First Capoeira Mission Batizado
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Workshops by Profesor Macarrao and Mestre Itabora. Thursday and friday.
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Batizado:
Batizado translated means baptism. In capoeira a batizado is when a new student is officially welcomed into the group as a serious practioner – a capoeirista – and given a special belt called a cordão. It’s a time of celebration, not a test. It’s the chance to take part in some really incredible capoeira rodas, meet visiting mestres, do special workshops, deepen your understanding of capoeira and really enjoy yourself!
The batizado ceremony involves a student playing a game of capoeira with one or more Mestres or high-level, graduated students. The game often but not always ends with a friendly take-down (at lower levels) and the student is awarded the first belt or cordão. Some groups opt to give a student a name at this point, other groups let a name come about naturally throughout the course of life.
You can only be baptised once! Subsequent belts are known as troca de corda. The ceremony however remains pretty much the same except the Mestres may apply increasing amounts of pressure as a student moves up the cords.
Capoeira Mission's First batizado is september 24th!
Be ready to enjoy yourself!