A short message to explain that we're taking a break for the month.  We'll be putting together future episodes, so please do send any thoughts, ideas, complaints, and topic suggestions to onlythestrongestpodcast@gmail.com.  See you in a few weeks!

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Belated Summer Break

#104.  Special guest Instrutor Guerreiro joins us to talk about everything.  We go over BLM, Minneapolis, organizing patrols, sourcing medical supplies, practical self-defense, clashing with the KKK, whether Maculelê sticks beat gunfire, and how capoeira prepares you to be a leader.

Fighting Racism With Maculelê Sticks (w/ I. Guerreiro)

#103.  Sucão presents a model for part of why we get angry in the roda.  Losing control, getting flushed, adjusting self-image, and the eternal B-roll capoeirista.

Standard Humiliation - Getting Angry In The Roda

#102.  We outline some common bad habits and how to fix them.  Pirouettes, plateaus,  and bringing the axé of a sloth to the roda.

Common Bad Habits And Some Solutions

#101. Here: https://youtu.be/C5plaWSLTg8 Another installment of How to Watch a Roda.  This time our video is a sampler of the hosts in their early days, struggling to earn their cords in a batizado.  We discuss the failings and successes of our former selves, pointing out our stage-fright, apprehension, bewilderment, and the persistent need to turn sideways in the back of the ginga.

HTWAR - Beginner Mistakes With A Dash Of Narcissim

#100.  Our centennial episode, where we're delighted to have Bandeira back with us to discuss his essay concerning the idea of security.  We talk about how the idea of security has changed over time, how it influences norms and behaviors in capoeira, and how it relates to the current BLM protests. Bandeira's essay: https://www.themdrm.com/writing/on-security

Life, Liberty, And The Pursuit Of Security (w/ G. Bandeira)

#99.  Special guest G. Bandeira walks us through the ways that capoeira makes for a practical system of self-defense.  Long-range weapons, big dumb heads, hammer fists, and some aggro dudes chest bumpin' each other straight into Condition Red.

Creating Collisions - Capoeira As A Practical Fighting System (w/ G. Bandeira)

A short message to explain that we apologize but we don't have a regular episode this week.  We've put a lot of effort into maintaining weekly episodes, but it simply wasn't possible this time.  However, we have some great stuff planned over the coming weeks, and we'll be back next week as usual.

A Brief Message

#98. One of us recently gave birth, and she details her transformation from small to big to less big. The decreased range of motion, the diminished strength, and - most importantly - how to stay mentally strong and positive.

Big Belly Balanço - How Pregnancy And Weight Gain Affect Training

#97.  We apologize but we do in fact have to talk about Catwoman.  Friend of the podcast and industry pro Fome graciously tries to lead us through why we don't yet have the Ip Man of capoeira movies.

Where Are All The Good Capoeira Movies? (w/ Fome)

#96. Video here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNMUld90z-8&t=1s We discuss controlling space, filling in negative space, cutting off your partner's angles, Jewish holidays, and banishing demons back to the unearthly realm they crawled their sorry asses up from.

Not Your Daddy's Angola - How To Watch A Roda

#95.  A discussion on good and bad sequences.  Azul argues for the fancy stuff, Varal reluctantly agrees, and Sucão never taught a sequence in his life.

What Makes A Sequence Good?

#94.  A short postscript to our previous episode.  Resources: The Bail Project https://bailproject.org/ NAACP Legal Defense Fund https://www.naacpldf.org/ Resources For Accountability https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Xa9Av-NfuFsWBHlsMvPiqJHdNedZgnCRW56qAS-7PGQ/edit

PS: BLM

#93.  Following a weekend of protests and riots, we discuss where capoeira's place is in the context of the Black Lives Matter movement.  In capoeira, are we obligated to be politically informed and active?  Does being a capoeirista confer a special obligation, beyond simple citizenship?  How To Be An Antiracist, by Ibram X Kendi https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40265832-how-to-be-an-antiracist So You've Been Publicly Shamed, by Jon Ronson https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22571552-so-you-ve-been-publicly-shamed  

Capoeira As An Antiracist Act

#92.  Simultaneously our silliest and most somber episode.  We start with some bad news about Brazil, Bolsonaro, and the virus.  Then we clumsily lighten the mood by playing a round of capoeira-themed never have I ever. Donate to CARE https://my.care.org/site/Donation Donate to BrazilFoundation https://brazilfoundation.org/involved

Never Have I Ever Cared More About Bolsonaro

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