kiryu

Alright SG. Well damn...I know that it's been a very VERY long time since I've been around or updated my blog, but I'm back now, sorry for the wait (though really, no one was aware I'm sure haha).

Alright, where do I start...a lot has happened since my last blog.

I suppose I should begin with my new love...and no it isn't the sort found in another human being, I'm still attempting to discover that again...the love I'm talking about is for the martial arts I've been taking since about the time of my last blog, in April. It's called Capoeira and it's an afro-brazilian martial art form that incorporates not only the fighting style but also gymnastics, dance, and percussion.

If any of you are familiar with "Tekken" video game series, in Tekken 3 and up, the character Eddy Gordo uses this very fighting style. A lot of people don't know about Capoeira, although knowledge of it is growing, and if you are one of the people who don't, I would like to show you.

This first video is of a Mestre (Master/Teacher) of Capoeira showing what it is we do and teaching his class. His name is Mestre Barrao, he opened the 1st Capoeira school in Canada and has sister schools all over.


Awesome, no? The dance you see them do with sticks is called Maculele.
This second video is from a movie featuring the popular Muay Tai fighter/actor, Tony Jaa, and another aspiring martial artist/actor named Lateef Crowder who uses Capoeira. The movie is called "Tom Yum Goong" but over here in the US it was renamed "The Protector".

Lateef, to me, is one of the most impressive capoeiristas I've seen.


So this is more or less what I've been doing and learning how to do over the passed months. It's incredible and I recommend anyone and everyone to try it out, anyone can do it. It sounds silly, but I've seen it firsthand.

I'll update again soon, hopefully with pictures. I need to get a friend to take some pictures me doing the stuff.

Thanks for reading

-Kiryu (Keith)