“The following song by Vinicius and Baden traces an interesting parallel between the Capoeira attitude and love. In order to be a capoeirista at heart, one must be able to get out of oneself and truly express his or her emotions. During the jôgo de capoeira your partner is at once a friend and an enemy with whom you must interact properly. If you are not able to have love for the one you play with, the game is incomplete. At the other extreme, if you do not have the guts to kick and hurt when the jôgo requires, you never will be a capoeira who has the proper consideration and respect for yourself and for your opponent.”
Bira Almeida aka Mestre Acordeon in his book Capoeira: A Brazilian Art Form - History, Philosophy, and Practice (1986).
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