Some of my fellow capoeiristas and I have been preparing for exams that are to take place in about three weeks’ time. We will be grading for “Estrelas” in the Filhos de Bimba grading system.
I’ve never practiced capoeira with specific requirements in mind, so the last few weeks have had an additional focus. It has been an interesting experience because many of the required skills and techniques are not particularly difficult while there are a couple of requirements that I will struggle with because I lack flexibility.
This will be the first time (to the best of my knowledge) that these exams will be performed here in Toronto. I am curious to see how we do as Canadian students in an exam that was developed in the setting of Bahian culture.
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