This is the first post in my new (as of yet unnamed) capoeira blog, which I intend to devote to capoeira after practicing it for a number of years. I wrote this a short while ago on my regular blog:
i find it interesting to note that, right now, if i type ‘capoeira blog’ into google, i get almost no hits whatsoever that describe personal experiences as relate to the game (although planet capoeira just gave itself a nice makeover). i found this frustrating when i started a little over two years ago, and i’m finding equally frustrating now. so my new personal goal is to get myself onto the first page for these kinds of searches. i want to give valuable information to people looking for it on the web. i’ll start working on this, slowly. […]
My purpose is to document the process, to make people aware of what is happening along the way. It is not to replace any other current source on capoeira, of which there are a few). I am far from a mestre, but I try to learn as if I would become one, as if I will one day need to teach capoeira to students, someday, somewhere. While this may never occur, I have found that it does help me learn and, maybe in a small way, I’ll be helping my future readers learn as well.
If you need a little bit of disclosure about who I am, I am currently a capoeira angola student, but one that has taken over two years of capoeira regional. While I enjoy what I practice, I do not fit the stereotype of a ‘typical’ angola student1, as it is known by regional players; that is to say, self-righteous and elitist about ‘roots.’ My knowledge of Portuguese is fair, though not fluent; in fact, I intend to share a few tips about language acquisition with you, in hopes that it’ll help you move along with understanding the songs and language that surrounds capoeira.
Whatever you come here for, I hope to be able to communicate my love of the game with all readers, and welcome comments about this or any other topic.
1: As such, this is not a blog about capoeira angola; it endeavours to be about capoeira as a whole.
Oi camará,
I’ve got a capoeira blog of sorts on my website (shadowcatcapoeira.com) though I called it a “journal.” Sounds like we’ve got a bit of capoeira history in common; I’m also a regionalista-sort-of-turned-angoleira-at-least-at-the-moment. I like your posts so far, am looking forward to reading more of your thoughts!
Abraços e axé do Brasil,
Raposa
Nice site you have here. I wish I could help you a little more with the search engine optimization, but Im having my own issues getting listed as well. Seems like some kind of voodoo science.
One thing I do know is that you need “meta tags”.. those are the little keywords that you want to have your site pop up with.
Good luck-
Manhoso