, they didn't ever hear it when
I spoke it :) . (The same sound is in my name... )

> > Capoeira is an excellent skill to have in SR, by the way, specially
> > if you live in North America where almost no one knows about it.
>
> Really? There's quite a few schools up here right now...indeed, I've
> trained in it for a bit. Not quite competent, but I've learned a *few*
> moves... Admittedly, the style I'm learning isn't classical Capoeira, but
> Capoeira Regional do Brasil. I can't recall the exact differences at the
> moment, alas.

Maybe in 2060, with all the xenophobic fellows around UCAS and CAS,
it's
a lot less known... Maybe it even returns to its roots a little, with
someone teching the SINless a way do defend themselves from the
corporate
opressors :) .

Bira

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