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  Topic: Reasons to train more often
  Nick
  2007-07-22 22:14:54
#1 Learn how to do a handstand while manaculed (handcuffed)

"Because the slaves were hand manacled, the only real way to fight was with their feet often in a handstand position"

http://members.aol.com/kitecd/karate.htm#CAPOEIRA

# 2 Be called a Capoeira expert http://www.bbc.co.uk/nottingham/features/2004/03/anna_attempts_capoeira.shtml
  Enigma
  2007-07-24 12:21:54
Heh, Capoeira filed under "types of Karate".

Is the BBC article a fair representation of what a beginner's first class is like? Maybe we should ask the beginners...
  Platinado
  2007-07-24 12:54:05
I feel it's a safe bet that the article in question is a fair representation of what a beginner's first class is like when said beginner is a British reporter named Anna...
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