Maculelê is one of the traditional Brazilian dances capoeiristas perform during batizado.  It is a stick fighting dance that progresses to using facão, machetes. Here, I perform maculelê with my grupo, grass skirt and everything.

I had one day to learn the routine.  Turns out, I was the replacement for the replacement, who sprained his ankle the day before the performance. Thank goodness I remember how to play maculelê!

These are the games we played during batizado to showcase capoeira to the audience.  I finally received permission to post the video.  So, here it is!

My games are at 3:12, 5:08, and 8:04

This past weekend was the Batizado for Axé Capoeira Kansas City.  A long weekend of 4 to 6 hour workshops followed by the capoeira ceremony, the event called Batizado (baptism).  If you deserve it, this is where a capoeirista can receive a promotion and a higher cordão.

I was surprised and excited to be up for promotion.  Here, I play with Professor Tigrão from Axé Capoeira Calgary for my azul (blue) cordão.  Just one rank shy of where I used to be before I moved away from Kansas City.

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