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Capoeira Fighter 3: Ultimate World Tournament

dolca — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 15:14:04 -0800

Capoeira Fighter 3. A fantastic Flash fighting game. Jayisgames review

Pootie Tang Screen Test

stringbean — Sat, 10 Apr 2004 08:53:16 -0800

Pootie Tang Screen Test is an amusing four-minute video that includes a kick from Capoeira (images), a Brazilian Martial Art previously mentioned here. If you liked the screen test, you may enjoy the movie or the trailer.

Crazed Olympian meets crazed monkeys

zsazsa — Thu, 19 Jun 2003 20:00:51 -0800

US Olympic track and field athelete Gabe Jennings set out for Brazil from Arizona in order to learn the martial art of Capoeira to train for the 2004 Olympics. Riding on a ten speed bike older than himself through Central and South America, Jennings was robbed nine times, got hit by a truck, was attacked by monkeys, and contracted hepatitis from eating off of the streets. Read this journal of his travels and marvel at the 3600 mile trip taken by a man who hadn't ridden more than 50 miles previously.