Latest Capoeira Podcast Episodes
God Save Texas
Only The Strongest - April 15, 2024 16:26 - 44 minutes ★★★★ - 12 ratingsM. Amen's The Freedom Project: https://www.gofundme.com/f/fuxpx-the-freedom-project Azul fills us in on her recent, reinvigorating trip to a batizado in Texas. She talks about the importance of good music, the painful condescension of playing down to beginners, and why are there so many fewer...
The Gang Updates Capoeira
Only The Strongest - March 26, 2024 18:40 - 41 minutes ★★★★ - 12 ratingsWe discuss a joooooosee post from the subreddit about how capoeira should update itself. Bonzinho thinks the post misses the point entirely, Varal waffles in his usual manner, and Azul thinks we should punch more people in the face. Plus, the debut of a new segment: hot takes! The post: https:...
We Back
Only The Strongest - March 11, 2024 17:47 - 23 minutes ★★★★ - 12 ratingsWe're delighted to be back!
We Need Your Wild And Embarrassing Stories
Only The Strongest - January 11, 2024 20:23 - 2 minutes ★★★★ - 12 ratingsYour wild capoeira stores here. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/183HyQ8JfxEA9Y8Zuypjm7igFBvW3cCgimfb3JSK0L5Q/edit
The Capoeira Holiday Gift Guide
Only The Strongest - December 18, 2023 15:30 - 35 minutes ★★★★ - 12 ratingsWe got weird shirts, unicorn mugs, awkward sayings, and the perfect gift for alienating a teen girl from her dad. Plus our unanimous best and worst capoeira-themed gifts of this year.
Capoeira Doesn't Believe In Concussions
Only The Strongest - December 04, 2023 18:19 - 43 minutes ★★★★ - 12 ratingsPrompted by a listener's email, we discuss emergency protocols when someone takes a meia lua to the noggin. Azul's interview on The Life Capoeira podcast https://open.spotify.com/episode/3zw2dYywGNetOcXSaC8t8c
In Which We Fail To Offer Any Useful Help
Only The Strongest - November 20, 2023 15:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★ - 12 ratingsJoin us as we muddle our way through whether we, as capoeiristas, have an obligation to be political activists. That's right, we're talking about Israel and Palestine, and we're just as lost, confused, and upset as you.
Haunted Rodas And Pinatas
Only The Strongest - October 30, 2023 22:40 - 29 minutes ★★★★ - 12 ratingsA (not so) spooky Halloween episode where we talk about what it takes to make a good Haunted Roda.
Gettin' Mad And Fightin' Dirty
Only The Strongest - October 16, 2023 13:30 - 53 minutes ★★★★ - 12 ratingsTake our quick survey! https://forms.gle/EeJKWoJNtp6X8MER6 How can we best prepare ourselves for the violence in capoeira? How do we control our emotions instead of losing our cool?
Actually, The Caxixi Goes To The Left Of The Salad Fork, M'Lord - The Pros And Cons Of Etiquette
Only The Strongest - October 02, 2023 15:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★ - 12 ratingsEtiquette in capoeira is like gravity - you can't see it but it rules everything. Use three berimbaus. Don't cross the instruments when you volta ao mundo. When you volta, make a completed circle. Wait to play by crouching down. Wait to play by standing up. Don't buy the game during a chorus. ...
Sabia And The Sultan (HTWAR)
Only The Strongest - September 18, 2023 13:30 - 36 minutes ★★★★ - 12 ratingsVideo here https://youtube.com/watch?v=GPqN4xTgJL4&feature=share9 We battle about whether two capoeiristas who are way better than any of us are actually any good. Bonzinho says yes, Azul says maybe, and Varal says no because he can only speak from a place of deep envy.
That New Cord Smell
Only The Strongest - September 04, 2023 17:54 - 26 minutes ★★★★ - 12 ratingsOur recap of a very special batizado.
Chocolate Cake Was My Balrog - Fome's Return To Capoeira After Ten Years Away
Only The Strongest - August 14, 2023 14:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★ - 12 ratingsGood friend of the podcast Fome joins us to talk about returning to capoeira after a decade away. He tells us that it's hard, it's ridiculous, it smells bad, and it's wonderful to be back.
To Batizado Or Not To Batizado
Only The Strongest - July 31, 2023 16:07 - 42 minutes ★★★★ - 12 ratingsA mailbag episode. We talk about some great emails we got recently, especially one from a listener who's decided not to host batizados anymore. Bonus - a meal that would save you after 3 months in the Sahara.
O Floyd, Where Art Thou? - Book Review Of Capoeira And Candomblé
Only The Strongest - July 17, 2023 13:30 - 56 minutes ★★★★ - 12 ratingsToday we don our mining helmets, switch on our headlamps, and dig through the book Capoeira and Candomblé: Conformity and Resistance through Afro-Brazilian Experience by Floyd Merrell. There's some great stuff in here about the similarities between the two Afro-Brazilian philosophies and their h...
A Man Bun Man - Capoeira Preferences
Only The Strongest - July 03, 2023 16:02 - 44 minutes ★★★★ - 12 ratingsThe big one fifty! Some nice informal capoeira talk to fill out what we think are the best practices for capoeira. What side should your cord go on? What's the best dish at a churrasca? When training, should you go man bun or long hair don't care? Tuck your shirt or let it fly loose?
Gettin' Schooled, Old And New, Some Opinions For You
Only The Strongest - June 19, 2023 13:30 - 54 minutes ★★★★ - 12 ratingsAzul has some important revelations about hand strikes in capoeira, which brings us to a nice discussion contrasting old school and new school types of capoeira. We got stuff for you on motivation, energy, rule-following, loyalty, special snowflakes, and boogers.
Look What You Made Me Do (HTWAR) - Some Mestres Really Are Legendary
Only The Strongest - June 05, 2023 16:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★ - 12 ratingsVideo of Alex and Cobra Mansa Here How to Watch a Roda. A famous mestre who happens to be very old plays a less-famous Insta star who happens to be pretty young, and it is a delight to watch. There's a lot to dig into -- the stages of evolution of the game, the give and take, the theater, and ...
ChatGPT Has Some Complaints About Capoeira
Only The Strongest - May 22, 2023 14:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★ - 12 ratingsBonzinho fed a couple capoeira-related prompts into ChatGPT and got some interesting things back. We go through some "common complaints about capoeira" as defined by the AI to see if they're legit.
Silvinho Makes Azul Look Silly And She Says Hell Yeah
Only The Strongest - May 08, 2023 14:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★ - 12 ratingsAzul and Bonzinho hosted Mestre Silvinho for a workshop and they fill us in on how it went. And Bonzinho has been doing a lot of flipping and thinking, which thoughts he wants to share. Azul and Varal respond with a nice chorus of "I told you so."
Big Gains, Small Flips - Capoeira Dividends
Only The Strongest - April 24, 2023 19:40 - 27 minutes ★★★★ - 12 ratingsA guide to which acrobatics are worth your time to try and learn. Some moves look great but they take way too much work to achieve. And some moves can be pretty easy, but they're undignified. Where's the sweet spot between the work required and the result? Hint: steer clear of armada dupla.
Keep Your Wrists Healthy And Your Vision Clear
Only The Strongest - April 10, 2023 15:39 - 55 minutes ★★★★ - 12 ratingsWhen did you start to find your groove in capoeira? How do you keep your wrists healthy? What are the best ways to develop vision in your game? The internet asked and, unsolicited, we answered.
You Throw Punches And I'll Do Rolé - Capoeira As Done By Other Martial Artists
Only The Strongest - March 27, 2023 15:44 - 44 minutes ★★★★ - 12 ratingsCan other martial artists get capoeira to work for them in a self-defense situation? Some youtubers are asking that question, and we're here to answer (even if we think that's not really the right question to be asking in the first place). Sensei Seth. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2x1bUgi0...
The Best Counters We've Ever Seen (HTWAR)
Only The Strongest - March 13, 2023 14:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★ - 12 ratingshttps://youtu.be/1Vy8-HAeAnc?t=145 How to Watch a Roda! A listener-submitted video proves difficult to diagnose. Who are these people? Is this game aggressive? Is it okay for a small person to wheelbarrow a big person into an atabaque? The one thing we all agree on is that this game is a blast...
Live From CO, It's Saturday Night! - Batizado Recap
Only The Strongest - February 27, 2023 16:51 - 21 minutes ★★★★ - 12 ratingsWe quickly recap an event we all attended, recording in between the actual batizado and dinner. Azul's hair was still wet from the shower, Varal had just hastily brushed his teeth, and Bonzinho was perfectly ready because he opted not to shower since that would wash away the axé.
Nickname Trauma w/ Desconfiado (Singing for Survival x OTS)
Only The Strongest - February 13, 2023 16:24 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 12 ratingsDesconfiado graciously rejoins us today to talk about a problem he has with nicknames, and also the dark secret around his own nickname. Then we move on the conundrum that independent schools find themselves in - it's nice to run things your own way, but you gotta do everything yourself. A large...
C Is For Chillzado
Only The Strongest - January 30, 2023 16:57 - 43 minutes ★★★★ - 12 ratingsAzul and Bonzinho are back from a great event and live podcast panel. They recap everything for Varal, who listens with increasing jealousy. Art exhibits, rodas, after-parties...so Hollywood. Plus the live podcast discussion alongside two other great capoeira podcasts, linked below. Singing Fo...
Recycle Your Creativity
Only The Strongest - January 17, 2023 00:40 - 45 minutes ★★★★ - 12 ratingsWe retry some things we didn't do so well before. Some talk of how best to train au, and lots of talk about how to keep your au from getting stale.
Happy New Year
Only The Strongest - January 02, 2023 17:54 - 33 minutes ★★★★ - 12 ratingsA free association of thoughts and feelings about the new year. Capoeira resolutions, regular resolutions, and a morsel of existential angst.
What We Lose in Portuguese, We Gain in Japanese - OTS x For the Love of Language
Only The Strongest - December 19, 2022 22:13 - 56 minutes ★★★★ - 12 ratingsThe podcast For the Love of Language joins us for a special crossover mashup episode. They school us on how to make learning Portuguese easier, how oral history impacts capoeira, and whether it's cool to sing songs that aren't in Portuguese. Stacie and EJ are both linguists, capoeiristas, form...