Capoeira!!!

[TripperFx3]

Ed and Jr. would be proud! Sam and I did our 1st lesson today and we'll be going back again! It's absolutely amazing to do and it's a great way for us to meet people out here as they were all chill! Not only that but we are absolutely BEAT!!! Its an amazing workout. If ya'll can find something like that in Atlanta go for it!

They actually took video of us and it will be posted up on Youtube, so as soon as its up i'll be happy to post the link, so ya'll can make fun of us lol.

[BlewByYouEvoVIII]

omg i so cant wait for the video...this is gonna be another years worth of laughing material!

[Xpsi]

I hear its great trip. I wanted to try it myself, but i cant seem to free some time. It must be a great workout cuz you move a lot of muscles. Good that you like it man, is there a few brazilians there ?

[jktripp]

its awesome. a great workout. enjoy!!!

[TripperFx3]

I hear its great trip. I wanted to try it myself, but i cant seem to free some time. It must be a great workout cuz you move a lot of muscles. Good that you like it man, is there a few brazilians there ?

Thanks all!

Jr: To be honest its taught by a buff white guy, who is just heavily involved in the Brazilian culture (like me and Japanese), but one of the guys I was playing with (thats what they call it when you spare with them) was Brazilian and very good.

Ryan: Your an ass... lol

http://www.tahoecapoeira.com/
Heres the link for you to check out. The videos of us haven't been posted yet, but it's still got some good videos.

[em1toevo]

I'd kick my own ass trying something like Capoeira, lol.

[Evolvedgti]

That looks cool. I always wanted to try something like this!

[TripperFx3]

If you can find somewhere around Atlanta that teaches it than go for it. I'm not exactly a small guy (5' 10", 185 lbs) and I have no problem throwing my big ass around lol.

I really wasn't sore yesterday aside from the 4 blisters I had to get off my feet, but this morning I'm sore EVERYWHERE!!!

[Evolvedgti]

If you can find somewhere around Atlanta that teaches it than go for it. I'm not exactly a small guy (5' 10", 185 lbs) and I have no problem throwing my big ass around lol.

I really wasn't sore yesterday aside from the 4 blisters I had to get off my feet, but this morning I'm sore EVERYWHERE!!!

I guess that I not exactly small either [5'11", 212] . I have been wanted to do some martial arts of some sort to trim done and center myself. I am working on the trimming thing, down from 220 to 212 and counting, I just have some stubborn ass fat cells in places. i want to be a good 195 or so. Okay, female session over :D

[em1toevo]

You guys are small compared to me, but I still fit in my recaros fine;)

[TripperFx3]

I guess that I not exactly small either [5'11", 212] . I have been wanted to do some martial arts of some sort to trim done and center myself. I am working on the trimming thing, down from 220 to 212 and counting, I just have some stubborn ass fat cells in places. i want to be a good 195 or so. Okay, female session over :D
I'm a very avid runner and run almost 12-16 miles a week (depending on how many times I can get to the gym), but I've seen almost immediate results in muscle tone just from one 2 hour session of Capoeria. Thats the main reason I'm going back lol.

[Evolvedgti]

I'm a very avid runner and run almost 12-16 miles a week (depending on how many times I can get to the gym), but I've seen almost immediate results in muscle tone just from one 2 hour session of Capoeria. Thats the main reason I'm going back lol.

Good to know. I am working on getting another job within the government so I can be home more. I had to cancel my gym membership because I was away for so long, and already had wasted 200$. I have the time when i am around, but I could leave at a moments notice. Caperira sounds like my cup of tea.

[TripperFx3]

Go for it! I'll let you know how my second session goes. If you haven't watched the videos on the site watch them. Theres a black guy there that has to weigh a solid 300 or so and hes actually pretty good for a guy his size. Also I promise you will lose weight doing this lol.

[Evolvedgti]

Go for it! I'll let you know how my second session goes. If you haven't watched the videos on the site watch them. Theres a black guy there that has to weigh a solid 300 or so and hes actually pretty good for a guy his size. Also I promise you will lose weight doing this lol.

lol, how did you know I was black? you psyhic or something. I checked out google, and found .........
http://www.abbacapoeira.com/

Its in Alpharetta

[TripperFx3]

lol, how did you know I was black? you psyhic or something. I checked out google, and found .........
http://www.abbacapoeira.com/

Its in Alpharetta

Sorry I didn't even see this til now man. That site looks good and the school seems legit. To be honest it somewhat depends on what you want to do. There are two types of Capoeira. I won't get into the names as I'll probably spell them wrong, but basically one is fast the other is slow. The slow type is more into trickery, staying low, and using a lot of the complicated moves. The fast type is just that. It's probably what you've seen the most of. The school I go to teaches both. He feels that just sticking to either slow or fast is pointless and after doing both I agree. There are aspects of the fast Capoeira that will make you better at the slower Capoeira and vice versa. It seems like they do both, but to be honest I prefer the faster as I'm not that well versed in the tighter slower moves and have been taught more of the wide fast sweeping moves, but thats just for now :D.

Check out the vid. Me and my GF Sam are right at the beginning. We've both only had 2 classes by the time we did this and I promise I can do cartwheels much better now.
http://www.tahoecapoeira.com/v/videos/UNR_Demo_Part_2.html

[ZIGZAG]

Hey Trip , shoot me your contact info. My wife just started working in Alpharetta and we'll check it out. We're up for anything new. Just did some salsa stuff so we can hit the latin clubs here in Atlanta and for next time we're in Miami

[TripperFx3]

Hey Trip , shoot me your contact info. My wife just started working in Alpharetta and we'll check it out. We're up for anything new. Just did some salsa stuff so we can hit the latin clubs here in Atlanta and for next time we're in Miami

I actually live in Reno, NV. Maybe you and Evolved can get together and go to the classes. I promise this will even help you out with Salsa. Although you won't want to move after your 1st class and your feet will be as raw as an uncooked steak, but it's worth it.

[Evolvedgti]

I actually live in Reno, NV. Maybe you and Evolved can get together and go to the classes. I promise this will even help you out with Salsa. Although you won't want to move after your 1st class and your feet will be as raw as an uncooked steak, but it's worth it.

I am game!

[TripperFx3]

BTW if you have an automatic car bring that as it's gonna be hard to use a clutch after your 1st class lol!

[ZIGZAG]

I'm game. Sounds like just what I need to kick my ass back into shape.

[TripperFx3]

Well since I'm coming back into town I'll be visiting the school that Evolved posted. If anyone is interested we can go together. It says right on the site that you can watch/participate for free, so I'm going to go to keep my ass in shape lol. I just e-mailed them to double check that everything is ok, so maybe we can get a few to ride down together. Ed, JR, I think it's time to get back to your roots :D lol

[Evolvedgti]

if I am free I would love to participate!

[TripperFx3]

Sounds good man. I'll get in touch with you when I'm in town!

[em1toevo]

Do you actually touch each other(as in an actual fight)? Or is it mainly an aerobic dance/martial art?

[TripperFx3]

Do you actually touch each other(as in an actual fight)? Or is it mainly an aerobic dance/martial art?

Those that are really good will try and hit each other, but the game is to not get hit. Thats why when you "spare" they call it "playing" and it is a game. I've been kicked in the face once and the back/arms a few times. Nothing really hard. If you do hit the other person your not trying to kill them.

[em1toevo]

That explains things a little better. It is awesome to watch when two people really know what they are doing. We have a group that comes down to the Tate Plaza at UGA(right next to the stadium) and perform for all the students in between classes. I usually never have time to stop and watch though. Maybe for a minute or so.