50 Lessons: On Capoeira, Teaching, and Life
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S1E23 Catch the Wave: Capoeira, Consistency, and Not Taking Life Too Seriously
This episode closes the third section of the book: Life & Integrity.Most of the time, progress doesn’t feel like progress. It feels like repetition. Effort. Waiting. Falling. Starting again. Like…
S1E22 Win or Be Right? A Capoeira Lesson on Ego, Conflict, and Real Progress
In capoeira, the goal is not to defeat your partner, but to grow through the game. The same principle can apply to how we handle conflict in everyday life.This chapter explores a simple but…
S1E21 Heartbreak in Capoeira and Life: Why It’s Part of the Path
At some point, anything you care about deeply will break your heart. Not as an accident. Not as a failure. As part of the path.In capoeira, you fall. You misjudge. You get caught. And you learn to…
S1E20 From Reaction to Response: Capoeira and the Power of Responsibility
This episode continues the third section of the book: Life & Integrity.In capoeira, the difference between a beginner and an experienced player is not just skill — it’s awareness. At first,…
S1E19 You’re Not a Smartphone: A Capoeira Lesson on Energy and Growth
This episode continues the third section of the book: Life & Integrity.We often think of ourselves like devices — the more we do, the more drained we become. But what if that model is completely…
S1E18 When Identity Becomes a Cage: A Capoeira Lesson on Freedom and Growth
In capoeira, it’s common to define yourself through your group, your teacher, or your lineage. Over time, these identities give you direction, structure, and a sense of belonging. But what happens…
S1E14 Refining Character: What Capoeira Teaches About Who You Really Are
In capoeira, improvement isn’t only about learning new movements or becoming more athletic. Every game, every class, every roda becomes something deeper — a laboratory for refining character.But what…
S1E16 Integrity and the Ginga of Life: A Capoeira Lesson on Alignment and Truth
This episode begins the third section of the book: Life & Integrity.Integrity is often treated as a moral principle, something abstract or philosophical. But in reality, it’s deeply practical. It…
S1E15 Check Your Shoes: Capoeira, Hidden Habits, and the Small Changes That Transform Your Life
Sometimes the biggest problems in our lives don’t come from dramatic events — they come from small, unnoticed details.In this episode, I share a personal story from my years of intense capoeira…
S1E14 Placebo and Resistance: What Capoeira Teaches Us About Mindset
What if belief alone could change your performance — in the roda and in life?In this episode, we explore the power of belief through the lens of the placebo and nocebo effects. Science shows that…
S1E13 Capoeira and the Digital Immune System: Protecting Your Focus in a Noisy World
We live in a world designed to capture our attention. Notifications. Feeds. Breaking news. Endless scrolling.All competing for your time, your energy, your focus.In this episode, we explore the idea…
S1E12 The Practice of Presence: Capoeira, Meditation, and Choosing Your Response
In capoeira, everything depends on presence. Miss a cue, drift into autopilot, react without awareness — and the game slips away from you. The same is true in life.This episode explores meditation…
S1E11 Self-Reflection and Journaling: Capoeira, Clarity, and Tuning Your Mind
In this episode, we explore self-reflection as the foundation of growth, and journaling as one of the most powerful tools for clarity and self-improvement.Drawing on lessons from capoeira,…
S1E10 Morning Ritual: How Capoeira Teaches Us to Begin the Day
This episode brings together several ideas from earlier chapters — identity, goals, habits, and planning — and distills them into one simple practice: ritual.In capoeira, rituals create focus,…
S1E9 Have a Plan: Capoeira, Teaching, and the Discipline of One Day
“Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.”This episode is about planning — not as rigidity, but as responsibility.Drawing parallels between capoeira, teaching, aviation, and daily…
S1E8 Identity Over Goals: Capoeira, Habits, and Who You Become
This episode opens the second section of the book — a section about habits and self-improvement.At first glance, habits may seem far from capoeira. But capoeira is a lifelong practice of discipline,…
S1E7 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…
S1E6 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…
S1E5 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…
S1E4 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,…
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