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I Supported Toymods
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anybody doing capoeira?
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Sun, 09 January 2005 02:08
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im thinking of taking up capoeira. not so much for the self defense part, but for getting in shape. im not fat or anything, just wanna tone up. somehow i dont have the motivation to do weights or gym. so this is my more exciting alternative.
anybody here doin capoeira? do u get injuries frm fallling while doing flips etc?? any recomended capoeira school in melbourne?? How much would classes cost roughly??
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1st street on the right
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November 2002
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Re: anybody doing capoeira?
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Mon, 10 January 2005 14:16
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Do a search, someone posted the same question a while ago, but I do think they were in sydney
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I Supported Toymods
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south Melbourne/KL
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Re: anybody doing capoeira?
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Mon, 10 January 2005 19:21
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i remember a thread on martial arts, not capoeira. dont remember anyone DOING capoeira
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Sydney
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September 2004
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Re: anybody doing capoeira?
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Mon, 10 January 2005 21:14
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it should be fine as long as you dont have weak wrists
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Banned User
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Camden (Sydney)
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September 2004
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Re: anybody doing capoeira?
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Tue, 11 January 2005 00:51
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Flips? Damn this sounds like fun, what else does capoeira involve??
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Melbourne
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August 2004
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Re: anybody doing capoeira?
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Tue, 11 January 2005 10:38
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If i recall correctly roughly the style involves a cool break dance type very acrobatic body movement style. Commonly used by the brazillians/jamacians?
Theres alot of spinning and rolling and one handed kicks.. (thats um, supporting your body wieght on one hand and pulling your leg over your body to kick)
I dont know much about the style but it looks friggin' awesome, theres so much rhythum and energy.
Visit http://www.wu-wien.ac.at/usr/h96b/h9650297/cap-bas ics.html to see the basics of the style, very interesting! You'd have to be damn fit to do it!
Annndd something for fun, if you got excited about the fighting style and cant be bothered actually getting up and doing it ..
you can now play it online!http://www.shockwave.com/landing/landingIndex.jsp? id=capfighter3&syswarn=accept
enjoy! 
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I Supported Toymods
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south Melbourne/KL
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June 2004
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Re: anybody doing capoeira?
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Tue, 11 January 2005 13:58
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ya i never had the balls to do flips and all. so through this i can learn to do flips and even more under a controled environment!! 
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Adelaide
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June 2003
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Re: anybody doing capoeira?
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Tue, 11 January 2005 14:38
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EDDIE GORDO WIN
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Re: anybody doing capoeira?
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Tue, 11 January 2005 16:00
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capoeira is pretty cool.
i've been to classes at united styles on chapel and it looks like fun, but a lot of damn work... instead of running around the room as a warm up they do cartwheels and stuff.
check out the united styles website at
http://www.unitdstyles.com/
roughly $12-$14 per class
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Re: anybody doing capoeira?
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Tue, 11 January 2005 16:02
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oops!!
just read the site properly and capoeria is priced differntly, but it should still be about the same.
good luck!
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Canberra
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May 2002
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Re: anybody doing capoeira?
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Fri, 21 January 2005 03:58
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Hey,
if your looking for classes in melbourne there are a few, here is just one http://www.capoeira.net.au
Look around on google you should find the rest.
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I Supported Toymods
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south Melbourne/KL
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June 2004
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Re: anybody doing capoeira?
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Fri, 21 January 2005 04:10
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ya found a place but havent found a partner to join me yet
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Sydney
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September 2004
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Re: anybody doing capoeira?
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Fri, 21 January 2005 04:55
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Caopeira is more like a fitness thing than a martial art. A few of my friends do it and agree it isn't the most practical way of fighting but cool to be able to do and definitely a lot of fun
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I Supported Toymods
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south Melbourne/KL
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June 2004
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Re: anybody doing capoeira?
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Fri, 21 January 2005 05:05
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another question, are there lots of chiqs doing this?? 
would be a big bonus chiqs flipping around n all
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Banned Again
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Sydney
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January 2005
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Re: anybody doing capoeira?
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Fri, 21 January 2005 05:49
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also they would have good bods.
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I Supported Toymods
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Re: anybody doing capoeira?
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Fri, 21 January 2005 05:52
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ya i liked toned athlethic body without becoming too huge 
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Canberra
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May 2002
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Re: anybody doing capoeira?
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Fri, 21 January 2005 07:53
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Yeah lots of chicks to it too, although some are hippy nature freaks, you know the ones who don't shave
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Banned Again
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Sydney
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Re: anybody doing capoeira?
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Fri, 21 January 2005 08:42
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*shudders*
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I Supported Toymods
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south Melbourne/KL
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June 2004
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Re: anybody doing capoeira?
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Fri, 21 January 2005 08:52
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| Malicia wrote on Fri, 21 January 2005 18:53 |
Yeah lots of chicks to it too, although some are hippy nature freaks, you know the ones who don't shave
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watch out for bushfires
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Sydney
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Re: anybody doing capoeira?
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Fri, 21 January 2005 14:28
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gay
looks good
sort of for people that want to take up martial arts but realy want to do ballet
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Re: anybody doing capoeira?
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Fri, 21 January 2005 14:29
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or gymnastics
lol
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I Supported Toymods
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south Melbourne/KL
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Re: anybody doing capoeira?
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Fri, 21 January 2005 16:48
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im interested coz its a nice and beatiful looking art. not interested for the self defense as i am a pratitioner of something else since i was 7
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Canberra
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Location:
Sydney
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Re: anybody doing capoeira?
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Wed, 26 January 2005 01:13
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so it was once as destructive as mauy thai.
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The Thais fought a whole nation with muaythai. (Burma)
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I wanna go Hawaiiiiii.......
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Re: anybody doing capoeira?
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Wed, 26 January 2005 02:00
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| Malicia wrote on Sat, 22 January 2005 04:24 |
so it was once as destructive as mauy thai.
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Doesnt mean its not gay now. modern tai kwon do is probably more effective.
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Sydney
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Re: anybody doing capoeira?
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Thu, 27 January 2005 06:18
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ever seen a tkd blackbelt fight a mt fighter?
i have!
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I wanna go Hawaiiiiii.......
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November 2003
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I Supported Toymods
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south Melbourne/KL
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June 2004
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Re: anybody doing capoeira?
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Thu, 27 January 2005 15:20
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| muaythaiman wrote on Thu, 27 January 2005 17:18 |
ever seen a tkd blackbelt fight a mt fighter?
i have!
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one of my tkd mate had a spare with MT dude. tkd mate studying in sydney. happen to be same person? he said MT dude damn good
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Melbourne
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November 2003
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Re: anybody doing capoeira?
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Thu, 27 January 2005 22:05
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I wanna do Akido. That looks like a good self defence art.
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Location:
Melbourne
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June 2003
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I Supported Toymods
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south Melbourne/KL
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June 2004
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Re: anybody doing capoeira?
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Wed, 02 February 2005 16:10
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ok i happen to read ur reply after finishing abosolute vodka with some mates.
how far is borad medows frm city? which direction? north south east west??
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Perth, WA
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December 2004
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Re: anybody doing capoeira?
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Wed, 02 February 2005 16:49
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muay thai or whatever the hell you call it is crappy.
for sheer self defence, theres no greater matrial art than brazilian ju-jitsu, i studied it for a couple of years, but i just couldnt be bothered anymore, so i stopped, but it was brilliant while it lasted.
good fun learning how to land properly, aswell as how to defend from every different possible attack... and yes, i have used it for self defence, and no ones touched me since, it rules!
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sydney
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Re: anybody doing capoeira?
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Wed, 02 February 2005 23:13
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well as my parents are from Brazil
i was forced to do it as a child
u dont just get fit and learn to kick ass u also learn a bit of
break dancing which is cool to impress da chick
but yeh its not very popular (like kung fu or tai kwon do) so itll be hard to find a good instructor but good luck
cheers
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I Supported Toymods
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south Melbourne/KL
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June 2004
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Re: anybody doing capoeira?
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Thu, 03 February 2005 00:41
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| EldarO wrote on Thu, 03 February 2005 03:49 |
muay thai or whatever the hell you call it is crappy.
for sheer self defence, theres no greater matrial art than brazilian ju-jitsu, i studied it for a couple of years, but i just couldnt be bothered anymore, so i stopped, but it was brilliant while it lasted.
good fun learning how to land properly, aswell as how to defend from every different possible attack... and yes, i have used it for self defence, and no ones touched me since, it rules!
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u give me an impression that u dont know what ur talking about. have u tried sparring against a "muay thai or whatever its called"? how can u say its crappy when u refer to it as "watever u call it"??
the count, ur parents brazilian? i've been trying to drag my friends to learn capoeira with me and they are not interested. then i tell them that capoiera will increase their soccer skills coz its brazilian art. i'll get some of their attention b4 they realise the irrelevance 
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Location:
Melbourne
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June 2003
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Re: anybody doing capoeira?
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Thu, 03 February 2005 15:37
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ben its based in northern area of broadmeadows / glenroy...
contact me via msn @ a1foxhounder@yahoo.com
regards..
-dave
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